in Drama at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.
“When parents come up to me like, ‘What would you recommend? My son or my daughter wants to be a magician,’ I’m always like, ‘There’s millions of places to learn tricks, but have them learn theater, have them be in school plays and learn about voice, dance, speech, because if they want to be a magician, you’ve got to be an entertainer,” Carbonaro said. “A magic shop is the hub of all things I love: pranks, jokes, gags, masks, costumes, scary things and illusions, all that stuff, my heart, I’m like a magnet to it! So, I started performing magic tricks, the guys would demo stuff at the counter, I’d buy magic tricks, I loved doing it for my friends.”Īlong the way, he learned the importance of being well-rounded. “I would buy makeup supplies at a local magic shop,” Carbonaro said. It just so happened the makeup supplies sat on shelves near magic tricks. I wanted to make those creatures, make people up and make zombies.”
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My favorite horror movie of all time: ‘An American Werewolf in London.’ I love it because it’s kind of funny and also scary at the same time. “Freddy Kreuger, ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ was my jam. “I loved horror movies, still do,” Carbonaro said. He wanted to be a Hollywood makeup artist. Initially, he didn’t want to be a magician. … They would have a car drive into a gas station, a lady’s like, ‘It’s making a weird noise,’ they’d open the hood and the car had no motor! The guys at the gas station are like, ‘Lady, how did you get here?'” “I was such a big fan as a kid watching syndicated episodes of ‘Candid Camera,’ watching people’s reactions,” Carbonaro said. We hand out shots to the children!”īorn on Long Island, New York in 1976, he loved watching hidden-camera shows. “Even the family shows, the parents tend to have a little. “I usually do family shows, all my shows are family-friendly, but because it’s a casino, it’s 21+, so I might be able to let loose,” Carbonaro said. Just know that the show is for ages 21 and up. They like the funny scientific mumbo jumbo I make up for the magic and the pranks, they can’t get enough of it, so I’m like, ‘I’m gonna come to your town and lie right to you.'”
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“Anyone who knows me from ‘The Carbonaro Effect’ hidden camera TV show, they really like when I lie to people. “It’s a play on ‘Live on Stage,'” Carbonaro said.
He calls the live stage show “Carbonaro: Lies on Stage.” … It’s finally clicking, the laughs are landing, we’re switching tricks out, finding the best tour and it’s really in hot shape right now.” I was able to work on an all-new show, all-new tricks, all-new stuff. “It’s a brand new show, I had some time, I don’t know if you heard, but there was a pandemic. “There will be magic, pranking, surprises,” Carbonaro told WTOP. On Saturday, Michael Carbonaro performs at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. You’ve seen him perform astonishing magic tricks on “The Carbonaro Effect” on truTV. WTOP's Jason Fraley previews Michael Carbonaro at Hollywood Casino (Part 1) Business & Finance Click to expand menu.