Mat Franco is a magician from the United States who is most known for winning season 9 of America’s Got Talent. Mat Franco was the first magician to triumph over a singer in the show’s history. He also has his own TV show, “Magic Reinvented Nightly,” which airs on NBC.

What Is The Net Worth Of Mat Franco?

Mat Franco main sources of income are his magic shows, YouTube, and a variety of other shows across the country. He is estimated to have a net worth of $3 million dollars. 

Childhood and Early Years

Mat Franco is a 33-year-old actor who was born on May 10, 1988. He was born in the town of Johnston, Rhode Island, in the United States. He was raised by his two older brothers.

Speaking on his upbringing, he remembers seeing magic on TV when he was four years old and begging his parents to acquire him a magic set. His grandma, Eleanor Campellone, was one of his main mentors and first assistants when he began doing magic in his kindergarten class. When he was too little to read for himself, she would read magic instructions to him.

Similarly, one of his best memories is of him and his grandmother attempting to duplicate a magician they had seen on television by making cards appear out of thin air. They cut a hole in a black curtain and hung it in the living room. His grandma hid on the other side of the curtain and passed cards to him through it. His grandfather was watching him play, and he had no idea how the cards were appearing because “grandma must have stepped outside for a minute.”

As a child, he continued to study magic and performed whenever he had the opportunity. He gathered enough money from local acts when he was 12 years old to fly to Las Vegas and study performance art with some of his idols, including Jeff McBride.

In terms of his education, he graduated from Johnston High School in 2006, and during his senior year, he served as captain of the wrestling team. He went on to the University of Rhode Island, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a minor in Communication Studies.

Professional Life and Career

Mat Franco is a magician who won America’s Got Talent on NBC. He approaches magic in a unique way that is motivated by pure joy. He’s a self-taught artist to a large extent. He then began putting on his own shows at the age of ten. Similarly, he soon developed a stage presence that emphasized his inherent warmth and humor.

He is now the star of his own show, MAGIC REINVENTED NIGHTLY, at The LINQ Hotel + Experience in Las Vegas, following his victory on America’s Got Talent and his first-ever primetime TV special, his Got Magic. It’s an improvised theatrical show that’s full of endless fun and a breathtaking sense of awe and wonder.

This show was named “Best Show” by Las Vegas Weekly, and it was twice named “Best Magic Show” by the Las Vegas Review-Best Journal’s of Las Vegas Awards. MAGIC REINVENTED NIGHTLY continues to be praised by both fans and critics. In the summer of 2017, the LINQ Theater has renamed The Mat Franco Theater as a result of this.

Early on career

He was invited to perform onstage at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in 2003, when he was only 15 years old, as part of the Society of American Magicians’ “Stars of Tomorrow” event. Mat Franco traveled the country over the following four years after starting college, performing for colleges and universities. As a result, he was able to gain fame as a popular performer more quickly.

He performed his one-man act on college campuses across the United States after graduating from college in 2010. He toured for six months of the year and did so for four years. In 2012, he was nominated for “Fastest Rising Star,” and in 2013, he received the “Best College Performer” award from Campus Activities Magazine in Prosperity, South Carolina, as part of their Reader’s Choice Awards.

He then decided to broaden his horizons even more by auditioning for America’s Got Talent in early 2014. He claims his time on America’s Got Talent helped him fine-tune his performing talents, and he hopes his victory over 100,000 other contestants will have a wider impact on his chosen career.

America’s Got Talent 

In Episode 904 of the show, Mat Franco auditioned. He did a card trick in which he presented a story about his magic career and the judges from America’s Got Talent while pulling cards that fit the story. He also conjured up the appearance of cards changing into images of the judges. Howard Stern, Heidi Klum, Mel B, and Howie Mandel served as judges on this season of America’s Got Talent.

He advanced to Judgement Week after receiving four Yeses from all of the judges during the audition. This week, he was assigned to the “Magicians” category. During his appearance in Episode 907, he had Mel B pick a card at random and then arrange the cards out on a table such that the backs of the cards formed an image of Howie Mandel holding the card Mel B chose. Because of his great performance, he advanced to the Quarterfinals in Episode 908.

In addition, his performance in the Week 2 Quarterfinals was featured in Episode 911. He sprayed a playing card image on the back of a wall with paint and invited Heidi Klum to choose a card at random from a deck. Then he unveiled the painted wall, which depicted a card other than the one Heidi chose.

He displayed Heidi’s card imprinted on the wall after setting the wallpaper on fire. He later stated that the painted card had been slid inside Howie Mandel’s back pocket. Judges Howard Stern, Heidi, and Howie all gave him standing ovations for this performance.

