Terry Fator at Mirage

Fantastic Fator

Staff Report

Elvis Presley, Tony Bennett, Etta James, Natalie Cole – they've all appeared onstage in Las Vegas. Now for the first time, they'll appear together. Their voices that is. The mega-star line-up is all courtesy of Terry Fator. Fator, who gained national attention as the winner of "America's Got Talent," combines his amazing skills in ventriloquism, impersonation, singing and puppetry in an act that elicits gasps of surprise and genuine admiration from audiences around the country and even from the most jaded of Las Vegas showgoers. Yes, he's that good.

In person, Fator is a nondescript guy who'll remind you of your college buddies. When he walks on stage with Emma Taylor, a fuzzy-haired Muppet-like puppet, you'll wonder if he's crazy. A few minutes later when Emma belts out "At Last" in the soulful voice of the great Etta James all while Fator stands there without moving his lips, you'll wonder where the hidden broadcast equipment is.

An hour later after Fator pulls off precise impersonations of Nat King Cole, Garth Brooks, Roy Orbison and many more all through ventriloquism and his amazing puppets, you'll be captured by this amazing performer.

It all started at the age of 10, when Fator found a book on ventriloquism at his school library. After a few weeks of practice he got his first paying job as an entertainer – $25 to put on a show at his local church. Earning money while having fun was all it took to get Fator hooked and he's been performing ever since.

Fator has about 15 different puppet characters (audience favorites include Emma, Winston the impersonating turtle, Walter T. Airdale and Johnny Vegas), but he has mastered hundreds of famous voices.

After performing to sold out crowds at the Las Vegas Hilton during 2008, Fator is moving to the Las Vegas Strip as a headliner at Mirage.