April Brucker

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April Brucker is an American actress (SAG-AFTRA), author, comedienne, and television personality. Billed as "America's foremost female ventriloquist,"[1][2][3] April Brucker is notable for her appearances on cable and network television shows, including My Strange Addiction (TLC (TV network)),[4] Judge Jerry (NBCUniversal),[5] "Secret Restoration" (History (American TV network)),[6] The Layover (TV series) (Travel Channel),[7] "Videos After Dark" (American Broadcasting Company),[8] What Would You Do? (2008 TV program) (American Broadcasting Company)[9] and What's My Secret (MTV).[10] April hosts April in Vegas, a streaming TV chat show produced on location at The English Hotel in the Las Vegas Arts District.[11][12]

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Education
* 3 Author
* 4 Media
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Biography[edit]

April grew up in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, where at the age of 13 she was inspired by an Edger Bergen television performance to pursue ventriloquism as a hobby. Her new hobby became an obsession, and by 15 she'd performed her first paid show.[13] April hosted "Storytime with April and Friends" airing on Bethel Park’s BPTV, plus public access stations in 36 states and six countries.[14][15]

April Brucker attracted international notoriety after a British tabloid claimed in an April 2015 article that April had dumped her fiancé for her 16 puppets.[16] The story went viral on lifestyle[17][18] and news websites from Ireland[19] to Nigeria[20] to Russia.[21]

In 2010, April starred in an episode of My Strange Addiction on the TLC television network in which the professional ventriloquist claimed to be addicted to ventriloquism and that she had trouble going anywhere without at least one of her puppets.[22] Following that broadcast, celebrity gossip websites alleged that April Brucker had faked her addiction and "scammed TLC" to get "fame, fortune and above all, attention."[23] Despite that controversy, TLC has been using a photo of April Brucker and her puppets as the header on the website homepage for My Strange Addiction.[24]

In 2016, April Brucker was the celebrity spokesperson for Stand Together against Trump (STAT), a group of Cleveland medical professionals protesting Donald J. Trump at the Republican National Convention.[25] Ms. Brucker and her puppet Donald J. Tramp attracted news coverage from U.S.[26][27] and international media.[28][29]

Brucker performed for more than ten years in New York City cabarets and comedy clubs as well as in off-Broadway productions such as the well-known “Murdered by the Mob” dinner theater show.[30]

In early 2020, April Brucker relocated to Las Vegas for a residency with her one-woman show April Unwrapped. After two preview weekends, her show never opened due to the COVID showdown of Las Vegas casinos and resorts.[31] On August 19, 2020, April Brucker appeared in a motorcade of entertainment workers on the Las Vegas Strip during an event to raise awareness about the plight of the local entertainment community caused by the coronavirus pandemic.[32] Later that year when Las Vegas venues reopened, she was booked as the special guest star in BurlesQ, a classic Las Vegas all-female revue.[33]

In May 2022 April launched the first season of “April in Vegas,” a streaming TV chat show focused on entertainment and the Vegas industry, from The English Hotel in the Las Vegas Arts District. Hotelier Steve Dennis serves as co-host as Brucker brings in local artists, producers and “cultural renegades” for compelling conversations.[34] Her television appearances in 2022 also included Judge Jerry (NBCUniversal)[35] and 'What's My Secret (MTV).[36]

In 2023, April Brucker appeared on "Secret Restoration," a new series on History (American TV network).[37]

## Education[edit]

April holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, earned at New York University’s Tisch School. She was also awarded a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Creative Writing & Screenwriting from Antioch University in Los Angeles.[38] Along with actress Barbara Feldon, April Brucker was inducted in 2019 into the Bethel Park High School Alumni Hall of Fame.[39]

## Author[edit]

April Brucker has authored several books, including:

Don't Read My Lips!: America’s Foremost Female Ventriloquist Reveals the Secrets of How to be a Successful Vent (CFBP Bestsellers, 2021, ISBN 978-0984208586).[40]

April Unwrapped: My Naked Dreams Revealed (CFB Bestsellers, 2017, ISBN 978-0984208579).[41]

I Came, I Saw, I Sang: Memoirs of a Singing Telegram Delivery Girl (Infinity Publishing, 2012, ISBN 978-0741477934).[42]

## Media[edit]

NOTABLE TELEVISION APPEARANCES:

My Strange Addiction, 2010, TLC (TV network).[43]

The Layover (TV series), 2011, Travel Channel[44]

What Would You Do? (2008 TV program), 2016, American Broadcasting Company.[45]

Videos After Dark, 2019, American Broadcasting Company.[46]

What's My Secret?, 2021,MTV.[47]

Judge Jerry, 2021, NBCUniversal.[48]

Secret Restoration, 2022, History (American TV network).[49]

