Jennifer Barnhart

Jennifer Barnhart

Jennifer Barnhart (born in Hamden, Connecticut) is a puppeteer, American actress and voice-over talent, with a portfolio of television and theatre performances. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/print/88307.html Playbill interview] , September 10, 2004, retrieved on 2008-07-24] [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1140783/IMDb IMDb] , Jennifer Barnhart, retrieved on 2006-06-23]

Biography

Barnhart graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in acting with a concentration in puppetry.

Puppetry career

Barnhart made her Broadway debut in 2003 and is a featured performer in the Tony Award-winning musical "Avenue Q", in which she also appeared Off-Broadway. [http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=81655 Internet Broadway Database] , Jennifer Barnhart, retrieved on 2006-08-08] [http://www.avenueq.com/cast.html Avenue Q] , cast, retrieved on 2008-07-24] She also stars as Cleo on PBS's literacy education series, "Between the Lions", and performed the puppetry for Kanga on Disney Channel's "Bear in the Big Blue House" and "The Book of Pooh". Barnhart is a "Sesame Street" Muppet performer who took over the roles of Mama Bear in 2001 and Gladys the Cow in 2002.

Barnhart also worked as a puppeteer in "Johnny and the Sprites", a Disney Channel children's show created by her "Avenue Q" co-star John Tartaglia.

Acting career

She appeared on screen as a puppeteer in in May 2006. In regional theatre, she played the angel in "Angels in America" (Gallery Players), and Olivia in "Twelfth Night" and Cassie in "Rumors" (Connecticut Repertory Theatre).

TV Credits

* Johnny and the Sprites, 2007
* , 2006
* Exposing the Order of the Serpentine, 2006
* Sesame Street, 2001-
* Oobi, 2003
* The Book of Pooh, 2001
* Between the Lions, 2000
* Bear in the Big Blue House, 1997

References

External links

* [http://avenueq.com/index.php Avenue Q]
* [http://www.sesameworkshop.org/ Sesame Street]
* [http://pbskids.org/lions/ Between the Lions]
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* [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Jennifer_Barnhart Jennifer Barnhart] at the [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Muppet_Wiki Muppet Wiki]
* [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/88307.html Interview with Jennifer Barnhart] at [http://playbill.com Playbill.com]


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