Matt Vogel (puppeteer)

Matt Vogel (puppeteer)
Matt Vogel
Born October 6, 1970 (1970-10-06) (age 41)
Kansas City, Kansas

Matthew J Vogel II (born October 6, 1970) has been a Muppet performer for the Jim Henson Company since the 1990s. On Sesame Street, Vogel served as the assistant puppeteer for Ernie, performing either one or both hands while Steve Whitmire performed the head and vocal. Eventually, Vogel's ability to mimic the sound and performance of Caroll Spinney's Big Bird was put to use. As of 2006, Vogel's primary performances as Big Bird are the "Journey to Ernie" segments. He's also taken over Jerry Nelson's characters, by the recommendation of Nelson himself. Vogel is, as of 2008, the voice of Floyd Pepper, Lew Zealand, Crazy Harry, Robin the Frog, & Camilla the Chicken. He has also taken over the puppetry of Jerry's most famous character, Count von Count, but Jerry is still providing the voice.

Vogel performed the Muppets that were used in Kenneth's view of the world in the 30 Rock episode, "Apollo, Apollo."

He lives in New York City with his wife, Kelly, and his four children.

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Matt Vogel — may refer to: Matt Vogel (swimmer) (born 1957), American Olympic swimmer Matt Vogel (puppeteer) (born 1970), American puppeteer with The Muppets This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same personal name. If an …   Wikipedia

  • Vogel — (English: Bird, Byrd; French: L Oiseau) is a common surname originating from German speaking countries and may refer to: Europeans Austrians * Amos Vogel, film critic and historian, and author of Film as a Subversive Art * Bernhard Vogel… …   Wikipedia

  • Sesame Street Muppets — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets, in 1989 …   Wikipedia

  • The Robinson family (Sesame Street) — The Robinson family is a fictional family on the children s television series Sesame Street. The family consists of husband Gordon, a schoolteacher, and his wife Susan, a nurse. Later, the family expands to include their adopted son Miles, as… …   Wikipedia

  • Big Bird — For other uses, see Big Bird (disambiguation). Big Bird Sesame Street character …   Wikipedia

  • Elmo — Infobox Sesame Street character name = Elmo caption = first = c. 1972 (as Baby Monster) November 18 1985 (as Elmo) gender = male creator = voiced by = portrayer = Kevin Clash alias =Elmo is a Muppet on the children s television show Sesame Street …   Wikipedia

  • Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem — is the name of a Muppet rock band of The Muppet Show. Following The Muppet Show, they appeared in various Muppet movies and television specials, and have also recorded album tracks. Dr. Teeth and Animal were designed by Jim Henson, while the rest …   Wikipedia

  • List of Sesame Street puppeteers — This list of Sesame Street puppeteers includes all who have worked on the show, as a regular, backup, guest puppeteer, etc., and by no means should be taken as complete, as many Muppeteers only have done one skit on the show, and are thus not… …   Wikipedia

  • performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium

  • literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”