Michael Carbonaro
Michael Carbonaro

I have heard I look like the guy from 'The Carbonaro Effect.'

Michael Carbonaro
Michael Carbonaro

I am a hopeless mamma's boy.

Michael Carbonaro
Michael Carbonaro

My goal is to get people to really believe that the impossible is real, and not that I'm responsible for it. I want them to believe that they're having the most unusual, magical and bizarre days of their lives.

Michael Carbonaro
Michael Carbonaro

I'm doing everything I can to take the magician out of the equation of magic.

Michael Carbonaro
Michael Carbonaro

I was certain when I was about 10 years old that I was going to be a special effects artist or a make-up man. I loved that stuff and pursued it for quite some time, actually.

Michael Carbonaro
Michael Carbonaro

I first started doing hidden-camera segments on 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.' He was the coolest guy in the world to work for because he understands the creative process, and he had total trust. And he just let me make up whatever I wanted; I experimented and tried and played. We had a lot of fun over there.