"The Human Jukebox" Terry Fator won the second season of NBC's America's Got Talent Tuesday, prevailing over reggae crooner Cas Haley, beatboxer Antoinette "Butterscotch" Clinton and country singer Julienne Irwin for the $1 million prize. "Terry, you've done it! You are the best new act in America, and you have won $1 million!" said the show's host, Jerry Springer.

Judge Piers Morgan managed to perform his duty along with his peers Sharon Osbourne and David Hasselhoff on the show which attracted some 11 milion viewers, even though he cracked a few ribs falling from a Segway.

Terry Fator managed to impress all three judges with his long-time passion for ventriloquism, which he took up at age 10. Throughout the show, he impersonated Etta James, Kermit the Frog, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Garth Brooks, Roy Orbison and James Taylor with spectacular proficiency. Thus, he even managed to turn around Sharon Osbourne and David Hasselhoff, who both have voiced more or less disdain for ventriloquists.

Fator also saw the dream of his life, playing in Las Vegas, come true. He is all set to play at Bally's Resort next month. "Thank you, America, thank you so much, America!" he said. Springer said that Terry Fator's win will probably make ventriloquism popular again.

"I’m so honored that America voted for me. Thank you so much for your votes. Thank you so much for your e-mails and phone calls and all of the support. Folks me and Winston, we love you all," he told Access Hollywood.

The first to go was Irwin, who left with a smile and declared that the journey through the contest far exceeded her expectations. Next left Butterscotch who wept a little, but Springer was quick to console her. "Ten years from now, you will continue to be a huge star in America," Springer said.  "You have talent, you really, really have talent."

Then the final pair remained: Fator and Haley. Runner-up Haley also won a very encouraging declaration from Springer: "Cas, you have been such a champ. We've all fallen in love with you. You are a phenomenal talent."

America's Got Talent debuted in June 2006 for the summer television season, and its roots are thought to be coming from the British talent contest Opportunity Knocks, which started as a radio program in 1949 before moving to television in 1956.