JoJo Bean and Jacki the Ventriloquist!
What kind of birthday party do kids want? Whatever makes them laugh!
The show!
Everyone wants a sweet, funny grandma like Matilda, aka Granny.
Check it out: Summer Reading at the Library with ventriloquism, puppet shows, and magic shows.
Florida Fairs is full of fun and Jacki Manna balloon making.
Jacki Manna Science Show for schools and libraries
Ventriloquism with 103 year old puppet
Laughter and fun at Jacki Manna Puppet Show Birthday Parties
Jo Jo Bean always goofing around and making everybody laugh.
NO ONE ELSE HERE HAS OVER 200 PERFECT FIVE STAR ★★★★★ REVIEWS!!
I am not saying that to brag. I just want you to know that it's proof you can trust me to entertain your children.
I am professional. I show up. I'm really nice to children. And I do amazing and funny stuff for kids, like this:
* comedy ventriloquist show
* puppet show
* magic show
* clown show
* face painting
* balloon twisting
For the past 30 years I have been a children's entertainer, performing at 200 + events a year in addition to being a full time elementary school teacher. I think I know a thing or two about children and what they like for fun. So, leave the entertainment to me so you can party!
256 reviews
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June 15, 2026The kids were laughing and carrying on the entire time. She kept them so engaged.
Hired as: Children’s Party Magician, Puppet Show
Daniel A.
June 14, 2026Extremely entertaining and engaging with the children! They were glued to her performance! Money well with spent ! Don't even hesitate to to book her
Hired as: Children’s Party Magician, Puppet Show
Kathryn O.
April 11, 2026Jacki provided a wonderful show for our son's 5th birthday party! The kids loved her, and she had them laughing the whole time. They enjoyed the balloons and face painting as well. Highly recommend her services!
Hired as: Children’s Party Magician
Patricia P.
January 17, 2026Jacki Manna is wonderful Magician and great performance with the Kids. Children love her. Great person, kind, compassion, lovely lady. 10 starts for her. 😊😇🙏
Hired as: Puppet Show
Sarah W.
October 26, 2025Jackie came to my school of music's Trunk or Treat for 2 hours. We had games, performances, candy, but Jackie was the sparkle! Not only did she arrive early to set up, but she came even though she lost her voice. She painted at least 20 kids faces (including mine) super fast and beautifully too! She is a true gem and I cannot wait to invite her to more events.
Thank you so much Jackie! You made my Trunk or Treat unforgettable :D
Hired as: Face Painter
Price range: $200 and up
Languages: English , French
Gig length: 30 - 60 minutes
Insurance: $1,000,000 - Fully insured.
When you hire me, you can always expect Good, Clean, Fun. I am professional, dependable, experienced, friendly, happy, funny, and talented. Long term memory stays with us for our lifetime, so I focus on:
making kids happy,
making kids laugh,
making good times for good memories of their childhood.
Hi there! I am the world famous (for people under 3 feet tall) ventriloquist, Jacki Manna. I hail from the corn capital, Des Moines, Iowa and now live in the entertainment capital, Orlando, Florida. I started in Show Business just because I showed some kindness to an 80 year old man on a cruise ship where I was working. This man, a famous ventriloquist and wooden puppet maker named Howie Olson, had his own Kids TV show for 40+ years in Houston, TX called Phenix Phil, and in Madison, Wisconsin called Circus 3. He became my mentor.
I have been entertaining audiences, children and adults, since 1990 as:
* a comedy ventriloquist
* a magician
* a clown
* a face painter
* a balloon twister
I guarantee that, with my entertainment at your event (birthday party, company party, library program, fair, festival, holiday party, school, etc.) everyone will be HAPPY.
Fun facts: I have been a high school, middle school, and elementary school teacher for 30+ years. I am a swim teacher and a French teacher. One more thing, I have a major role in a children's TV show that is currently airing on 12 stations nationwide and in Canada. It's called Ignite Your Light Kidz.
Jacki Manna provides her own sound system.
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Orlando, FL
Friday
Corporate Event
5:00pm - 7:00pm
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Oviedo, FL
Monday
Corporate Event
9:00am - 1:00pm
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Orlando, FL
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
2:00pm - 2:30pm
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Longwood, FL
Sunday
Children’s Birthday Party
1:30pm - 3:30pm
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Longwood, FL
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
12:00pm - 1:00pm
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Fort Myers, FL
Thursday
Nonprofit Event
6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Orlando, FL
Jacki Manna's mentor was Howie Olson, a TV star on WISC-TV in Madison, Wisconsin on a children’s program called Circus 3. In Houston, Texas he had a radio and sponsored TV show called Phenix Phil. Howie was a well known and respected ventriloquist, magician, and figure maker who took Jacki on as his apprentice in 1989. Howie died in 1992 and left his magic and puppets to Jacki. One of the puppets was the famous Cowboy Eddie who was carved in 1910 by the Mack brothers, the same ones who carved Charlie McCarthy.
Besides all the thousands of private events since 1990, Jacki has performed at many conventions for professional entertainers. Here are a few: the 36th Annual Vent Haven convention in Kentucky in 2012 where she paid a tribute to Howie Olson by performing with his 102 year old puppet Cowboy Eddie, the Houdini Convention in Madison, Wisconsin in 2013, the Midwest's Premier magic convention AbrCORNdabra in 2014, the Circus World Reunion in 2015, and the Florida StateMagic Convention Magicpalooza in 2016.
Stage area 8' x 10' either elevated or main floor. Electrical outlet within 10 feet of stage.
Children’s Party Magician