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Ray Wold & Mom was a danger act from Season 18 of America's Got Talent. They were eliminated in the Semifinals.

Background[]

Ray has received nicknames such as "the real burning man" and "man on fire". He performed in the Cirque du Soleil show O.

Audition[]

Ray Wold’s audition in Episode 1802 consisted of performing a flaming knife-throwing act with the assistance of his mother Corinne. Howie Mandel buzzed the act. Although Howie voted "No", Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara and Simon Cowell voted "Yes", sending him to the next round.

Deliberations[]

Ray Wold was chosen to advance to the Qualifiers. Ray, while planning his Semifinal performance, made it so his mom would also be putting him in danger so the act for the live shows was renamed to “Ray Wold & Mom”.

Semifinals[]

Ray Wold & Mom’s Semifinals performance in Episode 1810 consisted of him and his mother performing various stunts with fire such as cracking flaming whips, throwing flaming knives at targets and performing an escape act from a flaming tub. Howie Mandel buzzed the act, but Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara and Simon Cowell gave them standing ovations. They did not receive enough votes to enter the Top 5 of the night in Episode 1811, eliminating them from the competition instead of Brynn Cummings.

After the Show[]

Additionally in 2023, Ray & Corinne Wold competed on the tenth season of the Italian competition series Tu Si Que Vales.

Trivia[]

  • Ray Wold is the first act in the history of AGT to go under two different act names in the same season.

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