# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/terry-fator
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:46:36.752Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/terry-fator"
name: "Terry Fator"
slug: "terry-fator"
description: "Terry Wayne Fator is an American ventriloquist, impressionist, stand-up comedian, and singer. Born in Dallas he developed an interest in ventriloquism from a young age, developing both this and a talent for singing. After initially performing with two bands, Fator eventually conducted solo performances, combining ventriloquism and singing with comedy. He gained national recognition for his talent when he won the second season of America's Got Talent, which helped to boost his career."
tagline: "American entertainer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Terry_Fator.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Comedians"
  slug: "comedians"
profileType:
  name: "Comedian"
  slug: "comedian"
birthDate: "1965-06-10"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           49.42
  momentum:             1.496397561426196
  historical:           5.690694666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     40
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2863783/"
    handle:    "nm2863783"
sources:
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1"
    title: "تری فتور"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Fator"
    title: "Terry Fator"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Fator"
    title: "Terry Fator"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Fator"
    title: "Terry Fator"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Fator"
    title: "Terry Fator"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7704366"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/113988"
    title: "Terry Fator"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump