Best known as the star and executive producer of the hit series, THE CARBONARO EFFECT on truTV, Michael Carbonaro has also made frequent television appearances in shows such as Happily Divorced, 30 Rock, Grey’s Anatomy, and CSI Miami. A performing magician since his youth, Carbonaro went on to study experimental theater at New York University with the aspirations of entertaining audiences through a variety of theatrical mediums, including hidden-camera magic, which he later showcased frequently on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”
Following Carbonaro’s frequent late-night appearances, Michael was presented with the opportunity to launch his hit comedic series, “The Carbonaro Effect,” which has run for over 100 episodes on truTV. A trickster at heart, Michael performs inventive tricks on unsuspecting members of the public who are unaware that he is a magician. Jaws drop when he causes a car to disappear from under a security guard’s nose or makes alien crabs transform into kittens in a science lab. Whether posing as a coffee shop barista, museum curator, or seemingly unremarkable store clerk in the REAL world, Carbonaro’s illusions – along with his absurd, matter-of-fact explanations – leave REAL people bewildered and families at home laughing out loud.
Michael regularly showcases his bizarre antics and mind-blowing magic at corporate events and through his highly-acclaimed national theater tours.
Awarded Best Club Entertainment by Boardroom Magazine (2021, 2022 Excellence in Achievement Awards), consistently named by the Corgentum Survey as the Top Corporate Entertainers (2017-2023), winner of the Los Angeles Award for Best Psychic Entertainer (2019-2023), named a “Best Thing to Do” by Time Out New York, and praised by The New York Times, LA Times, Variety, and the Washington Post, Michael’s award winning magic and mentalism will energize, enthrall, and entertain your group.
A third-generation psychic, Michael has over 23 years of professional experience in the world of entertainment. A world-class entertainer, he knows how to engage and captivate the most sophisticated and hardest to please audiences. He can be seen reading minds and performing his amazing feats of prestidigitation at private clubs and at corporate events, meetings, galas, and private events around the world.
Michael has been a featured performer at the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, a residency at Six Flags Magic Mountain, advised film, TV, theater, and theme park productions as a magic and psychic consultant, and received rave reviews for his one-man Off-Broadway show “Extraordinary Deceptions.” He is a proud member of the Psychic Entertainers Association and a performing member of The Academy of Magical Arts at the Magic Castle.