Jerry Goodspeed was born and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut and has show business in his blood as a descendant of William Goodspeed, the founder of the renowned Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut. Jerry began practicing ventriloquism at the age of eight and turned professional at the age of twenty-six. A winner of the prestigious International Ventriloquist Competition, Jerry has appeared in cabarets and nightclubs all over the globe including stops in Hong Kong, Singapore,Tangier, Estoril and Monte Carlo. He has been an opening act for such stars as Leslie Uggams, Chubby Checker, Al Martino, and Charo. He continues to entertain audiences around the world aboard the best cruise lines.