He also travels with the worldwide tour The Illusionists Live[2] from Broadway playing the role of “The Hypnotist.” Michael is the son of Joseph Caruso born in New York City, New York and Anne Doherty born in Thorold, Ontario, Canada.

The transplant was part of a research program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital[3] in Chicago, where a double kidney/stem cell procedure (donated by his brother Joe Caruso) was followed.

He is one of a small handful of people in the world living with a transplanted organ, but does not require immunosuppressive medication.

Michael started performing in colleges across America and has been named Male Entertainer of the Year with Campus Activities Magazine[4] and nominated several times as recently as 2016[4] He also performs as The Hypnotist in the largest grossing Magic Show in the world called The Illusionists, Live from Broadway and is the star of Hypnotized Live,[5] a performing arts show.

[7] In the corporate world, Michael trains sales professionals with his keynote “Shut Up & Sell with your Body."