personal fact sheet
as compiled by Ronn's puppets

his name   Ronn Lucas,...duh !

why are there two ‘n’s in ‘Ronn’?
choose one-
1) Ronn’s mother stutters
2) It’s the Scandinavian spelling
3) He dropped the third ‘n’ cuz it looked busy.

age  49

ancestry  Scottish, Irish, and American Indian. ...Hey, does that make Ronn “Skittish”? (Special Note: On his Indian side, Ronn is 1/64th Choctaw. There are NO Cherokee princesses in Ronn’s background.)

formal education  still hooked on phonics

married   12 years as of February 2001

hobbies  Small-plane flying ( he’s still a student ), writing, web designing, architecture, backpacking, working out, high-wire walking, science trivia, and of course traveling ( both for fun as well as for business )

favorite comedy performers  Lilly Tomlin; George Carlin; Robin Williams; some bits of Chris Rock; AND that new comic genius Chris Clobber ( AKA the ‘ZooMan’ )

favorite drink  ice tea ( pre- sweetened if possible )

favorite ice cream  french vanilla shakes

favorite color  money

boxers or briefs  ...Ronn wears underwear? That’s new.

drives  '99 maroon Mercedes SUV ( <<<groan >>> how Yuppie can you get? ); ‘87 white Acura ( a beat up old white Legend - much like Ronn )

favorite other ventriloquists  
working- Jay Johnson (the ventriloquist from 'SOAP' ) & Native-American, Buddy Big Mountain; retired- Paul Wenchell, Jimmy Nelson, Ricky Layne (but IS he retired?); deceased- Edgar Bergen, Shari Lewis, Stan Burns

most proud of  a rare creativity award given to him by other ventriloquists

most annoyed by  anything on a stick

favorite quotes  “All generalizations are not worth a damn, including this one.” -Mark Twain;...“LA has four full seasons per year: fire, floods, earthquakes, and riots.” -unknown

favorite charities   Coach Tony LaRussa's Animal Rescue Fund (ARF!) / the Denver Center for Vocal and Respiratory Diseases / Boston's Judge Baker Children’s Hospital / the Muscular Dystrophy Association / the American Cancer Society / the Thalians / The Home for Foam Children - ( OK, OK, that’s not really one of Ronn’s charities; we stole the idea from Jay Johnson, but we like it a lot.)

signed-Ronn’s puppets

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