 | The topic of this article may not meet Misplaced Pages's notability guideline for music. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. Find sources: "Michael Turco" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
| Michael Turco | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Michael Turco |
| Occupation | Magician |
| Years active | 2007 – Present |
| Website | www |
Michael Turco is an American magician, known for Coming Home Red Carpet Events (supporting soldiers returning home from war). He received national exposure by appearing on the sixth season of America's Got Talent on NBC in the summer of 2011.
Early life
Turco was born in Wayne, New Jersey, United States. Turco attended George Washington Middle School and Wayne Valley High School before attending William Paterson University. As a child, Turco spent summers in South Jersey attending every show in Atlantic City watching magicians perform. He started with card tricks, and began performing stage shows in middle school.
Career
Turco performs Magic shows throughout USA including Bally's Atlantic City.
Michael Turco starred in "Magic and Mayhem" on the Las Vegas Strip from February 15, 2012 through mid-October 2012 at the Saxe Theatre in Planet Hollywood. He also performed "Magic and Mayhem" at Six Flags: Magic Mountain from Memorial Day, 2014 through August 17, 2014.
Awards
| This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately. Find sources: "Michael Turco" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
- Joseph Gabriel Performance Award 1997
- Maltese Awards at William Paterson University 2002
- Society of American Magicians Member
- International Brotherhood of Magicians Member
References
- "America's Got Talent Review: For Polefessionals Only". The Hollywood Gossip. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- "New Faces New Jersey-Magician Michael Turco-www.njmonthly.com". New Jersey Monthly. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- "Magician Turco advances in 'America's Got Talent'". Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- Salvatore, Drew. "New Faces NJ: Michael Turco". New Jersey Monthly. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- Tammie Edenshaw. "America's Got Talent New York Auditions: These Were Fantastic Flops! — CMR". Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- "Shows". Michael Turco. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
Further reading
- "Nathan Burton, Michael Turco reappear after disappearing act in tangle". LasVegasSun.com.
- "Wayne native Michael Turco makes magical return". NorthJersey.com.
- "Native Wayne illusionist Michael Turco launches YouTube series". NorthJersey.com.
- "New Faces New Jersey-Magician Michael". New Jersey Monthly.
- "Wayne Magician Michael Turco To Appear On 'Masters of Illusion' Second Season". Wayne, NJ Patch.