Superstar Paul Nunnari steals the show on Australia's Got Talent

The Other Superman (Paul Nunnari) has been in a wheelchair since he was 11, but it doesn't stop him performing incredible aerial acts in his chair. He impresses the judges on Australia's Got Talent on Sunday night.
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    THE first two acts have gone through to the Australia’s Got Talent grand final after a nailbiting decider Sunday night.
    All-male Brisbane dance crew Swagamama were the first to guarantee a spot, with the six performers having the highest public vote.
    But it got a little tougher when the second place came up for grabs, after The Other Superman and Darren Carr ending up in a deadlock after the public vote.
    Darren Carr on Australia’s Got Talent / Picture: Supplied
    Darren Carr on Australia’s Got Talent / Picture: Supplied Source: Supplied
    Ultimately it was wheelchair aerialist Paul Nunnari who was victorious with his routine as the iconic superheroes.
    The Campbelltown local, 40, said it was a “seesaw of anxiety” as he waited for the judges decision.
    “You get a sense of how you performed and how that was perceived and received, but you really don’t know,” he told Confidential.
    Super star steals the show on AGT
    Australia's Got Talent finalist The Other Superman, aka Paul Nunneri. Source: Supplied
    “There’s a lot of variables and when the judges kept going back and forth between them, I was anxious.”
    Nunnari has been in a wheelchair since he was 11, when knocked over by a van as he got off the school bus.
    Working incredibly hard to ensure his chair never stopped him from achieving his goals, he won a silver medal at the Sydney Paralympics in 2000 in the Marathon.
    The father of two said he was inspired to create the aerial act after watching his younger sister perform.
    “She was my inspiration for getting into it and as I watched her I wondered if I could do it in my chair.
    “I didn’t want to compromise — the idea was to incorporate the chair into the act and it looks a lot more impressive.
    “It’s certainly not easy, having no core strength in your legs.
    “But I wanted people to see that I could do this, and keep stepping it up each stage in the competition.
    “Each performance has been different and I’ve incorporated storytelling and acting.”

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