Chris Hutchins Chris Hutchins Chris Hutchins is a British author, journalist and former public relations practitioner. Christopher Neville Hutchins is the younger of two sons and one daughter of Edward Victor Hutchins (d. 1944) and Kathleen Ness. He was educated at Torquay Boys' Grammar School. In 1956, he began a fan club for ventriloquist Terry Hall and Lenny the Lion. Hutchins lost interest when he discovered Elvis Presley and girls. Hutchins then landed a job as a journalist on the "Mid Devon Times" on a salary of £2-a-week. In 1961, Hutchins joined the "NME" ("New Musical Express") but left the paper the
Jay Johnson (ventriloquist) named Stanley Jones, who was also a ventriloquist. He has also appeared as a celebrity guest on many game shows and hosted two series of his own, "So You Think You Got Troubles" (1983) and "Celebrity Charades" (1979). Jay's television roles also include a guest appearance in an episode of "Mrs. Columbo" where he played a ventriloquist who finds his dummy is acting independently of his will and kills the man who carved it. His post-"Soap" TV career included appearances on "The Love Boat", "Gimme a Break!", "Simon & Simon", "The Facts of Life", "Empty Nest" (reuniting him with his