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Bill Barretta is an American puppeteer, producer, writer, director, and actor, best known for his involvement with the Muppets.Barretta performs the Muppet characters Pepe the King Prawn, Bobo the Bear and Johnny Fiama, as well as inheriting the roles of Rowlf the Dog, The Swedish Chef, and Dr. Teeth from Jim Henson.
Muppet Treasure Island is a 1996 American musical swashbuckler comedy film directed by Brian Henson and the fifth theatrical film featuring the Muppets.Adapted from the 1883 novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, similarly to its predecessor The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), the key roles were played by live-action actors, with the Muppets in supporting roles.
The puppets for Sprocket the Dog, Begoony, Mudwell the Mudbunny, Murray the Minstrel, Aretha, Wander McMooch, Brool the Minstrel, and the Inkspots make cameo appearances in The Muppet Christmas Carol. Begooney was shown as the child of the characters depicted by Mudwell and Murray. Sprocket was seen in a crowd cameo.
Goelz was born in Los Angeles, California.He had a childhood interest in puppetry, fascinated by the children's television shows Howdy Doody and Time for Beany.After graduating from John Burroughs High School in Burbank, he attended the Los Angeles Art Center College of Design, beginning his career as an industrial designer. [1]
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Steven Lawrence Whitmire (born September 24, 1959) is an American puppeteer and voice actor, known primarily for his work on The Muppets and Sesame Street.Beginning his involvement with the Muppets in 1978, [3] Whitmire inherited the roles of Ernie and Kermit the Frog after Jim Henson's death in 1990; he performed the characters until 2014 and 2016, respectively. [4]
Anita Burkham of Horn Book said that Jacques' "trademark blend of folksy good humor and high-spirited action," and High Rhulain character's exhibits a "joie de vivre that earns them the loyalty of their many fans."
Hunt was born in The Bronx, New York. [3] The family eventually moved to Closter, New Jersey some years later. [4]Hunt came from a family of performers. [2] As a student in middle school and high school, he put on puppet shows for local children, and was a fan of the then-fledgling Muppets. [2]