Top 20 Puppeteer celebrities in United States
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Puppeteer celebrities [Updated May 16, 2021].
Jim Henson was born
on September 24, 1936
in Greenville, United States.
He was honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as both himself and Kermit the Frog.
Net Worth 2020: $20 Million
Steve Whitmire was born
on September 24, 1959
in Atlanta, United States.
Puppeteer who followed in the footsteps of the late Jim Henson by performing with two of his most significant puppets: Kermit the Frog from The Muppets and Ernie from Sesame Street.
He has performed other Muppet characters aside from Kermit the Frog which include Rizzo the Rat, Lips, Foo-Foo, Beaker, and Statler.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
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Salary 2020: $2 Million
Caroll Spinney was born
on December 26, 1933
in Waltham, United States.
Prior to becoming a puppeteer, he created the show Rascal Rabbit in Las Vegas.
Net Worth 2020: $8 Million
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Salary 2020: $2 Million
Paul Fusco was born
on January 29, 1953
in New Haven, United States.
He appeared on an episode of the television sitcom Blossom in 1991.
Net Worth 2020: $4 Million
Jerry Nelson was born
on July 10, 1934
in Tulsa, United States.
He was also in the cartoon network series, Sheep in the Big City.
Paul Winchell was born
on December 21, 1922
in New York City, United States.
In the early '50s he hosted The Paul Winchell Show.
Bil Baird was born
on August 15, 1904
in Grand Island, United States.
His puppets were seen all over the world, including Russia, and appeared in five Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parades.
Matt Vogel was born
on October 6, 1970
in Kansas City, United States.
He has voiced such puppets as Big Bird and Kermit the Frog and has been the puppeteer for Count von Count and many other memorable puppets.
Peter Linz was born
on June 28, 1967
in Decatur, United States.
Other television series he has been a part of include Sesame Street, Lomax: The Hound of Music, Bear in the Big Blue House and Aliens in the Family, among others. He performed on Broadway in Avenue Q.
Martin P. Robinson was born
on March 9, 1954
in United States.
He trained all the puppeteers of Sesame Tree, the Irish version of Sesame Street.
Jane Henson was born
on June 16, 1934
in New York City, United States.
Puppeteer and former spouse of Jim Henson, creator of The Muppet's.
She established The Jim Henson Legacy in 1992 to preserve what Jim had created after his death.
Tim Lagasse was born
on February 20, 1969
in Milford, United States.
He offered workshops about the craft of building puppets at the University of Central Arkansas as part of Heather Henson's Handmade Puppet Dreams Film Festival.
Victor Yerrid was born
on April 8, 1956
in United States.
He was the lead puppeteer on the shows Crank Yankers and Greg the Bunny. He was also a puppeteer for the films Forgetting Sarah Marshall and The Happtime Murders.
Drew Massey was born
on April 4, 1964
in United States.
He provided voices for many characters in the show Robot Chicken. He was a puppeteer for The Happytime Murders, Community, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and The Darjeeling Limited.
Alice Dinnean was born
on May 23, 1969
in Piedmont, United States.
She wrote episodes of Disney Junior's Bunnytown.
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