Terry Hall (ventriloquist) Terry Hall (ventriloquist) Terence "Terry" Hall (20 November 1926 – 3 April 2007) was an English ventriloquist. He appeared regularly on television with his puppet, Lenny the Lion, whose catchphrase was "Aw, don't embawass me!" Hall is credited with having been one of the first ventriloquists to use a non-human puppet. Hall was born in Chadderton, Lancashire, where his parents ran a working men's club. He was educated at St Patrick's School in Oldham and at De La Salle College in Pendleton, Salford. Hall initially worked as a ventriloquist with a boy dummy, named Mickey Finn, and won a talent
Tim Selberg simulated gunshot wound. A similar figure also resides in the private collection of entertainer David Copperfield. The "Nude Puppet" figure is an anatomically correct blonde bombshell although she is often clothed while on stage. This figure is used by a French-Canadian performer for corporate events and entertainment purposes. The "Talking Bar Stool" is a unique creation consisting of an intricately carved bar-height chair that comes to life via hidden foot controls used by the practitioner to reveal movable eyes and mouth. A pair of taxidermist’s renditions of ventriloquist puppet lion statues were created for a children's theme park in Florida.