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To briefly break kayfabe, Oz was Miss Piggy’s original puppeteer.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024
The feature debut of director Spike Jonze and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (both future Oscar winners), the film is about a down-on-his-luck puppeteer (John Cusack) who finds a portal to the inside of the head of Malkovich.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Mikey is in the middle of replying to Tommy’s interrogation in his alien language, a puppeteer off camera controlling Mikey’s mouth, eyes and flippers using RC motors while another puppeteer wearing the Mikey costume controls his legs and arms.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Lamb Chop was first introduced on Captain Kangaroo in 1956 by puppeteer and ventriloquist Shari Lewis who plays Charlie Horse on the show.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 3 Oct. 2024
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024
The feature debut of director Spike Jonze and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (both future Oscar winners), the film is about a down-on-his-luck puppeteer (John Cusack) who finds a portal to the inside of the head of Malkovich.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Mikey is in the middle of replying to Tommy’s interrogation in his alien language, a puppeteer off camera controlling Mikey’s mouth, eyes and flippers using RC motors while another puppeteer wearing the Mikey costume controls his legs and arms.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Lamb Chop was first introduced on Captain Kangaroo in 1956 by puppeteer and ventriloquist Shari Lewis who plays Charlie Horse on the show.
—Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Puppeteer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puppeteer. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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puppeteer
noun
pup·pe·teer
ˌpəp-ə-ˈti(ə)r 
: one who works puppets
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