Cosentino was born on November 2, 1982 in Victoria, Australia to an Italian family. When he was a young boy, Cosentino stumbled across a magic book in a library which he was fascinated by. His mother helped him read it, since as a child, he had learning difficulties that he says magic helped him overcome.
As well as this, at age 13, his mother got locked out of the house one day, and to get inside Cosentino had to pick the locks. In lock picking he found a unique skill that he developed and honed. Cosentino also says that he gained confidence through his magic performances. As a boy growing up and to this day, Cosentino admires Harry Houdini saying, “As a child some children had action figures of Superman....but Houdini, he was my superhero”.