No. You must be thinking of Terry Fator, a singing ventriloquist from Dallas, TX who won the second season of America's Got Talent'. He received a $1,000,000 prize and the show's "Best New Act In America" title.
Jeff Dunham's astounding success isn't a sign of a widespread ventriloquism revival—on a list of the preferred art forms of the 21st century, throwing your voice might fall somewhere between yodelling and pole-sitting.
According to Slate.com, he has built a career that even Señor Wences would envy. Dunham first broke out in 1990, when Johnny Carson honored him with a treasured invitation to the couch during his first Tonight Show appearance.
He's now one of the world's top-grossing comedians. His characters -- popular and controversial at the same time -- have inspired praise from his fans, and sharp rebukes from his critics.
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