American actor, magician, and improv artist (born 1976)
Michael Carbonaro
Carbonaro in 2014
Born Michael Joseph Carbonaro
(1976-04-28 ) April 28, 1976 (age 48) Occupation(s) Actor, magician Years active 1999–present Spouse
Michael Joseph Carbonaro [ 1] (born April 28, 1976)[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] is an American actor, magician, and improv artist.
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 .[ 3] He began performing magic professionally while growing up, earning his college tuition while still in his teens.[ 3] He holds a bachelor's degree in drama from the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU .[ 3]
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,[ 3] following a preview episode on April 1, 2014.[ 4]
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.[ 5] Carbonaro has also appeared on All My Children (2006), The Guiding Light (2006), and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2007).
Personal life
Carbonaro is gay.[ 6] He has been married to actor Peter Stickles since 2014.[ 7]
Filmography
Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2000
The Empath
Young doctor #2[ 2]
2003
A Tale of Two Pizzas
Mikey Falcone[ 8]
2006
Another Gay Movie
Andy Wilson
2007
I Was a Creature from Outer Space [ 9]
Jim
short
2011
God Bless America [ 8]
Robbie Barkley
2013
The Trouble with Barry
Nolan[ 10]
Television
References
^ a b "Michealjose Carbonaro a.k.a. Micheal J Carbonaro a.k.a. Michael Joseph Carbonaro" . United States Public Records, 1970-2009. Retrieved March 19, 2017 – via FamilySearch.org.
^ a b 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....
^ a b c d e 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
^ "Sneak Peek episode..." Michael Carbonaro Facebook page. March 28, 2014. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015 .
^ "Outfest 2006 Film Competition Winners" . Outfest . Archived from the original on 2006-07-19.
^ 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 .
^ "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.
^ a b "Michael Carbonaro" . AllMovie.com . Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2015 .
^ "I Was a Creature from Outer Space " . DailyCompilation.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015 .
^ "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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