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Industry
  
Puppetry

Founder
  
Paul Andrejco

Founded
  
2004

Website
  
puppetheap.com

Headquarters
  
Hoboken, New Jersey, United States

Puppet Heap, LLC is a puppet design, fabrication and production company based in Hoboken, New Jersey. The company was founded by artist and designer Paul Andrejco, who previously worked for The Jim Henson Company from 1992 to 2001 and designed the characters for Bear in the Big Blue House that aired on the Disney Channel. In 2004, Andrejco opened Puppet Heap at its current location in Hoboken. The company's studio has a workshop, woodshop, casting facilities, and a small production and photography studio.

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Puppet Heap has worked on several productions, including several series of short films based on original characters. From 2011, Heap produced a commercial line of puppets based on original characters, Puppet Heap Playthings, consider the best new toy of 2011 by the Washington Post. Since 2006, Puppet Heap has been under contract with The Walt Disney Company, to maintain and build the Muppet characters for its Muppets Studio division, including the character of Walter for The Muppets.

Feature characters

  • Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
  • Muppet character designs & build
  • Lady Gaga and the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular (2013)
  • Muppet character and costume designs & build
  • The Muppets (2011): Walter Muppet
  • Character design & build
  • Imagine Dragons’ Radioactive music video (2012): Pink Bear, Gorigula, Screaming Richard
  • Character designs & build
  • Alligator Boots pilot with Kim Kardashian for Kanye West (2009): Big Chocolate, Beary White, Pnut, Pork Troy, Crack Baby
  • Character designs & build
  • A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
  • Muppet character designs & build
  • Eminem's Ass Like That music video (2005): Female puppets
  • Character designs & build
  • Pierre Huyghe's Art Exhibition The Journey That Wasn't (2005): Animatronic penguin
  • Character build
  • Pierre Huyghe's This Is Not A Time For Dreaming (2004): Marionettes
  • Character designs & build

    • Television characters

  • The Muppets (2015–2016)
  • Muppet character designs & build
  • The Wonder Pets in the Land of Oz: Little Airplane Productions (2013)
  • Character design
  • A Boy Named Finn, KidsHealth & Little Airplane Productions (2012): Finn puppet
  • Character build
  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (2012): Jon Stewart, John Oliver, Wyatt Cenac puppets
  • Character designs & build
  • Bookaboo Happy Films, London (2008): Bookaboo, Growler, Paws
  • Character designs & build
  • Growler character puppeteered by Paul Andrejco
  • The Upside Down Show: Noggin, Sydney (2006): Schmuzzies, "Puppet" puppet, Rooster, Snoreman, Pig, Penguin, Parrot, Goat, Elephant, Fuzzies
  • Character designs & build
  • Bear in the Big Blue House Playhouse Disney, Disney Orlando Theme Parks (2006): Bear walkaround
  • Character design & build
  • Lily in the City, pilot for Nick Jr. (2004): Lily, Henry the alligator puppets
  • Character designs & build
  • Elmo’s World Sesame Street, Sesame Workshop (2005): Bulldozer, Bathtub puppets
  • Character designs & build

    • Commercial characters

  • Bulgari Fashion Week party, Shiraz Events (2013): Serpenti puppet
  • Character design & build
  • Florida Blue (2013): Sunny the Parrot Mascot
  • Character design & build
  • The Truth Campaign (2013): Dog, Cat
  • Character build
  • Diet Coke commercial: The Serial Designer with Jean Paul Gaultier (2012): Eleanor, Bernadette, Irene marionettes
  • Character build
  • Diet Coke commercial, There's Only One, Legs Media (2011): Eleanor, Irene, Bernadette, male marionettes
  • Character build
  • Diet Coke commercial, Love It Light, Legs Media (2009): Eleanor marionette
  • Character build
  • Leatherman online commercial (2008): Bionic Lobster

    • Stage Characters

  • Grace Chang Discovery (2011): Frog, Old Crane puppets
  • Character designs & build
  • Terry Fator at The Mirage, Las Vegas (2010): Duggie puppet, Wrex ventriloquist dummy, Julius puppet
  • Character designs & build
  • Madagascar Live! (2010): Chimp, Mort, Penguins, Lemur, Steak puppets/animatronics
  • Character build
  • Terry Fator at The Mirage, Las Vegas (2009): Winston puppet, Emma puppet
  • Character designs & build
  • Greencard Pictures commercial, Director Andrew Zuchero (2009): Tomato, Pepper hand puppets
  • Character build
  • Grace Chang Discovery (2009): Jin Jin the Dragon stage puppet
  • Character design & build
  • VeggieTales Live stage show (2008): Bob, Larry, Inventor Pa, Junior stage puppets
  • Character build
  • The Little Mermaid (musical) (2007): Sebastian puppet
  • Character build
  • Bear in the Big Blue House Playhouse Disney, Disney Orlando Theme Parks (2006): Bear walkaround
  • Character design & build
  • Mary Poppins (musical) (2006): Willoughby dog puppet
  • Character build
  • Lestat (musical) (2006): Masks
  • Mask designs & build

    • References

    Puppet Heap Wikipedia
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