Mario "the maker magician" marchese
 
is a NY-based touring family performer with an all-ages theater show and New York Times-recommended virtual show full of homespun magic, diy robotics, and punk rock slapstick. it's magic through the lens of the maker movement!
 
Mario has appeared on Sesame Street, NBC's Universal kids, HGTV, and live on tour with David Blaine, who calls him "the best kids magician in the world!!" he is the author of The maker magician's handbook, And his lecture for magicians won him the 2020 lecture of the year award from penguin magic. 

His newest robotic magic creations for social media have garnered a lot of attention! Meet Automabot, the cardboard robot magician: