Posted on 02/08/2010 11:17:53 AM PST by Korah
This is a presentation from Terri Fator, the world famous ventriloquist. Terri is the only non singer to ever win 1st place in the talent contest, "Americas Got Talent". His stardom and popularity has since hit the stratosphere. Currently he is working on a 5 year contract with the Mirage Casino in Las Vegas, where he involves a large cast of characters that sing and mimic famous people. Terri is quickly becoming one of the busiest entertainers in the industry with requests for his services all over world. Later this month, on Feb 28th, he has been invited to sing the national anthem for the Shelby American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. My only question is which of his friends will be accompanying him to the event. When asked what he thinks about the invitation, Terri said;
“It is an honor for me to sing the national anthem at the Shelby American race in Las Vegas. I believe that my fans and NASCAR fans are one and the same, so it is a match made in Heaven. I grew up in Texas, so you know I’m a NASCAR fan!”
The thing that makes Terri standout from your normal ventriloquists is his ability to make you forget you are even watching a ventriloquist. It could easily be argued that Terri has lifted the stigma of vantriliquists being nothing more then a warm up side show for bigger entertainers. After watching his performance I came away with a new found respect for the talent it takes to do what he does. He makes sure that the audience is so caught up with the way his puppets actually sound like some of the greatest singers of all time, that I challenge anyone to see if you can ever catch his lips moving while he performs. The way I see it, the day God spoke to Balaam through a donkey was the only time there was a greater performance of ventriloquism then the one Terri Fator puts on. Numbers 22:20-41 In this video clip that I taped from the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy, Terri Fator is performing with his friend, Julius. Now Julius just happens to be the greatest soul singer who has ever been invited to entertain the gamblers of Vegas. His smooth ballads, clever wit and flawless renditions are some of the best in the industry. From classic oldies to the modern day hip hop craze, Julius has got it all.
Jeff Dunham is also quite good . . . only moving his lips on impossible consonants such as “v”, “b”, “f”, etc.
I think the worst was, oddly enough, Edger Bergen, who was able to move his lips on radio, but did nothing but mouth all the words to his puppets, frequently tugging on them to distract the audience.
Senor Weñces could drink water while holding a note . . . not sure how he did it.
Tis a talent!
“Awesome” is almost an understatement. He’s absolutely amazing.
I’ll be looking for more videos from him.
Heck the President’s teleprompter is better than this guy.
Wow! Awesome doesn’t even come close to high enough ...
I recently saw his Live from Las Vegas show and have not laughed so hard in years. I went immediately to e-bay and purchased one of his tapes. Awesome doesn’t even begin to describe how talented he really is.
Jeff Dunham is better.
You have to see his show at The Mirage in Las Vegas - funniest thing in town. It’s also out on DVD and Blu-ray.
Wow! And I love Julius!
Hats off to that guy. He defines talent.
Fator is a singer extraordinaire, and his ventriloquist impersonations are awe inspiring. Saw him in concert last year. Highly recommend.
“I have never seen this guy before I watched this video clip and he is just plain awesome.”
Ditto!
Thank you for the clip. In my opinion Terri is the BEST there has ever been and would love to see him in person one day. He has a clean act, Dunham is just the same ole’ same ole’, nothing new and very dirty.
Simply amazing!
I saw him compete and win on America’s Got Talent and was in awe of his talent!
He told the story of how he was going to do a show early in his career and the only person that came was a 12 year old boy. Very disheartening.
He’s come a loooong way!
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