| Terry Fator | |
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| Information | |
| Age | 42 |
| Sex | Male |
| Act | Singing Ventriloquist |
| Seasons | BC |
Terry Fator was a Singing Ventriloquist act from FantasyAGT: Battle of the Champions. He was eliminated in Judge Cuts.
Background[]
Terry Fator was born on June 10, 1965, in Dallas, Texas. The beginning of Fator's ventriloquism career dates back to when he was in fifth grade. While searching for a book for an assignment on Valentine's Day, he came across a book about ventriloquism titled "Ventriloquism for Fun and Profit" by Paul Winchell. Fator checked out the book and started learning about ventriloquism. A few weeks later, Fator purchased a Willie Talk dummy from Sears and soon won a $25 prize for a performance at a church picnic. Throughout his childhood, Fator entertained family and friends with his ventriloquism and did impersonations of singers and actors.
Fator did a solo act combining comedy and ventriloquism but for many years had little success. In May 2007, Fator was performing at a fair near Houston, Texas and the only spectator was a 12-year-old boy. Discouraged, Fator contemplated pursuing another career, but his family encouraged him to hang in there. Fator says the low point of his career was when he appeared at a thousand seat theater and had only one customer. [1]
Preliminary[]
Terry Fator's Preliminary performance in Episode BC02 consisted of impersonating Etta James by singing "At Last" in ventriloquism through one of his puppets, Emma Taylor. Mike, Saf, Pennies and Fresh all gave him standing ovations. However, his performance was not strong enough for the judges to send him to Judge Cuts along with Ilana Yahav, instead of Brian King Joseph, but Saf chose to use his save on him, sending him to the Judge Cuts.
Terry Fator Audition on AGT featuring Emma Taylor singing AT LAST
Judge Cuts[]
Terry Fator's Judge Cuts performance in Episode BC07 consisted of impersonating Kermit the Frog by singing "What a Wonderful World" in ventriloquism through one of his puppets, Winston the turtle, and Terry himself singing the same song impersonating Louis Armstrong. Mike, Saf, guest judge Smack, Pennies and Fresh all gave him standing ovations. However, his performance was not strong enough for the judges to send him to the Quarterfinals, eliminating him from the competition.
America's Got Talent Season 2 - Terry Fator - Top 20