Bill Barretta

Bill Barretta

Bill Barretta has been performing with the Muppets since 1991, when he performed the body of family father Earl Sinclair on "Dinosaurs". He later developed several new characters on "Muppets Tonight", including Pepe the King Prawn, Johnny Fiama and Bobo the Bear.

Along with having his own Muppet characters, Bill has taken over several of Jim Henson's roles, such as Dr. Teeth, Rowlf, Mah Nà Mah Nà and the Swedish Chef and has now taken over Jerry Nelson's role of Lew Zealand.

In addition, Bill has produced the Muppet's last two television movies, "It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie" and "The Muppets' Wizard of Oz".Bill also provides additional voices on Kim Possible

Career

Barretta attended St. Mary's Hall-Doane Academy in Burlington, New Jersey, eventually becoming a carpenter.

Bill met Brian Henson while they were both working cleaning toilets at Sesame Place.

External links

*imdb name|id=0057321|name=Bill Barretta
* [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Bill_Barretta Muppet Wiki: Bill Barretta]
* [http://muppets.scarecroe.com/bbint.htm MuppetZine Interview]


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