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“In 1980, when I graduated from high school, my goal was to be on 'The Tonight Show' with Johnny Carson at least once before our ten-year class reunion. Our class reunion was in June of 1990, and I was on 'The Tonight Show' in April 1990, so I made it by a few months.”

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Jeff Dunham

Jeff Dunham is an American ventriloquist and puppeteer, known for his unique ventriloquism performances. Born on April 18, 1962, he began his career in the 1990s. Dunham's humor and satirical style have attracted a large fan base, with his puppet characters including Walter, Dax, Bubba J, and Punxsutawney Phil. more

“My mother and my father have always supported me. Now in their eighties, they actually clamor onto the tour bus with me once or twice a year so they can watch the performances and hear the crowds. Traveling with eighty-something-year-olds on a tour bus... there has to be some sort of reality show in that.”

Years Shows Reality Mother Father Watches Performances Crowds Bus Eighty Reality Shows Clamor

Author:Jeff Dunham

“The best place to find material is in real life. I've always maintained that it's not until the mid-20s that you have enough of a life to draw from. There's nothing better for a comic than to go through some bad stuff - and some good stuff, like getting married.”

Real Enough Stuff Materials Married Draws Real Life Comic Getting Married Best Place Bad Stuff

Author:Jeff Dunham

“The only way a ventriloquist speaks differently is that he forgoes using his or her lips, and learns to reproduce sounds using the tongue, upper palate, and teeth only. Those 'difficult' letters are B, F, M, P, V, W, and Y.”

Way Speak Difficult Sound Letters Lips Tongue Teeth Palate Ventriloquism

Book:All By My Selves: Walter, Peanut, Achmed, and Me

Source: All By My Selves: Walter, Peanut, Achmed, and Me

“Up until college age I was using the typical little-boy dummy that sits on the knee and makes woodpecker jokes. My first original character didn't happen until later, and that was Jose the Jalapeno on a Stick.”