<Li> Angie Fiore (m . 2015) </Li> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> terryfator.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Terry Wayne Fator (/ ˈfeɪtər /; born June 10, 1965) is a ventriloquist, impressionist, comedian, and singer from Dallas, Texas . Fator does ventriloquial impersonations, and uses 15 different puppets in his act . He was the winner of season two of America's Got Talent, and received the million dollar prize . The following year, he was signed on as the headliner at The Mirage hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada with a five - year, $100 million contract . </P> <P> Terry Wayne Fator was born June 10, 1965, in Dallas, Texas, the son of Jephtha Wesley and Edith Marie Clifton, later known as Marie Sligh . He has an older brother, Jephtha Jr., and a younger sister, Deborah . Fator's second cousin is Chris Sligh, an American Idol season six finalist . Terry Fator says in his audio commentary of Terry Fator: Live from Las Vegas (2009) that he went to college at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia . 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 . </P>

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