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Sam (Paul Zerdin)

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Sam is a ventriloquist puppet used by British comedian Paul Zerdin, who rose to wider international attention after winning America's Got Talent Season 10 in 2015, becoming the first British act to take the competition's top prize. Zerdin, who began performing ventriloquist routines in his youth, has appeared regularly on British television and in stage shows, using multiple puppet characters whose dialogue he provides while his own lips remain visibly still.

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Who is Sam, the puppet used by Paul Zerdin?

Sam is Paul Zerdin's ventriloquist puppet, a 3-foot character with strawberry-blond hair in Zerdin's official puppet profile. Zerdin lists Sam's comic dislike as ventriloquists, which is part of the act's self-aware joke.

How did Sam become internationally known?

Paul Zerdin and Sam won Season 10 of America's Got Talent in September 2015. Zerdin was the first British act to take the competition's top prize, giving Sam a large United States television audience.

Is Sam Paul Zerdin's only puppet?

No, Zerdin's act also includes Albert and Baby. His official profile lists Sam, Albert, and Baby as the main puppets he performs with.

Can fans buy a Sam puppet?

Zerdin's official website advertises pocket-sized mini Sam puppets for fans. The listing is merchandise connected to Paul Zerdin's act rather than a separate television or video-game release.

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