Who is Tim Poe?
Timothy Michael Poe won over the crowd and the judges of NBC’s America’s Got Talent even before he began to sing, with his moving story of blocking a grenade blast in 2009 to save his buddies in Afghanistan — an act of heroism he said broke his back and left him with a brain injury.
What happened to Timothy Poe?
Earlier this week, Poe won the audience’s hearts when he told them a story about a brain injury he received in the line of duty in Afghanistan. “My career was ended in 2009,” he said. “I had got hit by a grenade in Afghanistan, and it broke my back and gave me a brain injury, and so that’s why I stutter a little bit.”
How scripted are talent shows?
It’s not completely fake, but there are elements rigged.
Is America’s got talent rehearsed?
During the time before your performance, you will have some time to rehearse in the holding room, but there is a lot of down time as well. Feel free to bring a book, magazine, or electronic device to keep you company while you wait.
What happened to Alexander from Britain’s Got Talent?
After his death, his cousin Rochelle Hanson wrote on a Just Giving page: “On 27th July 2017, Robert Anker aged 27 was involved in a fatal car accident in Canada and sadly passed away at the scene. We are raising funds for his family to be able to cover all costs for their trip to go and arrange his funeral in Canada.
Who was the guy who said he was injured on America’s Got Talent?
Poe, a 2012 competitor on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” was branded as scum for claiming he was injured during his service, a statement that turned out to be a fabrication. Poe earned sympathy from the show’s viewers and judges when he said he suffered a brain injury and broken back after he was “hit by a grenade in Afghanistan.”
Are there allegations that America’s Got Talent is rigged?
The series has faced allegations that the competition is rigged and accusations it’s not nearly as genuine as it comes across on the small screen. America’s Got Talent ran into a serious fact-checking problem in Season 7 when contestant Timothy Poe’s sob story about being a war veteran fell apart.
Who was the actor who lied about serving in Vietnam?
The award-winning actor has raised red flags numerous times during his career for falsely claiming he served in Vietnam. While Dennehy was a Marine for four years, he was never in combat during the Vietnam War, a fallacy he admitted in 1998. “I lied about serving in Vietnam and I’m sorry,” Dennehy is quoted as having said.
Is the show America’s Got Talent really real?
Proof America’s Got Talent is totally fake. NBC’s America’s Got Talent claims it’s trying to find the best talent in the country, but is the show as real as it claims to be? Over the years, like practically every other reality-competition show out there, America’s Got Talent has come under fire.