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Revision as of 04:10, 19 January 2015 view sourceTenebrae (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users155,424 edits Go to The NY Times link. It absolutely says he was 24 in 2000, and Newsday interview with him confirms he was 38 in 2014. Now that you're making legal threats, you've just escalated admin involvement← Previous edit Revision as of 04:10, 19 January 2015 view source 50.168.176.243 (talk)No edit summaryNext edit →
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'''Michael Carbonaro''' (born circa 1976)<ref name=newsday>{{cite news | title= 'The Carbonaro Effect': Long Island magician Michael Carbonaro debuts his pranks on TruTV| date= May 13, 2014| work=] | location=] | first=Frank| last=Lovece| quote=...Carbonaro, 38...| url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/the-carbonaro-effect-long-island-magician-michael-carbonaro-debuts-his-pranks-on-trutv-1.7998828}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/13/nyregion/thriller-set-on-island-and-made-by-islanders.html| title=Thriller Set on Island and Made by Islanders| work=]|first=Robbie|last=Wolver|date=August 13, 2000|accessdate=January 19, 2015|quote=Michael Carbonaro, 24....}}</ref> is an American actor, magician, and ] artist. He is known for his hidden-camera "Magic Clerk" segments on '']'', in which he tricks unsuspecting customers at a convenience store. This led to a television series with a similar premise, '']'', which premiered on ] on May 15, 2014,<ref name=newsday /> following a preview episode on April 1, 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10153060768809897&id=273086245193| publisher= Michael Carbonaro ] page| title=Sneak Peek episode...|accessdate=January 3, 2015}}</ref> '''Michael Carbonaro''' <ref name=newsday>{{cite news | title= 'The Carbonaro Effect': Long Island magician Michael Carbonaro debuts his pranks on TruTV| date= May 13, 2014| work=] | location=] | first=Frank| last=Lovece| quote=...Carbonaro, 38...| url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/the-carbonaro-effect-long-island-magician-michael-carbonaro-debuts-his-pranks-on-trutv-1.7998828}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/13/nyregion/thriller-set-on-island-and-made-by-islanders.html| title=Thriller Set on Island and Made by Islanders| work=]|first=Robbie|last=Wolver|date=August 13, 2000|accessdate=January 19, 2015|quote=Michael Carbonaro, 24....}}</ref> is an American actor, magician, and ] artist. He is known for his hidden-camera "Magic Clerk" segments on '']'', in which he tricks unsuspecting customers at a convenience store. This led to a television series with a similar premise, '']'', which premiered on ] on May 15, 2014,<ref name=newsday /> following a preview episode on April 1, 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10153060768809897&id=273086245193| publisher= Michael Carbonaro ] page| title=Sneak Peek episode...|accessdate=January 3, 2015}}</ref>


Born and raised in ], on ], the younger of two sons of an electrician father and a nurse mother, he attended ] in ].<ref name=newsday /> He began performing magic professionally while growing up, earning his college tuition while still in his teens.<ref name=newsday /> He holds a bachelor's degree in drama from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.<ref name=newsday /> Born and raised in ], on ], the younger of two sons of an electrician father and a nurse mother, he attended ] in ].<ref name=newsday /> He began performing magic professionally while growing up, earning his college tuition while still in his teens.<ref name=newsday /> He holds a bachelor's degree in drama from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.<ref name=newsday />

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Michael Carbonaro
BornOakdale, New York, US
Occupation(s)Actor, magician
Years active1999–present

Michael Carbonaro is an American actor, magician, and improv artist. 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, following a preview episode on April 1, 2014.

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. He began performing magic professionally while growing up, earning his college tuition while still in his teens. He holds a bachelor's degree in drama from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

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. Carbonaro has also appeared on All My Children (2006), The Guiding Light (2006), and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2007).

Filmography

Film

  • (1999) Bringing Out the Dead – Club Kid
  • (filmed 2000) The Empath – Young Doctor #2
  • (2003) A Tale of Two Pizzas – Mikey Falcone
  • (2006) Another Gay Movie – Andy Wilson
  • (2007) I Was a Creature from Outer Space (short) – Jim
  • (2011) God Bless America
  • (2013) The Trouble with Barry

Television

References

  1. ^ Lovece, Frank (May 13, 2014). "'The Carbonaro Effect': Long Island magician Michael Carbonaro debuts his pranks on TruTV". Newsday. Long Island. ...Carbonaro, 38...
  2. Wolver, Robbie (August 13, 2000). "Thriller Set on Island and Made by Islanders". The New York Times. Retrieved January 19, 2015. Michael Carbonaro, 24....
  3. "Sneak Peek episode..." Michael Carbonaro Facebook page. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  4. "Outfest 2006 Film Competition Winners". Outfest. Archived from the original on July 19, 2006.
  5. Woliver, Robbie (August 13, 2000). "Thriller Set on Island and Made by Islanders". The New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2015. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  6. ^ "Michael Carbonaro". Baseline All Media Guide via The New York Times. Retrieved January 3, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. "I Was a Creature from Outer Space". DailyCompilation.com. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  8. "The Cast". The Trouble with Barry official site. Retrieved January 3, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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