The Amazing Kreskin, Master of Mind Games, Dies at 89

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• Kreskin appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 88 times, and Carson's Carnac the Magnificent character may have been inspired by him, though the origins are debated.
• Kreskin's signature trick of finding a hidden paycheck, which was sometimes hidden in unusual places like a turkey's stuffing or a man's mouth, was a central plot point in the 2008 film The Great Buck Howard, starring John Malkovich.