Puppeteer


The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

02:26

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Highlights
Caroll Spinney on why he was drawn to puppetry
02:14
Sid and Marty Krofft on advice to aspiring puppeteers
00:49
Sonia Manzano on working with the Muppeteers on Sesame Street
07:42
 Joan Ganz Cooney on the initial lack of female puppeteers on Sesame Street
01:34
Jay Sandrich on the ventriloquist Jay Johnson and his "figure," Bob, on Soap
02:35
Caroll Spinney on being a puppeteer and some of the wonderful experiences he's had
03:51
Who talked about this profession

Joan Ganz Cooney

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 Joan Ganz Cooney on the initial lack of female puppeteers on Sesame Street
01:34

Marty Krofft

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Sid and Marty Krofft on advice to aspiring puppeteers
00:49

Sid Krofft

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Sid and Marty Krofft on advice to aspiring puppeteers
00:49

Sonia Manzano

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Sonia Manzano on why there weren't many female and ethnic Muppet characters on Sesame Street
01:27
Sonia Manzano on working with the Muppeteers on Sesame Street
07:42

Jay Sandrich

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Jay Sandrich on the ventriloquist Jay Johnson and his "figure," Bob, on Soap
02:35

Robert Smigel

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Robert Smigel on whether there is a disconnect between himself and his character "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog" and how his identity merged with "Triumph’s" character; on his feeling "Triumph" has more irony and absurdity than an insult comic, which makes "Triumph" less biting or mean
03:29

Caroll Spinney

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Caroll Spinney on discovering puppetry at age eight and his first puppetry performance
08:24
Caroll Spinney on his first professional puppet show at age twelve
02:14
Caroll Spinney on why he was drawn to puppetry
02:14
Caroll Spinney on deciding to be a TV puppeteer after seeing a local Boston puppet show on television
01:43
Caroll Spinney on being a puppeteer and some of the wonderful experiences he's had
03:51
Caroll Spinney on the future of puppeteering
02:26
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

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