April in Vegas (Series), 2022, YouTube TV.[50][51]

NOTABLE INTERVIEWS:

The Mike Wagner Show, 23 October 2019, Radio Public.[52]

The Bill Alexander Show, 11 May 2020, iHeart Radio.[53]

April Brucker - ventriloquism and burlesque (and that's only part of her story), 2021, Stranger Connections.[54]

April Brucker... and Friends, 22 May 2022,, The Dark Mark Show.[55]

Roommate Andy, 24 August 2022, Kermit and Friends.[56]

She's fun, this one, 22 February 2023, Slapstick Comedy Magazine.[57]

April and Me, 17 April 2023, The Jeff Macolino Podcast.[58]

Burlesque Performer Profile: April Brucker, 19 April 2023, Burlesque Magazine.[59]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Davis, Diane. "The English Hotel and The Pepper Club Now Open in the Las Vegas Arts District". www.splashmags.com. Splash Magazines worldwide. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
2. ↑ Staff Writer. "TV ventriloquist April Brooker to take the stage at the 10th annual Vermont Burlesque Festival". www.Darik.news. Dark News Ltd. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
3. ↑ Gribben, Toby. "The Toby Gribben Show Highlights". www.shows.acast.com. Shout Radio. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
4. ↑ Carollo, Kim. "'My Strange Addiction' Focuses on Unusual Obsessive Behavior". www.abcnews.go.com. ABC News. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
5. ↑ Katsilometes, John. "Springer is Upon Us". www.ReviewJournal.com. Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
6. ↑ "Secret Restoration". www.AVClub.com. G/O Media. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
7. ↑ Staff Writer. "Actress-Comedienne April Brucker To Be Inducted Into Bethel Park High School Great Alumni Hall Of Fame". www.MessengerPaper.com. The Messenger. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
8. ↑ "Videos After Dark". www.RadioTimes.com. Immediate Medis Company Limited. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
9. ↑ Klimovich Harrop, Joanne. "Bethel Park High School to host inductions into the school's Great Alumni Hall of Fame". www.TribLive.com. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
10. ↑ Katsilometes, John. "Mouth It Out". www.ReviewJournal.com. Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
11. ↑ Shreya, Kumari. "My Strange Addiction: Where Are They Now?". www.thecinemaholic.com. Cinemaholic Inc. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
12. ↑ Ross, Nick. "Burlesque Performer Profile: April Brucker". www.BurlesqueMag.com. Burlesque Magazine. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
13. ↑ Zimmerman, Sandy (10–16 Feb 2021). "The exciting life of April Brucker a female ventriloquist". Las Vegas Tribune. p. 19.`{{cite news}}`: CS1 maint: date format (link)
14. ↑ Funk, Harry. "Don't Read My Lips: BP native's new book explores art of ventriloquism". www.Obswerver-Reporter.com. Observer-Reporter. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
15. ↑ Oliver, Erin. ""She's Fun, This One"". www.issu.com. Slapstik Magazine. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
16. ↑ Shrayber, Mark. "A Woman Dumped Her Boyfriend For Her 16 Creepy Puppet 'Children'". www.Uproxx.com. Uproxx LLC (Warner Music Group). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
17. ↑ Martinson, Rebecca. "Woman Dumps Fiancé For The 16 Creepy Puppets She Keeps In Her House Instead, So Who's The Real Winner Here?". www.BroBible.com. BroBible. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
18. ↑ Lovelyn, Ngozi. "Meet the Woman Who Dumped Fiancé after He Made her Choose between Him and her Puppets". www.experiang.com. Xperiang. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
19. ↑ Roberts, Anna. "Woman dumps her fiancé for PUPPET after he becomes jealous of her bizarre £134k collection". www.irishmirror.ie. Irish Mirror. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
20. ↑ Aderele, Ademola. "B-i-z-a-r-r-e: Woman Dumps Lover For Her Puppets". www.newsbreak.ng. Platinum Crest Communications Limited. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
21. ↑ "Жительница Нью-Йорка бросила жениха ради 16 игрушек". www.runyweb.com. Lenta.ru - Новости России и мира сегодня. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
22. ↑ Carollo, Kim. "'My Strange Addiction' Focuses on Unusual Obsessive Behavior". ABCNews.go.com.
23. ↑ Loveland, Mariel. "Static Media". www.nickiswift.com. Static Media. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
24. ↑ "My Strange Addiction". www.go.tlc.com. Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
25. ↑ Dorn, Sara. "Eccentric, angry, opinionated: RNC protesters, activists are a mixed bag of beliefs". Cleveland.com.
26. ↑ Shuey, Karen. "Hundreds protest peacefully in Cleveland". www.ReadingEagle.com. Reading Eagle. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
27. ↑ Voelker, Peter. "Photographing the Political Art of the 2016 Conventions". www.vice.com. Vice Media Group. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
