Carvello was born in Patna, Bihar, India but lived in the UK from 1949 until his death.
In 1987 he appeared on the BBC television programme Record Breakers, memorising one shuffled deck of cards in 2 minutes 59 seconds.
[3] Carvello frequently appeared on radio and television demonstrating his knowledge of sport, namely the teams, players, scores and referees of FA Cup Finals[4] and the horses and jockeys of The Derby and Grand National horse races.
Carvello memorised the telephone numbers of every person in Middlesbrough named Smith.
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