Howie Mandel told school janitor Richard Goodall that he thought his singing performance was enough to win on Tuesday’s finale episode of America’s Got Talent.
‘Not only is he a hero, but I’ll make a prediction right now,’ Howie, 68, said. ‘I think you just sang yourself $1 million dollars.’
Before he took the stage, Richard, who has worked as a middle school janitor for 23 years, from Terre Haute, Indiana, watched a video of his school wishing him luck that brought him to tears.
Neal Schon from Journey also appeared in the video and told him that he was coming to perform with him on the finale. Richard, 55, wiped away tears and then took the stage and sang Journey’s hit song Faithfully.
‘You are such an amazing man,’ Heidi Klum, 51, told her Golden Buzzer pick. ‘You are so humble and so kind. You are also a little bit quiet but not when you are behind that microphone then you are a big rockstar!’
Howie Mandel told school janitor Richard Goodall that he thought his singing performance was enough to win on Tuesday’s finale episode of America’s Got Talent on NBC
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‘We all need a hero right now and you are a hero,’ Simon Cowell, 64, said.
Hakuna Matata acrobats from Tanzania opened up the show. They were the first acts still competing for the $1 million grand prize.
They blindfolded themselves and tried to balance themselves doing a headstand on top of each other on a moving board.
The stage they were on was lifted high above the audiences while the entire acrobatic team balanced precariously on top of each other.
‘This is bigger, more dangerous and more exciting than anything I’ve ever seen,’ Howie said.
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Simon said he was ‘terrified’ watching their act.
‘You are four heroes,’ Simon said.
Comedian David Alan Grier made an appearance on the show to play a prank on the judges. Howie told them David was going to direct their promos. He had them put on props like cowboy hats and hold surfboards and fishing rods.
Richard, 55, wiped away tears and then took the stage and sang Journey’s hit song Faithfully
‘You are such an amazing man,’ Heidi Klum , 51, told her Golden Buzzer pick. ‘You are so humble and so kind. You are also a little bit quiet but not when you are behind that microphone then you are a big rockstar!’
Terry Crews hosted the two-hour live show with judges Howie, Heidi, Sofia Vergara and Simon
‘I’m not doing any of this,’ Simon said.
Singer Dee Dee Simon, who worked as a nurse at San Quentin state prison, stunned the audience with her rendition of Take Me To Church. The audience gave her a standing ovation when she finished.
‘You just took us all to church and I’m bowing down at the Dee Dee altar,’ Heidi said. ‘Your voice is incredible! The strength and the power you have.’
‘You keep getting better and better,’ Sofia Vergara, 52, said.
‘I think you just showed millions of people what it means to sing well,’ Simon said. ‘This was what we call a moment.’
Dee Dee said her experience on the show so far has been ‘life changing.’
