A Johnston, Rhode Island native and 2010 graduate of the University of Rhode Island, Mat is the first and only magician ever to win NBC’s America’s Got Talent. Almost entirely self-taught, Mat began staging his own shows before the age of ten and quickly cultivated a performance style that highlighted his natural warmth and wit. On the heels of his victory in America’s Got Talent season 9, Franco is now headlining his show “Magic Reinvented Nightly” at the LINQ Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, an improvisation-fueled act offering boundless fun and a stunning sense of thrill and wonder.