Ronn Lucas

Ronn Lucas (born 1954) is an American ventriloquist and stand-up comedian.

Career Lucas grew up in El Paso, Texas and graduated from Eastwood High School in 1972. By the time he was 10, Lucas could speak without moving his mouth.

He began his career performing at Saint Timothy's Lutheran church located in El Paso, Texas.

Lucas has been a performer on CBS specials at the Kennedy Center for President Ronald Reagan, at Ford's Theatre for President Bill Clinton, and again at Ford's Theatre for President George W. Bush. He also performed at the London Palladium for Queen Elizabeth.

Some of his most frequently used puppets include Buffalo Billy, Chuck Roast, and Scorch, the latter who starred in his own extremely short lived sitcom Scorch. He also has a routine in which he uses an audience member as a dummy.

Television Lucas had his own U.K. television series for Thames Television entitled The Ronn Lucas Show (1990–1995) which lasted for five years. He was also a semi-regular on the 1990 revival of Match Game and the 1988 revival of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.

Lucas has also been a regular on sitcoms and variety shows, including Super Dave, Night Court, Silk Stalkings, L.A. Law, Nip/Tuck, along with appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, America's Funniest Home Videos, Xuxa, and Circus of the Stars.

Lucas released a DVD of the Disney Channel special Who's In Charge Here?

Works Lucas co-authored the book "Better Living Through Ventriloquism": How to Say What You Shouldn't And Get What You Want.