"And so it is with learning the performing
art of TV puppetry. Like everything else, you must start at the beginning. Not with a "move” but with
a breath... for breath is the beginning of life... and life is what we seek to believably create."
- Michael
Earl
Fun and effective on-camera exercises
created and taught by an Emmy Award-winning pro.
"Discipline and simplicity are the proud parents of a strong technique." - Michael Earl
Sesame Street Muppet Band
Puppeteering with Jerry Nelson on Sesame Street, 1979.
Michael Earl
is an American puppeteer who has performed in many Muppet and non-Muppet productions, most notably as Mr. Snuffleupagus
on Sesame Street.
Mr. Earl joined the Muppets in 1978 at the age of 19. After three years under contract, he freelanced
with the Muppets for the next twelve years on several projects. After leaving the Muppets, Earl went on to become a four-time
Emmy Award-winning puppeteer and writer/lyricist.
Along the way, Earl began developing a technique to train the
next generation of puppeteers, and other performing artists interested in adding to their skill set and expertise.
Through private and class instruction, Mr. Earl has helped shape the careers of hundreds of Hollywood TV and film professionals
by equipping them with a proven technique that produces results and confidence.
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21 - 26 April
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All Muppet characters are copyright
of the Muppets Holding Company. All Sesame Street characters
copyright of Sesame Workshop. This is not an offical Muppet or Sesame Street site, but part of a private non-profit teaching
endeavor. Mr. Earl is an independent artist not employed by The Jim Henson Company, Muppets Holding Company,
The Walt Disney Company or Sesame Workshop, nor does he represent them.
