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Paul Zerdin is without doubt one of the
country’s top ventriloquists, appearing with his 'co-stars' Baby, Albert
and Sam.
He began his career as a magician at the
age of 15 and, after ruining his GCSE’s, decided that the only thing he
could do was to go into show business. For the next five years he
appeared up and down the country on the club and holiday camp circuit
honing his magic while slowly introducing his stand-up comedy and
ventriloquism. At the age of 20 he landed his first proper TV job as
presenter on GMTV’s children’s programme ‘Rise and Shine’. |
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Some years later Paul won ITV’s nationwide
‘The Big Big Talent Show’ hosted by Jonathan Ross. Since then he has
appeared regularly on the Royal Variety Show and on ITV's Tonight at the
London Palladium with Bruce Forsyth. Among many other TV shows, Paul has
appeared in Shirley Bassey's 60th Birthday Special for LWT (during which
his puppet, Sam, had the nerve to sing one of Shirley's own songs to
her), BBC1’s Generation Game, ‘Late Night With Jerry Springer’, Open
House with Gloria Hunniford, Today with Des and Mel and, for Sky TV,
‘Undercover Magic’. He’s starred in TV commercials, too, for Kelloggs,
Persil and Honda, and has entertained British forces in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
Stage shows include 'The Paul Zerdin Show'
to sell-out summer audiences in Blackpool, and 'Paul Zerdin – No Kids'
at The Edinburgh Comedy Festival.
He's been a regular in
pantomime appearances include starring as 'Buttons' in “Cinderella”
alongside Nigel Havers at the Richmond Theatre, London. In 2008 Paul
starred alongside John Barrowman in the box office smash hit 'Robin
Hood' at the Birmingham Hippodrome.
In 2009 he toured with shows in Las Vegas,
Cape Town, Shanghai and Beijing and in the UK with The Joe Pasquale
Show, following his sell out show at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
He is a Gold Star member of the Inner
Magic Circle. |
