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Matthew James Vogel (born October 6, 1970) is an American puppeteer, actor and director. Vogel has worked for Sesame Workshop and The Muppets Studio . He has performed for the Muppets , Sesame Street , and Oobi .
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- Matthew James Vogel, October 6, 1970 (age 53), Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Directing on the set of Sesame Street. Matt Vogel (b. October 6, 1970) is an accomplished puppeteer who joined the Sesame Street troupe in 1996. He later joined The Muppets family of characters, inheriting several roles while working with Jerry Nelson, and was cast as Kermit the Frog in 2017.
Feb 6, 2019 · ‘Sesame Street’: Meet the New Puppeteer Inside Big Bird. Matt Vogel, the puppeteer who took over the role of Big Bird last year, talks about being the "best version" of the iconic character...
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Actor: Sesame Street. Matt Vogel was born on 6 October 1970 in Kansas City, Kansas, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Sesame Street (1969), Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021) and Muppets Now (2020). He has been married to Kelly C. McDonnell since 31 August 1997.
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Aug 8, 2008 · MATT VOGEL: In 1994, I answered an ad in Backstage looking for a left-handed puppeteer. I’m not a left-handed puppeteer — but I am left-handed and I thought that was close enough. The job was to be the secondary performer of a full-body Coca-Cola Polar Bear puppet that Muppets had built for live appearances.
Characters performed by Matt Vogel. Occasional announcers for Sesame Street and Muppets productions Scooter and Janice in Muppet RaceMania Fairy Fly Pad The Dragon from Elmo the Musical: Prince...
On the Emmy-Award-winning Sesame Street, Matt plays Big Bird, The Count, Mr. Johnson, Biff, Herb the Dinosaur, Hansel, Forgetful Jones, and is one of the Yip-Yip Martians. He is also the show’s Puppet Coordinator.
