Daniel Jay Robison grew up in Warren, Ohio in the 60s and 70s when ventriloquism was at it's peak with the likes of Paul Winchell, Jimmy Nelson, Edgar Bergen and Shari Lewis who were all big influences on Daniel's interest in ventriloquism. None more influential than Jimmy Nelson. Whiles staying at a friends house one date Daniel stumbled upon Jimmy Nelson's Instant Ventriloquism album at the young age of 7 years old. Daniel has been practicing ventriloquism ever since.
He started practicing ventriloquism with a few hand puppets that his parents bought him in 3rd grade and performed in the local talent show where he took 3rd place with a monkey puppet who sang "Tiptoe through the Tulips" by Tiny Tim. He was so scared his leg shook the whole performance.
Being a typical boy Daniel would also mess with his substitute teachers and do ventriloquism in class which confused the teachers. They would yell at other children and not realize who was talking. One time in 7th grade a substitute got the better of him and caught him and kicked him out of class. As fate would have it, the Principal was walking the halls and saw Daniel standing outside the classroom. He came up to Daniel and just said, "Throwing your voice in class again?"
At about that same time Daniel's interest in magic started when his dad taught him his first magic trick. Soon after he got his first magic catalog from Johnson-Smith Company out of Ft. Lauderdale where he order some magic.
When a ventriloquist or magician would come to the area Daniel would make sure to catch their show and talk to them after their show. One Christian magician/ventriloquist, Joe Shultz, was very helpful and gave Daniel some information about a couple organizations that were extremely helpful, The Society of American Ventriloquists and The Fellowship of Christian Magicians.
Fun routine with Daniel Jay Robison and Fuzzball the Cat.
Daniel Jay Robison and W.T. singing Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Daniel Jay Robison performs a comedy rope routine.
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