Terry Fator

BIOGRAPHy

Terry Fator

It took ventriloquist, singer, comedian and celebrity impressionist Terry Fator 32 years to become an overnight sensation when he won the hearts of America and was selected “America’s Got Talent” 2007 $1 million dollar prize winner on NBC-TV. His key decision to blend those incredible skills with his amazing ability to mimic famous singers won over the judges and millions of fans who voted for him, and are attending his sold out concerts nationwide. Terry Fator is perhaps the first entertainer to combine the art of ventriloquism with celebrity impressions. His puppets, including Cowboy Walter, Emma Taylor and Winston the Impersonating Turtle, effortlessly perform the singing styles of an eclectic group of stars including: Tony Bennett, Elvis, Maroon Five, Garth Brooks, Nat King and Natalie Cole, Roy Orbison, Marvin Gaye, Gnarls Barkley, James Blunt, Brooks & Dunn, members of The Rat Pack, Louis Armstrong and even Kermit The Frog. This Dallas native, whose career has reached a whole new level since “America’s Got Talent” has been headlining at sold out shows nationwide. Terry Fator is truly living the American dream, and has the opportunity to do what he loves each night: entertain audiences of all ages with his wholesome blend of family entertainment and dazzle them with his amazing talent.

Career Path

2007Won the $1 million grand prize on NBC's 'America's Got Talent' Season 2, becoming the first entertainer to fuse ventriloquism with full-voiced celebrity impressions and winning over millions of fans with puppets Winston the Impersonating Turtle, Cowboy Walter, and Emma Taylor.
2009Signed a five-year, $100 million contract with The Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip, the largest entertainment deal in Las Vegas history at the time, and released the concert recording 'Live from Las Vegas' on Discogs.
2013Voiced a character on Disney Channel's 'Mickey Mouse,' extending his family-entertainment reach beyond live performance into animated television.
2020Concluded his eleven-year residency at The Mirage, where he had logged thousands of performances channeling Tony Bennett, Elvis, Garth Brooks, Nat King Cole, Roy Orbison, and members of the Rat Pack through his signature puppets.
2021Opened a new residency at New York-New York Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, moving into the former Zumanity Theater and then Liberty Loft to continue nightly family-friendly variety entertainment.
2023Returned to NBC for 'America's Got Talent: All-Stars,' performing a ventriloquism duet with fellow AGT finalist Ana-Maria Margean, earning a standing ovation; Simon Cowell called him 'no question' the most successful AGT contestant ever.
2024Left New York-New York, ending a 15-year partnership with MGM Resorts, then launched a new Strip residency at The STRAT with a redesigned state-of-the-art theater production.
2025Closed his 16.5-year Las Vegas Strip residency era at The STRAT and launched 'Pure Imagination: Once Upon a Voice,' a 90-minute national road show featuring his full cast of puppets and a broadened repertoire of impressions.
2026Kicked off the 'Pure Imagination' tour with three sold-out shows at South Point Hotel and Casino Showroom, then extended the 30-plus-city national run to arenas and theaters across the United States.

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