ventriloquist

Being a magician in a movie is a bit like being a ventriloquist on the radio: What’s the point?

Born in Philadelphia in 1840, Donaldson was a gymnast, ventriloquist, a tightrope performer and – like the Wonderful Wizard himself – a magician.

He displaced singing impressionist and ventriloquist Terry Fator, who was 42 when he won Season 2 of the competition in 2007.

So when their sons initially insisted on trying to become actors, both Rick and his wife, Jeanine — who was an amateur ventriloquist — reacted positively.

Over the past four years it is alleged that she manipulated the mayor in person and by phone with remarkable ventriloquist skills.