Michael Carbonaro

Michael Joseph Carbonaro^[1] (born April 28, 1976)^[1][2][3] is an American actor, magician, and improv artist.

Michael Carbonaro
Carbonaro in 2014
Born	Michael Joseph Carbonaro (1976-04-28) April 28, 1976 (age 48) Oakdale, New York, United States
Occupation(s)	Actor, magician
Years active	1999–present
Spouse	Peter Stickles ​ (m. 2014)​

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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Chappelle's Show	WacArnold's Manager	Episode #2.2
2006	All My Children	Drunken Groom	2 episodes
2006	Guiding Light	Magician / Rookie Cop	5 episodes
2007	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Jeff Trapido	Episode: Philadelphia
2009	30 Rock	Waiter	Episode: St. Valentine's Day
2010	CSI: Miami	Gabe Calligan	Episode: Reality Kids
2010	How to Make It in America	Marco	Pilot episode
2011	Wizards of Waverly Place	Zelzar, The Robot	2 episodes
2012	Grey's Anatomy	Dominic Zicaro	Episode: Have You Seen Me Lately?
2012	iCarly	Jim	Episode: iFind Spencer Friends
2012	The Newsroom	Manny	2 episodes
2003–14	Tonight Show with Jay Leno	Magic Clerk
2014–present	The Carbonaro Effect	Himself	68 episodes
2023	American Born Chinese (TV series)	"Bozo McDingdong"	Episode: A Monkey on a Quest

References

1. "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.
2. 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....
3. 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
4. "Sneak Peek episode..." Michael Carbonaro Facebook page. March 28, 2014. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
5. "Outfest 2006 Film Competition Winners". Outfest. Archived from the original on 2006-07-19.
6. 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.
7. "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.
8. "Michael Carbonaro". AllMovie.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
9. "I Was a Creature from Outer Space". DailyCompilation.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
10. "The Cast". The Trouble with Barry official site. 2012-05-02. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.

External links

• Official website
• Michael Carbonaro at IMDb
• "The Carbonaro Effect". (Official site) TruTV. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2014.