ventriloquist

It’s a pixelated image of the ventriloquist dummy actor Bill Murray uses in the film.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

And to consider her as existing separate from her creators is like imagining that the ventriloquist dummy Charlie McCarthy could have a career, and an agent, separate from the real performer Edgar Bergen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026

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

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2024

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

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2024

“I thought your wife might be a ventriloquist hiding out in the hall.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

At Barnum’s American Museum in New York City, visitors could see America’s first aquarium, a menagerie of exotic animals, performances by magicians and ventriloquists, and waxworks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026

They went to ogle dioramas and marvel at ventriloquists, glass blowers and a troupe of 200 “educated” white rats.

From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2023

“Representation is what got me into puppetry,” said Piphus Peace, explaining that watching performances by Judy Buch and Liz VonSeggen, both female ventriloquists, motivated her.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2022

The show was host to many imaginative puppeteers and ventriloquists, including Señor Wences, the Bill Baird Puppets and the pre-“Sesame Street” Muppets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2021

I turned my head and talked sideways out of my mouth like one of those ventriloquists.

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis