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Performed by Dave Goelz (1975–present) Zoot is a teal-colored, balding saxophone player with dark glasses and a high-crowned blue felt hat that is generally a laid-back fellow of few words. His name refers to the 20th-century saxophonist Zoot Sims and per designer Bonnie Erickson is modeled after Latin jazz artist Gato Barbieri .
Developed and performed by Dave Goelz, Gonzo made his first appearance in the 1970 special The Great Santa Claus Switch, as the "Cigar Box Frackle". Originally introduced as a minor figure in The Muppet Show , he soon evolved into one of the franchise's primary characters.
Dave Goelz - Gonzo the Great, Zoot, Uncle Traveling Matt, and Beauregard; Steve Whitmire - Sprocket the Dog and Rizzo the Rat; Caroll Spinney - Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch; Sally Kellerman - Miss Finch; Additional Muppets performed by Terry Angus, Kevin Clash, Camille Bonora, David Rudman, Michael Earl, Jonathan Paine, and Fred Stinson
David Charles "Dave" Goelz is an American puppeteer and voice actor who provided the voice of "Subconscious Guard Frank" in Inside Out. He is best know for his having been one of the lead Muppet... Inside Out Wikia
Dave Goelz (b. July 16, 1946) has been one of the lead Muppet performers for over 35 years, performing Gonzo the Great, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, & Beauregard on The Muppet Show, Boober Fraggle & Uncle Travelling Matt on Fraggle Rock & Rugby Tiger in The Christmas Toy. Dave also performed the voice of Subconscious Guard Frank in Inside Out. In 1972, Goelz met Frank Oz at a puppetry festival ...
Jul 25, 2019 · In our Dave Goelz interview, the man behind Gonzo talks about his 40-year history with the Muppets and the re-release of The Muppet Movie.
Oct 1, 2013 · Published: October 1, 2013. Categories: Interviews, Muppet Mindset. I’m both sad and thrilled to present the fourth and final installment of our interview with my hero Dave Goelz. Dave has been kind, enlightening, hysterical, and magnificent to me for almost three years now and I can never thank him enough for his friendship and generosity.
