Wilma Swartz:  

After high school I became a private investigator until I got critically injured when I surprised 2 burglars at the Chart House Restaurant on Penn's Landing. After having my mouth wired almost shut for 1 1/2 years, I decided, with the encouragement of my husband George, to become a professional ventriloquist. I did ventriloquism since 5 years old but after graduating high school, ventriloquism was put on the back burner and used only to play pranks on my bosses or to prevent being shot by a burglar. Every year I go to Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky for the annual Vent Haven Ventriloquist ConVENTion with over 600 vents from around the world. This year I'll be performing for my peers and in the audience will be America's Got Talent's 1 million dollar winner, Terry Fator. Since July 2007, a movie crew has been following me for the upcoming full length movie "DUMBSTRUCK" which is a docuVENTary about 5 vents of which I'm one. The movie came out 4/2011 My parents passed away in 2005 just 2 weeks apart. I had 2 sons, one I haven't seen since he was 5 and the other son was murdered up at the Hershey Medical Center by a doctor who didn't have his license yet and punctured my son's heart. Since I love children, I've dedicated my life to making children of all ages laugh using good, clean, family oriented shows. Back in 1981, I was dying and had to make some life changing differences since medication was no longer working for me, My body was attacking itself so in 1983 I went u...Expand for more