Puppeteers Puppeteers William Britton Baird ( August 15, 1904 - March 18, 1987), professional name Bil Baird, but often referred to as Bill Baird, was an American puppeteer of the mid- and late 20th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bil Baird"
Bill Corbett is a playwright, television writer, screenwriter, and performer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bill Corbett"
Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett ( May 8 1913– May 4 1984) was an animator, producer, director, and puppeteer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes series of cartoons from Warner Bros. and the television show Time for Beany. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bob Clampett"
Caroll Spinney, sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney (born December 26, 1933 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA) is a puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street. He has described his experience as Big Bird as "a lot like growing up to be Mickey Mouse... only taller!" ...more on Wikipedia about "Caroll Spinney"
Christine Glanville (October 1924 - February 1999) was a professional puppeteer and spent most of her working life involved to some degree with Gerry Anderson. ...more on Wikipedia about "Christine Glanville"
David Rudman is the voice-over talent behind many Sesame Street characters, notably Baby Bear's creator and Muppeteer, and Cookie Monster's replacement Muppeteer. For his role as Cookie, Rudman was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series. ...more on Wikipedia about "David Rudman"
Drew Massey is a puppeteer for The Jim Henson Company for the Muppets and several TV shows. Massey has also worked on Crank Yankers and on an episode of Angel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Drew Massey"
Eugene Lambert is a puppeteer, owner of the Lambert Puppet Theatre in Monkstown Co.Dublin, Ireland. He created the children's television series Wanderly Wagon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eugene Lambert"
Fran Brill is a actress, voice actress and puppeteer, best known for her roles on Sesame Street. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fran Brill"
Richard Frank Oznowicz (born May 25, 1944), better known as Frank Oz, is a film director, actor and puppeteer. He was born in Hereford, England to French parents - a Jewish father and Catholic mother both from Polish descent. Oz moved to California, United States with his parents when he was five years old. ...more on Wikipedia about "Frank Oz"
Harry Corbett ( 28 January 1918 - 17 August 1989) was a British puppeteer, known as the creator in 1948 of the longrunning ' Sooty' glove puppet character. Sooty was taken over by his son Matthew Corbett. ...more on Wikipedia about "Harry Corbett"
Helen King ( 1 March, 1972 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom) is a Canadian actress working in theatre, film & TV as an actor, voice artist, puppeteer & singer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Helen King"
Jamie Dunn is an Australian comedian and entertainer. Starting his entertainment career as a singer, Jamie Dunn moved into television, working as the man behind (and underneath) the puppet Agro on Agro's Cartoon Connection. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jamie Dunn"
Jerry Nelson (born July 10, 1934) is a Muppet puppeteer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jerry Nelson"
James Maury Henson ( September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was one of the most important puppeteers in modern American television history. He was also a filmmaker, television producer, and the founder of The Jim Henson Company, the Jim Henson Foundation, and Jim Henson's Creature Shop. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jim Henson"
Jiří Trnka ( 24 February 1912 Plzeň - 30 December 1969 Prague) was Czech puppet maker, illustrator, motion-picture animator and film director, renowned for his puppet animations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jiří Trnka"
John Lovelady is a right-handed puppeteer who worked with the Muppets, including on Sesame Street. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Lovelady"
Josef Skupa ( 16 January 1892 Strakonice - 8 January 1957 Prague) was a Czech puppeteer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Josef Skupa"
Kathryn "Kathy" Mullen is an actress, voice actress, and puppeteer most closely associated with Jim Henson projects. She began performing on The Muppet Show in its third season, primarily as Gaffer the Backstage Cat. While reprising this character for several Muppet movies, she also created the character of Mokey - a gentle, New Age style Fraggle - on Henson's Fraggle Rock. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kathryn Mullen"
Kevin Clash (born September 17, 1960, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA) is a puppeteer best known for his portrayal of the character Elmo on the children's television show Sesame Street. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kevin Clash"
Louise Gold is a British singer-actress and Spitting Image puppeteer, formerly a puppeteer for The Muppet Show and Sesame Street. ...more on Wikipedia about "Louise Gold"
Martin P. Robinson is a puppeteer for the Jim Henson Company. He originally built, designed, and performed the puppets for Little Shop of Horrors. He is perhaps best known for his work on Sesame Street. He has performed the characters of Telly Monster and Mr. Snuffleupagus on the show for more than 20 years. ...more on Wikipedia about "Martin P. Robinson"
Matthew McCoy is a puppeteer that has performed extensively in the theatres within Australia and internationally. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mat McCoy"
Rick Lyon is a puppeteer and actor from Rochester, New York, who has worked for Jim Henson Studios as one of the operators of Big Bird. He appeared on Broadway originating the roles of several characters in Avenue Q, a play for which he designed and created the puppets. In the fall of 2005 he reprised his roles as Nicky and Trekkie Monster in the production of the show in Las Vegas and is continuing to do so. He also worked with Nickelodeon on the Stick Stickly project. He is the chief puppeteer for Comedy Central's television program Crank Yankers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rick Lyon"
Robert Smigel (b. February 7, 1960) is an American humorist and performer, possibly best known as the puppeteer behind Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog. ...more on Wikipedia about "Robert Smigel" The shortopedia spirit
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