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April Brucker is an American actress, comedienne and reality television personality.

Her television credits include "Entertainment Tonight" (CBS Paramount), "Inside Edition" (King World), "The Layover" (Travel Channel), "My Strange Addiction" (TLC), "Today" (NBC), "Videos After Dark" (ABC), "The Wendy Williams Show" (FOX), "What's My Secret?" (MTV), "What Would You Do?" (ABC) and many other network, cable and international TV shows.

"The Wrap News - Covering Hollywood" described her as "sweet, adorable... with a hint of insanity." VegasNews.com called her "America's foremost female ventriloquist." Newsmax TV said she is "a fantastic entertainer."

Growing up in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, April spent more than a decade living, acting and performing in New York City at cabarets (Don't Tell Mama, The Duplex, The Metropolitan Room), in comedy clubs (Broadway Comedy Club, New York Comedy Club, Standup New York) and in off -Broadway shows, including "Murdered By The Mob," New York's longest running dinner theater production. In Las Vegas, she has performed at Notoriety Theater, Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino and as the special guest star in the all-female revue "BurlesQ" at Alexis Park Resort. In early 2021, April was the only ventriloquist regularly performing in The City of Entertainment where she now lives.

April earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Acting at New York University's Tisch School and was awarded a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Creative Writing & Screenwriting from Antioch University Los Angeles. She is the author of several books and is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA. You can connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter.

(Excerpted from "Don't Read My Lips! - America's Foremost Female Ventriloquist Reveals the Secrets of a Successful Vent" (CFBP Bestsellers, 2021, ISBN 0984208585).

More on April at www.AprilBrucker.TV.

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