For years, The Amazing Johnathan pulled a fast one on death. But in the end, even he could not escape its reality.
The longtime Strip headliner died at his home in Las Vegas late Tuesday night. He was 63.
Johnathan, whose legal name was Johnathan Szeles, passed away about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. Johnathan’s wife, the sideshow stunt artist Anastasia Synn, confirmed her husband’s passing about a half-hour after his death.
“The last thing I said to him was, ‘I love you, honey, I’ll be with you when you get up from your nap,’ ” Synn said near midnight Tuesday night. “We were feeding him oranges and strawberries. He was so peaceful. He said, ‘Yay!’ He had the most pure and sweetest look on his face.”
