2000 performances · 5 August 2015 – 20 October 2026
Mat Franco: Magic Reinvented Nightly
Mat Franco Theater · Las Vegas, Nevada
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Mat Franco is a close-up magic and comedy magic and parlour magic artist based in Las Vegas. Television achievements include winning Penn & Teller: Fool Us, successfully stumping the legendary duo with original deceptive artistry. Deeply revered across the craft, further industry distinctions include the Milbourne Christopher Award and Academy of Magical Arts honors at The Magic Castle. Regularly featured on the bill at Mat Franco Theater.
Mat Franco is a comedy and close-up magician based in Las Vegas, Nevada, specializing in close-up magic and comedy magic. Mat Franco's career includes Academy of Magical Arts Magician of the Year honors, Milbourne Christopher Foundation awards, being a two-time winner of America's Got Talent, and fooling Penn & Teller on Penn & Teller: Fool Us. Mat Franco headlines a residency at Mat Franco Theater in Las Vegas.
The first magician ever to win NBC's America's Got Talent, Mat Franco takes an innovative approach to magic-making driven by pure joy. He headlines the Mat Franco Theater in Las Vegas, the room that carries his own name, and he never stops exploring the craft.
That same generosity runs through everything outside the theater. Mat has supported Nevada's The Animal Foundation with annual supply drives and fundraising, and donated $20,000 in winnings from Who Wants To Be A Millionaire to the NSPCA. At the start of the global pandemic he turned to Facebook as one of the first entertainers to livestream shows, and he honored first responders and essential workers with a dedicated show when Las Vegas reopened.
Named Magician of the Year by the Academy of Magical Arts, the highest annual performance accolade awarded at The Magic Castle. Official honors roll published by the Academy of Magical Arts.
Official honor recorded in the Academy of Magical Arts Hall of Fame.
Honored by The Milbourne Christopher Foundation, celebrating excellence in the art of magic, illusion, and lifetime contribution to the performing arts. Official honors roll published by The Milbourne Christopher Foundation.
Official honor recorded in the Milbourne Christopher Foundation awards roll.
One appearance on Penn & Teller: Fool Us, and it fooled them.
Aired 29 November 2019
Fooled Penn & Teller
Holiday special; all performers received a holiday-themed participation trophy, while the source still marks this act as a fooler.
Search YouTube We haven’t confirmed a clip of this performance yet.FindMagic has documented 91 individually dated public performances across 2 venues in Las Vegas from 2014 to 2026. With 23 documented performances at Mat Franco Theater, Las Vegas serves as an enduring artistic home, drawing magic enthusiasts night after night to witness world-class deception.
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Mat Franco Theater · Las Vegas, Nevada
Mat Franco Theater · Las Vegas, Nevada
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Sleight of hand at intimate distance — cards, coins, and sleight of hand.
Stand-up comedy integrated with high-level deception.
Intimate salon theatre and storytelling for small gatherings.
Grand theatrical illusion crafted for proscenium stages.
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America's Got Talent champion Mat Franco's headline residency at the Mat Franco Theater at The LINQ Hotel + Experience, running for over 2,000 performances since August 2015.
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