Terry Wayne Fator is an American ventriloquist, impressionist, stand-up comedian, and singer.
29 Facts About Terry Fator
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Terry Fator gained national recognition for his talent when he won the second season of America's Got Talent, which helped to boost his career.
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Terry Fator's success led to him receiving a five-year multi-million dollar contract to headline shows in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Terry Fator has used his performances and talent to help contribute to charitable causes.
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Terry Fator says in his audio commentary of Terry Fator: Live from Las Vegas that he went to college at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.
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Terry Fator checked out the book and started learning about ventriloquism.
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Terry Fator got his first ventriloquism dummy when he was ten years old.
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Terry Fator's mother saved up her money for three years and bought him his first puppet when he was 18 years old.
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Terry Fator says he found he had the ability to impersonate singers by practicing ventriloquism while driving his car.
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The band dropped plans to sign to a major record label, when a representative from the brand asked Terry Fator to sing in his own voice, upon noticing he sang songs by impersonating their original vocalists.
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Discouraged, Terry Fator contemplated pursuing another career but was encouraged by his family not to give up.
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On June 19,2007, Terry Fator made his first national appearance on America's Got Talent.
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Terry Fator performed at Christian singer Larry Norman's 60th birthday party in April 2007.
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Later Terry Fator flew Larry to tapings of America's Got Talent and to his debut show at the Las Vegas Hilton as an honored guest.
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On October 14 and 15,2007, after winning America's Got Talent, Terry Fator performed at the Las Vegas Hilton; both shows were sold out.
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Also in 2007, Terry Fator became an official supporter of Ronald McDonald House Charities and is a member of their celebrity board, called the Friends of RMHC.
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Terry Fator replaced headliner Danny Gans and the theater was renamed the Terry Fator Theatre.
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Reportedly, Terry Fator's deal was one of the largest entertainment deals in Las Vegas history.
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On September 10,2008, Terry Fator reappeared as a guest on America's Got Talent for their Top Twenty Results Show.
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Terry Fator brought back a larger Winston the Impersonating Turtle to sing the Marvin Gaye song "Let's Get It On".
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Terry Fator has fought to be taken seriously as a ventriloquist.
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On September 16,2015, Terry Fator made a guest appearance on America's Got Talent during the finals show, performing alongside the eventual tenth-season winner, ventriloquist Paul Zerdin.
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In July 2007 Terry Fator appeared in Montana to raise funds for the Kidsports Sports Complex in Kalispell and said he wanted to come back in 2008 to do another show.
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In 2007 Terry Fator performed a benefit for families of miners in Huntington, Utah.
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In 2008, Terry Fator performed at the Palace Theatre in Corsicana, Texas.
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On September 3,2007, Terry Fator made a special appearance in the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, thanking the crowd for the support.
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Terry Fator brought back Emma Taylor to sing "At Last" and Winston the Turtle to sing "What a Wonderful World".
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Terry Fator made his 3rd consecutive telethon appearance on September 6,2009 with puppets The Fifth Beatle and Vikki The Cougar with special guests The Commodores, who joined Terry Fator performing "Brick House".
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In 2010, Terry Fator did a doodle for a charity celebrity doodle auction for Neurofibromatosis, more commonly known as NF.