Here's What Mat Franco Has Been Up to Since Winning America's Got Talent
The winner of America's Got Talent Season 9 is a working magician at the highest level.
In 2014, self-taught magician Mat Franco became the first ever magic Act to win America's Got Talent, taking home the Season 9 crown after wowing the audiences and Judges with his mind-bending card tricks and incredible showmanship. A decade later, he's still blowing audiences away as a Las Vegas mainstay, and he's since become a father.
Read on to find out more about what he's been up to since winning America's Got Talent.
Mat Franco has a theater named after him in Las Vegas
After winning AGT, Franco starred in an NBC special about his performances across the country, called Mat Franco's Got Magic. He began his residency at the LINQ Hotel in 2015, and can still be found there, performing his 90-minute act Magic Reinvented Nightly for sold-out crowds. His act combines pre-planned tricks with improvisation involving the crowd, so no two shows are exactly alike.
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In 2017, Clark County named July 10 "Mat Franco Day," and he was presented with the key to the city of Las Vegas. At the ceremony, LINQ renamed its theater the Mat Franco Theater, a meaningful tribute to his continued success. His show has attracted celebrity guests, including Keith Urban and his three daughters with Nicole Kidman!
He's still an AGT fan
Franco has stopped by AGT more than once, recently appearing on the 2023 All-Stars live finale to perform a very special card Act with fellow illusionist, 13-year-old Aidan McCann. And watch him casually read Sofía Vergara's mind...
In an Instagram video, Franco revealed that the Judges really are nice "in real life," and that he absolutely encourages others to audition.
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Mat Franco and his wife Tianna are parents of two
When he's not on stage, Franco can be found at home with his wife Tianna and their two kids. College sweethearts, Mat and Tianna tied the knot on August 22, 2019. And the ceremony involved no magic. "I try to separate work and fun as much as I can,” he told People in 2019. “I perform every night, so being the center of attention is not something I’m seeking.”
But Tianna told the magazine that she does like to watch him perform. “I love sitting in the audience. People laugh because I have the biggest smile on my face. And I’m still laughing genuinely at him because he is the funniest,” she said.
On January 6, 2023, Tianna gave birth to their first child, a son. And in February 2025, they welcomed their daughter. They also have multiple pets.
