Michael Carbonaro

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Michael Carbonaro
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Carbonaro in 2014
Born
Michael Joseph Carbonaro

1975 or 1976 (age 48–49) [1] [2]
Oakdale, New York, United States
Occupation(s)Actor, magician
Years active1999–present
Spouse
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(m. 2014)​

Michael Joseph Carbonaro (born 1975 or 1976) is an American actor, magician, and improv artist.

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Early life

Born and raised in Oakdale, New York, on Long Island, the younger of two sons of an electrician father and a nurse mother, he attended Connetquot High School in Bohemia, New York. [2] He began performing magic professionally while growing up, earning his college tuition while still in his teens. [2] He holds a bachelor's degree in drama from the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. [2]

Career

He is known for his hidden-camera "Magic Clerk" segments on The Tonight Show , in which he tricks unsuspecting customers at a convenience store. This led to a television series with a similar premise, The Carbonaro Effect , which premiered on TruTV on May 15, 2014, [2] following a preview episode on April 1, 2014. [3] [ user-generated source? ]

In 2004, he was featured on Chappelle's Show on Comedy Central. Following that, Carbonaro played Andy Wilson in the 2006 comedy Another Gay Movie . For his work, he won the Outfest "Best Actor in a Feature Film" award. [4] Carbonaro has also appeared on All My Children (2006), The Guiding Light (2006), and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2007).

In 2022, he performed at the Penn & Teller Theater in Las Vegas while they performed in Australia, [5] then later in the year filled in for Teller while he was recovering from surgery. [6] [7]

Personal life

Carbonaro is gay. [8] He has been married to actor Peter Stickles since 2014. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000The EmpathYoung doctor #2 [1]
2003A Tale of Two PizzasMikey Falcone [10]
2006 Another Gay Movie Andy Wilson
2007I Was a Creature from Outer Space [11] Jimshort
2011 God Bless America [10] Robbie Barkley
2013The Trouble with BarryNolan [12]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Chappelle's Show WacArnold's ManagerEpisode #2.2
2006 All My Children Drunken Groom2 episodes
2006 Guiding Light Magician / Rookie Cop5 episodes
2007 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jeff TrapidoEpisode: Philadelphia
2009 30 Rock WaiterEpisode: St. Valentine's Day
2010 CSI: Miami Gabe CalliganEpisode: Reality Kids
2010 How to Make It in America MarcoPilot episode
2011 Wizards of Waverly Place Zelzar, The Robot2 episodes
2012 Grey's Anatomy Dominic ZicaroEpisode: Have You Seen Me Lately?
2012 iCarly JimEpisode: iFind Spencer Friends
2012 The Newsroom Manny2 episodes
2003–14 Tonight Show with Jay Leno Magic Clerk
2014–2020 The Carbonaro Effect Himself68 episodes
2023 American Born Chinese (TV series) "Bozo McDingdong"Episode: A Monkey on a Quest

References

  1. 1 2 Wolver, Robbie (August 13, 2000). "Thriller Set on Island and Made by Islanders". The New York Times . Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015. Michael Carbonaro, 24....
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Lovece, Frank (May 13, 2014). "'The Carbonaro Effect': Long Island magician Michael Carbonaro debuts his pranks on TruTV". Newsday . Long Island. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. ...Carbonaro, 38... Alt URL
  3. ↑ "Sneak Peek episode..." Michael Carbonaro Facebook page. March 28, 2014. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Outfest 2006 Film Competition Winners". Outfest. Archived from the original on 2006-07-19.
  5. ↑ Radke, Brock (17 June 2022). "Man of Mischief Michael Carbonaro is Ready to Make You Laugh in Las Vegas". lasvegasmagazine.com. Las Vegas Magazine.
  6. ↑ Katsilometes, John (28 October 2022). "As Teller recovers, it's the Penn & Michael show at the Rio". reviewjournal.com. Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  7. ↑ Radke, Brock (10 November 2022). "Michael Carbonaro to Sit in for Teller for Some Penn & Teller Shows in Las Vegas". lasvegasweekly.com. Las Vegas Weekly.
  8. ↑ Michelson, Noah (February 3, 2017). "'Carbonaro Effect' Star Discusses How Growing Up Gay Changed His World View". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Michael Carbonaro Lies About Everything—Except Being Gay". Logo TV. Archived from the original on February 10, 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-08.Additional on February 8, 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Michael Carbonaro". AllMovie.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  11. ↑ "I Was a Creature from Outer Space". DailyCompilation.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  12. ↑ "The Cast". The Trouble with Barry official site. 2012-05-02. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
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