David Strassman Biography
David Strassman is an American ventriloquist, stand-up comedian, actor, and voice artist. He is well recognized for his ventriloquism performance with Chuck Wood and Ted E. Bare.
David Age
David was born on 6 September 1957, in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America. He is 66 years old as of September 2023.
David Family- Parents
Strassman was the second of four children, born and raised in Los Angeles County, California. His father, Harvey D. Strassman, was a psychiatrist and medical professor, and mother Marjorie Mae Bell.
David Married – Wife
David was married to Lisa McLaughlin, but later divorced, however, they have a child together, Carson Strassman.
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A trip to Disneyland with his family inspired a young Strassman to urge his father to buy some professional magic acts, which he performed for local neighborhood kids. Strassman took a ventriloquism class as an elective in junior high, which was taught by Steve Hart, a local Chicago children’s TV host. Strassman learned that he was skilled at it and could earn money from his appearances. Strassman studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York before returning to ventriloquism. He began busking in Central Park in New York, Leicester Square and the Marble Arch in London, and spent a brief time in Paris. Strassman appeared in New York comedy clubs, including An Evening at the Improv. In 1980, Strassman
In 1986, Strassman added remote controls to his puppet, Chuck Wood, using transmitters, motors, and servos derived from his hobby of flying remote control model airplanes. He discovered a remote clutch system in a NASA facility that could be integrated into his dummies. At the end of Strassman’s act he gets into an argument with his dummy, Chuck Wood, and leaves the stage. Chuck then appears to come to life with Strassman speaking into an off-stage microphone. He debuted this routine on The Late Show with Arsenio Hall in 1989. New York ventriloquist Stanley Burns used remote-controlled dummies in the 1950s. In 1995, he performed on The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon. In 1996, he performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. He received the “Critics Award for Comedy” and the Glasgow “Herald Angel award.”Strassman continues to perform frequently throughout Australia, New Zealand, and Britain. Strassman had a television talk show called “Strassman” on Nine Australia, where his puppet character, Chuck Wood, interviewed celebrities. Subsequent series were produced in England on ITV, and in New Zealand on TV2.
Strassman has six DVD titles. Strassman Live (1999) Volume 1; The Chuck You Tour (2003) Volume 2; Get Chuck’d Tour (2007) Volume 3; Ted E’s Farewell (2010) Volume 4; Careful What You Wish For (2014) Volume 5; and iTedE (2018) Volume 6. In 2010, he performed the play “Duality,” written and directed by Steve Altman, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and in Los Angeles, California. Duality is a two-character play about a mentally ill ventriloquist, Jack, who communicates with himself via a puppet named Zack. He operates it manually with his hand in the back and controls the puppet using wireless robotics. Strassman frequently visits children’s hospitals with his characters while on tour, including those in Wellington and Melbourne. The Strassman show,
David Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of 2 million dollars.
David TV Shows
Lifestyles with Regis Philbin
Evening at the Improv
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BBC Royal Variety Show
The Late Late Show (Ireland)
Strassman (Australia)
Good Morning Australia
Hey Hey It’s Saturday
Today Tonight
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