NAME Terry Fator
AGE 42
HOMETOWN Mesquite, Texas
TALENT Ventriloquist
MOVING HIS LIPS ''One of the reasons why I would like to get some fame and popularity is because I think ventriloquism gets a bad rap. I know that ventriloquism is a dying art — there's not a lot of us left — but I want to inspire the next generation,'' says Fator. ''I would absolutely love to be a person who, in 20 or 30 years, I'm watching whatever late night show it is and have someone get up and say, Well, you know, I saw Terry Fator on TV and that got me started!'' —TS