Top 20 Ventriloquist celebrities in the world
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Ventriloquist celebrities [Updated January 30, 2023].
Terry Fator was born
on June 10, 1965
in Dallas, United States.
He was the lead singer of Freedom Jam and Texas the Band. He and the band turned down a record contract after the label representative told him to stop impersonating other singers.
Net Worth 2020: $160 Million
Jeff Dunham was born
on April 18, 1962
in Dallas, United States.
He began satirizing terrorism in the early 2000s with a dummy called Achmed the Dead Terrorist, and the routine sketch video had over 200 million views by 2009.
Net Worth 2020: $140 Million
Edgar Bergen was born
on February 16, 1903
in United States.
Father of Candice Bergen, who was the ventriloquist of dummy, Charlie McCarthy. The duo had their own show as part of The Chase and Sanborn Hour.
He made headlines around the world due to his popularity on radio as a ventriquilist, which was very rare.
Net Worth 2020: $2 Million
Jimmy Nelson was born
on December 15, 1928
in United States.
He appeared in more than 50 episodes of The Buick-Berle Show featuring his Texaco Pitchman character.
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Salary 2020: 3.7 million USD (2019)
Darci Lynne Farmer was born
on October 12, 2004
in Oklahoma City, United States.
She used a puppet named Kate in a local talent show called Edmond's Got Talent that she would win.
Jeff Panacloc was born
on September 8, 1986
in France.
Since his comedy success, he and his puppet Jean-Marc have dabbled in music, releasing the singles "J'suis quand même beau" and "J'temmerde."
Sari Aalto was born
on March 13, 1987
in Finland.
She was introduced to the performing arts by her father
Simo Aalto who was a professional Finnish magician.
Paul Zerdin was born
on August 21, 1972
in London, England.
He has appeared on The
Jerry Springer Show and entertained at the Royal Variety Performance on a number of occasions.
Steve Hewlett was born
on April 29, 1975
in Basingstoke, England.
Ventriloquist who appeared on ITV's Britain's Got Talent in 2013, placing 4th in the grand final with his puppets Arthur Lager and celebrity lookalike puppets Little Simon Cowell and Little Sinitta.
Since Britain's Got Talent, he has earned a place atop the list for comedy ventriloquists in the UK. His first UK tour was called Thinking Inside the Box.
David Strassman was born
on September 6, 1957
in Los Angeles, United States.
Ventriloquist who performs a side-splitting comedic act with his dummy's Chuck Wood and Ted E. Bare. In 1980 he acted in Roger Corman's horror movie Humanoids from the Deep.
He had a short-lived series called Strassman in 2002.
Señor Wences was born
on April 17, 1896
in Spain.
Famous for his work on The Ed Sullivan Show, the ventriloquist known as Senor Wences also performed in Las Vegas, on Broadway, and on the small screen in The Muppet Show. He was the 1996 recipient of the U.S. National Comedy Hall of Fame's prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.
His popular act featured comedic puppets named Pedro and Johnny.
Marc Métral was born
on August 5, 1953
in France.
He came under fire for allegedly mistreating his dog and making her wear a muzzle to look like she was singing.
Keith Harris was born
on September 21, 1947
in England.
British ventriloquist with puppets named Orville the Duck and Cuddles the Monkey who starred on his own show, The Keith Harris Show, from 1982 to 1990. Keith Harris released an album called At The End of The Rainbow in 1983 which peaked at #92 on the UK Albums Chart.
Keith Harris had a UK Top 10 single called "Orville's Song."
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