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Paul Zerdin | |
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Born | London, England | 21 August 1972
Nationality | English |
Occupation(s) | Ventriloquist, comedian |
Years active |
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Agent | https://intertalentgroup.com/ |
Notable work | America's Got Talent (season 10) (Winner) |
Television | See list |
Website | www |
Paul Zerdin (born 21 August 1972) is a British comedian and ventriloquist from London. He was the winner of the 10th season of America's Got Talent . [1]
When Zerdin was 10, a family friend made him a puppet theatre which he used to put on shows. Having failed his GCSEs, Zerdin got a job in a magic shop, developing his magic skills along the way. Simultaneously, he was also developing a sideline as a children's entertainer.[ citation needed ]
Zerdin made his TV debut as a magician on the BBC's Tricky Business . Shortly afterwards, at the age of 20, Zerdin landed a two-year contract presenting the Disney-produced children's programme Rise and Shine for GMTV. [2]
In 1996, Zerdin was the first outright winner – by over 100,000 votes – of LWT's The Big Big Talent Show, hosted by Jonathan Ross.[ citation needed ] Lythgoe secured Zerdin a spot on The Prince's Trust Gala Show in 1997. [3]
During the 2016-17 Christmas season, Zerdin played Cinderella's sidekick Buttons in the London Palladium production of the pantomime Cinderella , leading the Radio Times to dub him "inspired casting." The magazine added that "His quick wit, rapport with the crowd and astonishing skills with puppet Sam turn the often toe-curling audience participation bits (don't sit in the front row) into genuinely hilarious moments." [4]
In 2015, Zerdin auditioned for the tenth season of America's Got Talent , successfully earning a place in the live rounds of the contest, before eventually winning the finals on 16 September 2015. Alongside winning $1 million, Zerdin was given his own headline show in Las Vegas. Entitled Mouthing Off, it ran for four months in 2016, between 14 May and 4 September, at Planet Hollywood, before closing due to low attendance figures. [5] In 2019, Zerdin returned to partake in the programme's spin-off contest, America's Got Talent: The Champions , in January, and the spin-off contest, Britain's Got Talent: The Champions , [6] in July later that year, but failed to reach the final of either show.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Rise and Shine | Presenter | GMTV (Kids) |
1996 | The Big Big Talent Show | Himself | Winner |
Sooty & Co. | Little Cousin Paul | ITV | |
2008 | The Convention Crasher | Himself | Channel 4 |
2015 | America's Got Talent | Winner | |
2016 | Himself and Guest | NBC | |
Newzoids | Himself | ITV | |
2017 | Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? | Himself and Guest | ABC |
2019 | Britain's Got Talent | Himself | ITV |
Tenable All Stars | |||
2021 | Justin's House | CBeebies |
Year | Title | Role | Venue/ Place | Notes |
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1998 | Paul Zerdin in Paradise | Himself | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Paradise Room in The Casino (11 July - 7 November) |
2017, 2018, 2020 | Paul Zerdin LIVE | Butlins (Minehead, Bognor and Skegness) | School summer holidays only and February half term (2018 only) [7] | |
2016 | Cinderella | Buttons | The London Palladium | |
2017 | Paul Zerdin All Mouth | Himself | UK Tour | |
Dick Whittington | Idle Jack | The London Palladium | ||
2018 | Snow White | Muddles | ||
2019 | Goldilocks & the Three Bears | Silly Billy | ||
2022 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Silly Simon |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Karts in Suzuka | Sam Zerdin | |