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David Strassman was born on 6 September, 1957 in Los Angeles County, California, U.S., is an American entertainer. Discover David Strassman's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?
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David Strassman Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is David Strassman's Wife?
His wife is Lisa McLaughlin (ex)
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David Strassman Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is David Strassman worth at the age of 66 years old? David Strassman’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from United States. We have estimated David Strassman's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Timeline
His father, Harvey D. Strassman (September 19, 1922 – January 30, 2011), was a psychiatrist and medical academic.
A visit to Disneyland with his family prompted a young Strassman to ask his father to purchase some professional magic tricks that he performed for local neighborhood children.
Strassman took a ventriloquism class in junior high school as an elective, taught by local Chicago children's television host Steve Hart.
Strassman discovered he was good at it and could make money from his performances.
Strassman studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York but returned to ventriloquism.
He took to busking in Central Park in New York, Leicester Square and the Marble Arch in London and a brief stint in Paris.
Strassman performed in New York's comedy clubs including An Evening at the Improv.
New York ventriloquist Stanley Burns used remote-controlled dummies in the 1950s.
David Strassman (born September 6, 1957) is an American ventriloquist, stand-up comedian, actor, and voice artist.
He is best known for his ventriloquism act with Chuck Wood and Ted E. Bare.
Strassman, the second of four children, was born and raised in Los Angeles County, California.
In 1980, Strassman (along with his main ventriloquist character Chuck Wood) appeared in Roger Corman's horror movie Humanoids from the Deep.
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.
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 6 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, CA. Duality is a two-character play about a mentally-ill ventriloquist, Jack, who talks to himself through a puppet named Zack.
Throughout Duality, Strassman's character "talks" to his ventriloquist puppet as it sits lifeless in a chair, he operates it manually with his hand in the back, and controls the puppet through wireless robotics.
Strassman regularly visits children's hospitals with his characters while on tour, including hospitals in Wellington and Melbourne.
Strassman's show, Careful What you Wish For ran in Australia through April 2014.
Puppet characters voiced by Strassman include:
Strassman's non-puppet characters include: