Paul previously fronted the GMTV show Rise and Shine (Picture: NBC)
A British ventriloquist has been crowned champion of America’s Got Talent 2015, after wowing the nation with his wacky puppet antics.
Paul Zerdin, who has performed for the Royal Family and previously used to host the GMTV show Rise And Shine, stormed to victory ahead of comedian Drew Lynch in the final at New York’s Radio City Music Hall.
He admitted afterwards he was ‘speechless’, adding: ‘I am bowled over.’
As well as nabbing himself a $1m (£645,120) prize, he will also be given his own show at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas.
Paul – who also appeared on the BBC children’s sitcom Tricky Business in the early 90s, was inspired to go in to ventriloquism after a family friend made him a puppet theatre, which he used to put on shows when he was just 10.
He’s also no stranger to the talent show circuit, having already won the short-lived ITV effort The Big Big Talent Show – which also featured a very young Charlotte Church among its competitors – in 1996.
Oh, and you might remember him from The Royal Variety Performance in 2009:
He now performs with a range of characters including pensioner Albert, cheeky pre-teen Sam and Baby – with his final performance featuring all on them on stage at once.
Paul Zerdin won himself a Las Vegas show as well as one million dollars after being crowned America’s Got Talent winner (Picture: NBC)
The 23-year-old has had a debilitating stutter ever since being hit in the throat during a softball game four years ago, but explained on the show that he has refused to let his disability hold him back.
Elsewhere it was a good night for other British acts on the show, includingStevie ‘The Regurgitator’ Starr – who you may remember from Britain’s Got Talent – who finished in fourth place:
Another British performer, magician John van der Put – aka Piff The Magic Dragon – also nabbed a place in the top ten.
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