Puppeteer

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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About

“One of the important things is you've got to not care that you're not going to get particularly famous yourself, unless you appear every time at the end of your performance with your face. I'm not particularly a household name, which is fine. 'Big Bird' is.” - Caroll Spinney, Puppeteer

Highlights

Caroll Spinney on why he was drawn to puppetry

Sid and Marty Krofft on advice to aspiring puppeteers

Sonia Manzano on working with the Muppeteers on Sesame Street

Joan Ganz Cooney on the initial lack of female puppeteers on Sesame Street

Jay Sandrich on the ventriloquist Jay Johnson and his "figure," Bob, on Soap

Caroll Spinney on being a puppeteer and some of the wonderful experiences he's had

Who talked about this profession

Joan Ganz Cooney

Joan Ganz Cooney on the initial lack of female puppeteers on Sesame Street

Marty Krofft

Sid and Marty Krofft on advice to aspiring puppeteers

Sid Krofft

Sid and Marty Krofft on advice to aspiring puppeteers

Sonia Manzano

Sonia Manzano on why there weren't many female and ethnic Muppet characters on Sesame Street

Sonia Manzano on working with the Muppeteers on Sesame Street

Jay Sandrich

Jay Sandrich on the ventriloquist Jay Johnson and his "figure," Bob, on Soap

Caroll Spinney

Caroll Spinney on discovering puppetry at age eight and his first puppetry performance

Caroll Spinney on his first professional puppet show at age twelve

Caroll Spinney on why he was drawn to puppetry

Caroll Spinney on deciding to be a TV puppeteer after seeing a local Boston puppet show on television

Caroll Spinney on being a puppeteer and some of the wonderful experiences he's had

Caroll Spinney on the future of puppeteering

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