The Grand Finale and the Semifinals

In Episode 919, he performed in the Week 2 Semifinals. Howard Stern, Heidi Klum, and Howie Mandel chose three playing cards at random throughout his performance. He then handed Mel B the three cards (numbered 6, 4, and 2) and photographed her holding them on her phone.

He then appeared to drop Mel B’s phone into a cup of water by accident, and to fix it, he placed the phone in a bag and dried it with a hairdryer. As he released smoke, he disclosed that the phone had vanished into the bag. Heidi then dialed Mel B’s phone number, which was ringing in the audience. He sliced apart a seat cushion labeled “642,” showing a phone ringing inside.

He then revealed that the shot taken earlier in the performance was on the phone. Judges Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel gave him a standing ovation for his performance. He progressed to the Top 12 and Final 6 after this round. He eventually made it to the finals with similarly impressive magic performances.

In Episode 924, he performed an illusion for the finale. He transported three playing cards from Rosie O’Donnell’s body to Howard Stern’s body without touching them during this performance. He took first place in the competition with this performance. In front of Emily West, AcroArmy, Sons of Serendip, Quintavious Johnson, and Miguel Dakota, they revealed the outcome. He won a million dollars and a headline event in Las Vegas for finishing first.

Following the AGT victory,

In mid-September of 2014, he declared victory. He went on to host the America’s Got Talent Live show after that. It took hold in Las Vegas at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. He’s appeared on Today, Live! with Kelly and Michael, and Access Hollywood Live, among others. He also began working on brand-new material for his main act with MAGIC REINVENTED NIGHTLY right away.

MAGIC REINVENTED NIGHTLY is a full-scale performance that allows him to perform his magic with a greater feeling of a spectacle than ever before. All of this was accomplished while keeping the relaxed intimacy that has always been a hallmark of his performances. Constant boundary-pushing is also important to him in order to keep his work fresh. It also necessitates a creative process that is grounded in realism.

He is also a well-known philanthropist in the Las Vegas region. As a result, he has expanded his long-standing collaboration with The Animal Foundation. It is the largest animal shelter in Nevada. He teamed up with it in 2019 to assist promote pet adoptions during the hectic summer season. Also featured in print, outdoor, radio, and television advertisements for the campaign. He has a shelter dog of his own.

 Recent Projects 

Similarly, as a featured guest performer on America’s Got Talent, he returned to Radio City Music Hall. On August 12, 2015, it was for the show’s tenth season’s first live broadcast. Later in the season, he returned for the season finale. In addition, he starred in Mat Franco’s Got Magic, a two-hour magic television special. On September 17th and December 9th, 2015, it broadcast on NBC.

In April 2015, he started aggressively posting his skills on his YouTube account. His YouTube channel currently has over 200,000 subscribers. He then returned to his alma mater, the University of Rhode Island, in February 2017 for a show commemorating the university’s 125th anniversary.

In addition, Caesars Entertainment revealed in 2020 that they had signed a new contract with him. This includes a five-year extension of his LINQ Hotel + Experience residency show “Mat Franco – Magic Reinvented Nightly.”

Status of the Relationship

Mat Franco is currently married to Tianna Scartabello, his longtime lover. On Thursday, August 22, 2019, they married. Their wedding was held at The Montage Hotel in Laguna Beach, California, with a “tropical oasis” theme and a modest guest list.

Tianna was the wedding’s creative force, and she enlisted the services of Victoria Trancao of A Good Affairs to prepare their big night. Can’t Help Falling In Love With You by Elvis Presley was their first dance as a married couple. Then they went on their honeymoon to Bora Bora.

The lovers met when they were both students at the University of Rhode Island, which is when their magical connection began. He had butt-dialed Tianna, and the two spent Thanksgiving 2010 talking all night. Then, in January of 2011, they started dating.

Body Dimensions

He stands around 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs around 75 kilograms. Other data, such as his chest-waist-hip, biceps, shoe size, clothing size, and so on, are still unknown. He, too, has brown eyes and hair of the same hue.

Social Media

Mat Franco started Twitter in April 2011 and has amassed a total of 48.1 thousand followers. At the time of writing this biography, his Instagram account had 1,745 post shares and 89.9k followers. He also has a Facebook page, which has over 127k fans. On September 4, 2013, he created a self-titled YouTube account, but it wasn’t until April 2015 that he began actively uploading to it. Currently, this channel has over 265k subscribers and 37,757,334 views.

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