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) the author of "Kidshow Ventriloquism", the best selling book on the subject in the world, and has written a companion book,"Kidshow Ventriloquism Encore". He also writes for numerous magazines ("KidAbra Journal" and "Rubber Chicken" magazine in the UK) and is a comedy writer as well. He has written many scripts for other performers. He resides now in Florida with his wife Jody. 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