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Tim Selberg (Selberg Studios, Inc.) Timothy Selberg (born in Waterford, Michigan) is a sculptor of three-dimensional carved mechanized figures, most of which are specifically used in the performance of ventriloquism. Selberg and his team at Selberg Studios, Inc. create handcrafted and custom carved works of art for collectors and entertainers. Selberg has been featured in print media such as ''Smithsonian'', ''History Magazine'' and books on the topic of ventriloquism, to include ''I Can See Your Lips Moving: The History and Art of Ventriloquism''. He has also been interviewed for news broadcasts and documentaries, to include the documentary ''Belly Talkers'',〔Belly Talkers, 1996, Miramax Films, motion picture〕 and his work has appeared in the films ''Best in Show'' ''〔Best in Show, 2000, Castle Rock Entertainment, motion picture〕'' and ''Dead Silence''.〔Dead Silence, 2007, Universal Pictures, motion picture〕 His figures can also be found in museums and private collections around the globe. Influenced by American entertainers such as Edgar Bergen, Jimmy Nelson, and Paul Winchell, Selberg is a self-taught mechanical figure maker with a background in commercial art and design. == Early life == Selberg was born in Pontiac, Michigan on November 6, 1959. Tim is a third generation Swedish-American. His grandparents emigrated to the United States from Sweden in the early part of the 20th Century. As a young child, Selberg was fascinated with the art of ventriloquism. Watching Jimmy Nelson's Nestle commercials on television piqued his interest in the art form. His mother bought him the Jimmy Nelson record: "Instant Ventriloquism" and a plastic "Danny O’Day" puppet from a Sears, Roebuck & Company catalogue when Tim was six years old. Other sources of early influences for Selberg’s creativity inspiration were cartoon animations, animatronics, robotics, and magic and Vaudeville acts. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tim Selberg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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