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
Mark Wade (Ventriloquist) Mark Wade (Ventriloquist) Mark Wade is "America's Foremost Children's Ventriloquist". He has performed and lectured internationally on the subject, and was named "Ventriloquist Of The Year" in 1980. He is the Executive Director of the Vent Haven International Ventriloquists' ConVENTion, and is the Executive Director of Maher Ventriloquist Studios, the oldest established ventriloquist studio that teaches the art of ventriloquism. Along with Ken Groves and Tom Crowl Mark started the IVS (International Ventriloquist Society) in 2013. He also sits on the Board of Advisors for the Vent Haven Ventriloquist Museum, a post he has had for many years. Mark is