28. ↑ Benac, Nancy. "VIDEO: April Brucker of New York City and her puppet, "Donald J. Tramp"". www.apnews.com. The Associated Press. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
29. ↑ Press, Associated. "Republican National Convention opens in Ohio against backdrop of deep inner-party discontent". IndianExpress.com.
30. ↑ Radke, Brock. "Curtain Up: Gordie Brown, Clint Holmes, Savannah Lynx and more Vegas showbiz news". www.LasVegasSun.com. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
31. ↑ Ross, Nick. "Burlesque Performer Profile: April Brucker". www.BurlesqueMag.com. Burlesque Magazine. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
32. ↑ Hager, Benjamin. "Actress and comedian April Brucker drives south in a motorcade of entertainment workers on the". www.ReviewJournal.com. Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
33. ↑ Radke, Brock. "Curtain Up: Gordie Brown, Clint Holmes, Savannah Lynx and more Vegas showbiz news". www.LasVegasSun.com. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
34. ↑ Radke, Brock. "Curtain Up: Bat Out of Hell, Silk Sonic, Los Bukis and more Vegas showbiz news". www.LasVegasSun.com. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
35. ↑ Katsilometes, John. "Springer is Upon Us". www.ReviewJournal.com. Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
36. ↑ Katsilometes, John. "Mouth It Out". www.ReviewJournal.com. Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
37. ↑ "Secret Restoration". www.AVClub.com. G/O Media. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
38. ↑ Funk, Harry. "Don't Read My Lips: BP native's new book explores art of ventriloquism". www.Observer-Reporter.com. Observer Reporter. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
39. ↑ Klimovich, Joanne. "Bethel Park High School to host inductions into the school's Great Alumni Hall of Fame". TribLive.com.
40. ↑ Brucker, April. "Don't Read My Lips!: America's Foremost Female Ventriloquist Reveals the Secrets of How to be a Successful Vent". www.BarnesandNoble.com. Barnes and Noble. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
41. ↑ Brucker, April. "April Unwrapped: My Naked Dreams Revealed". www.Barnesand Noble. Barnes and Noble. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
42. ↑ Brucker, April. "I Came, I Saw, I Sang: Memoirs of a Singing Telegram Delivery Girl". www.BarnesandNoble.com. Barnes and Noble. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
43. ↑ Carollo, Kim. "'My Strange Addiction' Focuses on Unusual Obsessive Behavior". www.abcnews.go.com. ABC News. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
44. ↑ Staff Writer. "Actress-Comedienne April Brucker To Be Inducted Into Bethel Park High School Great Alumni Hall Of Fame". www.MessengerPaper.com. The Messenger. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
45. ↑ Klimovich Harrop, Joanne. "Bethel Park High School to host inductions into the school's Great Alumni Hall of Fame". www.TribLive.com. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
46. ↑ "Videos After Dark". www.RadioTimes.com. Immediate Medis Company Limited. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
47. ↑ Katsilometes, John. "Mouth It Out". www.ReviewJournal.com. Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
48. ↑ Katsilometes, John. "Springer is Upon Us". www.ReviewJournal.com. Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
49. ↑ "Secret Restoration". www.AVClub.com. G/O Media. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
50. ↑ Shreya, Kumari. "My Strange Addiction: Where Are They Now?". www.thecinemaholic.com. Cinemaholic Inc. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
51. ↑ Ross, Nick. "Burlesque Performer Profile: April Brucker". www.BurlesqueMag.com. Burlesque Magazine. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
52. ↑ Wagner, Mike. "Actress, comedienne and reality TV personality April Brucker is my special guest with her new book April Unwrapped-My Naked Dreams Revealed". www.RadioPublic.com. The Mike Wagner Show. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
53. ↑ Alexander, Bill. "Interview with April Brucker". www.iHeart.com. iHeartMedia Inc. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
54. ↑ David Olson, Lis. "April Brucker - ventriloquism and burlesque (and that's only part of her story)". www.Spreker.com. Stranger Connections. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
55. ↑ Mark, Dark. "April Brucker... and Friends". www.AudioBoom.com. The Dark Mark Show. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
56. ↑ Jordana, Elisa. "Roommate Andy". www.podcast.app. Kermit and Friends. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
57. ↑ Oliver, Erin. "She's fun, this one". www.issu.com. Slapstik Comedy Magazine. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
58. ↑ Macolino, Jeff. "April and Me". www.listennotes.com. The Jeff Macolino Podcast. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
59. ↑ Ross, Nick. "Burlesque Performer Profile: April Brucker". www.BurlesqueMag.com. Burlesque Magazine. Retrieved 4 May 2023.

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