Michael Carbonaro

A magician, actor and improv artist, Michael Carbonaro grew up in Oakdale, New York, and was performing magic professionally while still in his teens. He went on to study drama at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He became known for the Magic Clerk bits he filmed with a hidden camera for The Tonight Show, fooling customers at a convenience store, and that idea turned into his TruTV series The Carbonaro Effect, previewed in April 2014 and launched the following month. Earlier he appeared on Chappelle's Show in 2004, and he later played Andy Wilson in Another Gay Movie (2006), winning the Outfest award for best actor in a feature film. His television credits include All My Children and The Guiding Light in 2006 and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2007. He also performed in Las Vegas at the Penn & Teller Theater in 2022 and later filled in for Teller.