Anything is Possible
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What spurs me on is the need to do the craft of magic proud and to earn my place in its history. I’ll be able to rest only when I have dazzled the world with the most challenging, most elaborate, most amazing, most impossible things brought to life from my wild imagination.
So, are you watching closely?
Cosentino family collection
Thank you to . . .
My beautiful mother and father, Rosemary and James, for encouraging me to chase my dreams
My brother Adam for always being by my side no matter what
My brother John for supporting the chaos from day one
My one love Priscilla Stavrou for being my rock
My sister Jilda for her long-term dedication
My Nonna Elisa for always seeing the magic in me
My aunties, uncles and cousins
My nephews and nieces for believing in real magic
Mark Flynn for your insight and direction
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Hazel Flynn
James Kellow and the wonderful team at Harper Collins Australia
Catherine Milne
Madeleine James
Darren Holt
Shev Wanigatunga
Wilson Du
Live Nation
Rob Peile
Chris O’Mara
Mr Smith
Adriano Carbone
Brett Rapp
Martin Owen
Vince Cosentino
Joe Cimino
The Australian and international magic fraternity
Team Cos past and present
Ben ‘Benda’ Winstanley
Stacie Gibson
Michael ‘Stretch’ Vaughan
Tim Butler
Cam McKaige
Pierre Baroni
Cosentino family collection
To all those who have supported and contributed to my dreams and all the BELIEVERS around the world —
thank you!
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Anything is possible / Cosentino.
Cosentino.
Cosentino — Childhood and youth.
Magicians — Australia — Biography.
Escape artists — Australia — Biography.
Entertainers — Australia — Biography.
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