Jacki Manna Ventriloquist and Magician Ventriloquist from Orlando, FL

Award Winning Ventriloquist Jacki Manna, has been wowing audiences professionally for more than two decades with her amazing magic, hilarious ventriloquism, and creative face painting. Jacki entertains audiences around the world. She uses magic and ventriloquism to motivate, teach wholesome values and good citizenship, and inspire. Beginning in 1989 Jacki studied as an apprentice to accomplished ventriloquist, wooden figure maker, and children's TV show host, Howie Olson of Madison, Wisconsin. Howie performed for 15 consecutive years on radio and TV in Houston, Texas with a show called Phenix Phil, which featured his ventriloquist skills and his wife, Vera's, theatrical story telling. Then he had his own Children's TV show for 11 years in Madison, Wisconsin called "Circus 3" on WISC-TV. Circus 3 competed directly with Sesame Street in its market and often had a higher viewership than Sesame Street. Since that launching of her professional entertainment career, Jacki has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, Europe, and Asia using her unique blend of magic, marionettes, face painting, and ventriloquism in a extensive variety of venues. A founding member of the Central Florida Ventriloquist Association and a past Vice President of the IBM FAME Magic Ring 170 of Orlando, Jacki was a winner of the prestigious Vent-O-Rama Originality Award at Abbott's Magic Convention. She is a Florida State Certified, Highly Qualified Teacher. Jacki is fully insured.