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Strassman (together with his globe-trotting puppets) has played to millions around the world, with sell-out shows in Australia, America and New Zealand. He is a winner of the Edinburgh Fringe Critics' Award for Comedy and acclaimed for his inventiveness in a field sometimes considered inert. Ventriloquism, comedy and puppetry. Strassman's career kicked off as early as his school days: his junior school offered ventriloquism as an optional subject. Encouraged by his teacher, Strassman sent off for a dummy. What arrived through the post was soon to become Chuck; then an innocent dummy dressed in kids clothes. Now a leering foul-mouthed psychopath. Strassman introduced animatronics into his act, meaning Chuck can have a life of his own without Strassman even on stage.