Bob Payne
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Bob Payne with Jane Henson at the Muppets and Mechanisms exhibit in 2006
Bob Payne, also credited as Robert Payne and known as "Bobby," was a college friend of Jim and Jane Henson. Payne first worked with the Muppets as a substitute puppeteer on Sam and Friends in 1958, while Jim Henson was in Europe. He subsequently designed and built several characters on The Muppet Show and other Henson productions, and served as an occasional performer at various times.
Payne received special credit as a historian on The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years.
Puppeteer Credits
- Sam and Friends
- Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall: Prancer
- The Muppet Show: "Scarborough Fair" Tumblers (with Kathryn Mullen, episode 511), Frogs (episode 523)[1], others (episode 314, episode 407)
- Sesame Street: Telly Monster ,Mary Rhymie, Zebediah
- The Muppet Movie
- John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
- The Great Muppet Caper
- The Muppets Go to the Movies
- The Dark Crystal: Skeksis Historian (puppeteer)
Design Credits
- Tales of the Tinkerdee: Palace Guard's helmet (later used for Super Grover)
- The Muppet Show: designed and built Mulch, Pinocchio, Punch and Judy Puppets, and others
- The Dark Crystal: Podlings fabrication team
Sources
- ↑ Finch, Christopher. Of Muppets and Men
