Over the past 20 years, Michael has strived make magic contemporary and to give it a wide, mainstream appeal. He has been featured on NBC’s “The World’s Most Dangerous Magic II”, “Entertainment Tonight”, ”New York Today”, “FOX & Friends”, “The Bold and the Beautiful”, “Crook & Chase”, and “The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon”. He has also appeared on radio stations across the country, including several nationally syndicated broadcasts. In addition, Michael has created and developed custom presentations major corporations including Hewlett Packard, Grainger, Mazda, Harley Davidson, and Bayer and has designed original illusions for national and international film, television, and stage productions.
With a true passion for amazing audiences, Michael has performed at Heinz Hall with three time Oscar-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Grand Central Station and the Javits Center in New York City, John Paul Jones Arena in Virginia, the Cerritos Center For The Performing Arts in Los Angeles, Navy Pier in Chicago, the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort in Connecticut, the Fairmont Orchid Resort in Hawaii, and on the red carpet of ESPN’s ESPY Awards held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. Michael was also honored to be a featured performer at the White House Easter Celebration.
Michael recently performed an NFL halftime show at Bank of America Stadium for the Carolina Panthers game against the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants. During the event, a live audience of over 73,000 people had a 360-degree view of the magic as Michael caused people to appear, vanish, shrink in size, and levitate 10ft into the air, right on the 50 yard line. This was Michael’s third major stadium appearance.
As a respected Creative Consultant, Michael Grandinetti is also very accomplished behind the scenes. His original illusion designs have been featured in productions in Atlantic City, at the Grand Palace in Branson and on the television series “Paolo Limiti” in Italy. Michael was also contacted to contribute an original illusion for the Pamela Anderson show at the Hard Rock Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. In addition, Michael has taught magic to the actors on the CBS Daytime Drama “The Bold and the Beautiful” for one of their storylines, consulted on a national commercial featuring sleight of hand for the United States Treasury, and provided additional techniques in the instructions for a unique piece of close-up magic performed on a David Blaine special. Michael was also a historical/magic consultant for the book “Spellbound”, detailing the life of Doug Henning and is featured in the book “Variety Acts: Gaining Respect” along with six other noted illusionists, including famed Las Vegas performer Lance Burton.
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