America's Got Talent

Here we go, sound.

Here we go, cameras.

All right. Here we go, guys.

Stand by for the top of the show.

Let's get season 18 started!

How are you?

I'm very well.

I mean, how can I not be fine?

I'm in "America's Got Talent"!

Yeah!

Oh, my God!

Season 18 is just blowing my socks off.

Oh, that's insane!

Your middle name needs to be Danger.

I have never seen anything so amazing.

Okay, stop.

Even your voice is annoying.

No. I don't like your voice, Simon.

Simon, can you say something?

Do you see this hand?

It's going very close to that red buzzer.

No, please don't. Please don't.

Tick-tock. Tick-tock.

I brought you egg shakers.

Oh, my...

Why are you so adorable?

I don't know.

Well, you have given me almost my voice back.

This is how you do it!

You're a superstar.

Yes!

This is absolutely gonna change your life.

It was the perfect "AGT" audition.

It was just breathtaking, honestly.

Hey!

It's a sunny 75 degrees outside.

And in other news, "America's Got Talent"

is back for its 18th season.

And auditions are starting today.

Hi, everyone.

- Season 18, buddy. - How are you, my man?

- Good to see you. - Hi, everyone.

How are you, sweetie?

How you doing?

Hello, everyone.

Simon, how are you?

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your host,

Terry Crews!

Are you guys ready to meet your judges?

Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum,

Sofía Vergara,

and Simon Cowell!

Welcome to the premiere of "America's Got Talent,"

season 18!

Now, Simon, how are we gonna top last season?

That was incredible.

I don't know.

I've just got a really, really, really

good feeling about this year.

- So I'm excited. - Yes.

Let's do it!

Let's do it!

Let's go, season 18.

Go!

I'm very excited about this season.

I have a good feeling.

Okay.

Here we go.

Hello.

Is it bad that I already want to say no?

- I'd be a little sad. - Okay.

I'm not gonna say it right now.

I'm gonna let you do your thing.

But I have a feeling.

Okay.

Welcome to season 18.

Thank you. Can you hear me good?

- Yeah. - Awesome.

Tell us who you are, please.

My name is Patrick Chu.

Tell us about you.

You have a day job?

I'm currently a project manager at a HVAC company.

Yeah.

There's a lot of people in the room who love

heating and air conditioning.

Do they know you're here?

Uh, they do not.

So what is the big dream here?

Well, I'm in a dinosaur suit here.

So I'm already kind of living it, I guess.

Okay. No more questions.

- Good luck. - Cool.

Awesome.

Thank you.

- Is he gonna dance? - I don't know.

How would I know?

Oh, yeah.

He's getting in position to dance.

That's a dance position?

Surprise.

Oh, my gosh, I am so, so happy

that I did not say no to you.

Thank you.

That tells you we should never, never judge a book

without reading it before...

- That's not the saying. - No?

It's you shouldn't judge a book by its cover.

Oh, okay.

Well, yes.

Can I ask you when was the moment when you went,

"I know what I'm gonna do"?

At my current job, I'm not super happy there.

So if I could do something and make people happy,

and change my life, I think that would

make me feel more fulfilled.

That's what it's all about.

And it's amazing that you truly

always land on your feet, even on the backflip like that.

- I was like... - Oh, yeah.

- Thank you. - Good for you.

I mean, well done.

I was imagining at home trying this with your new outfit

in your bedroom.

I do that sometimes.

This is the best dancing dinosaur

we have ever had on "AGT."

The key for me personally is surprise.

And... and you are the ultimate surprise.

You walked out.

You're wearing a costume that every 11-year-old

wore on Halloween.

I wore that once.

I have to tell you, I have the same one at home.

It's not only the dancing.

It's the ability to flip in this costume.

So your dream came true here on "AGT."

That's why I want to give you your first yes.

- Thank you. - Heidi?

I'm gonna give you your second yes.

Thank you.

I can't wait to see what else you can do

in this stupid costume.

Yes.

And Simon?

I don't know where to start.

Dinosaur! Dinosaur! Dinosaur!

Dinosaur.

Dinosaur. Dinosaur.

I always listen to the audience,

and everyone loves you.

So I think you've got about 7,000 yeses.

That's why I still do the show.

That's why you still do the show?

- Yeah, absolutely. - For a moment like that.

That's amazing.

Coming up...

Let me hear you scream!

You come all the way from Japan to do that?

Yes.

What is going on?

Tonight's a big night, and I think you could

win this season with that.

This act belongs on this stage.

Maybe I'll get to meet Simon.

What do you think?

Oh, that'd be amazing.

Audience, are we ready for our next act?

Here's your microphone.

First, give me a good 10 count, if you don't mind.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

- Here we go. - Okay.

Here we go, folks.

Here we go.

Grab your seats, please.

Hello, sir. How you doing?

- Terry Crews. - I'm Terry.

- How you doing, man? - How you doing?

I'm Philip. It's nice to meet you.

Hi, Philip.

Here we go.

10 seconds.

Are you ready to be on "America's Got Talent"

right now?

I'm so ready.

It's a big stage, and I'm ready for a big moment.

Philip, let's go out there and make it happen, man.

I've got your back the whole way, okay?

- Hello. - Hello, hello.

It's so good to see y'all. Hello.

Hello. What's your name?

My name is Philip Bowen.

And where are you from, Philip?

Currently, I'm living in Detroit.

- Yeah! - Detroit.

Wow, that's Terrytown.

And what do you do for a living?

I am a project manager.

And as you can see, I'm also a musician.

And what got you into the violin?