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Born February 25, 1958 (age 66) ( 1958-02-25 ) Rochester, New York Education Pennsylvania State University Movies Billy Bunny's Animal Songs People also search for John Tartaglia, Richard Hunt, David Gumpel | ||
Rick lyon bein green 54 celebrates the muppets
Richard "Rick" Lyon is an American puppeteer, actor, puppet designer and builder. He has worked for the Jim Henson Company as one of the operators of Big Bird. He appeared on Broadway originating the roles of Trekkie Monster, Nicky, the blue Bad Idea Bear, and other characters in the Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q, a musical for which he designed and created all of the puppets. In the fall of 2005 he reprised his roles in the production of the show in Las Vegas for eight months before returning to the Broadway cast. Rick was a puppeteer on Sesame Street for 15 seasons, from 1987 to 2002. He also worked with Nickelodeon on the Stick Stickly project and on the Me + My Friends pilot. He was a lead puppeteer for the first season of Comedy Central's television program Crank Yankers. Lyon's company The Lyon Puppets, maintains a large permanent workshop outside New York City in New Jersey. In addition to building all of the Broadway and Las Vegas Avenue Q puppets, the company has built puppets for the original West End production of Avenue Q in London, the US national tour, and international productions in Brazil, Mexico, Australia, Switzerland, Germany, France, and China. Rick frequently coaches actors in puppetry for productions of Avenue Q for which he provides puppets.
Contents
- Rick lyon bein green 54 celebrates the muppets
- Avenue q interview in 2003 on wb11 morning news with john tartaglia and rick lyon
- Puppeteering credits
- Filmography
- References
He studied theater at Penn State University and puppetry at the Institute of Professional Puppetry Arts in Connecticut and the Institut International de la Marionnette in France.
Avenue q interview in 2003 on wb11 morning news with john tartaglia and rick lyon
Puppeteering credits
Filmography
Actor
2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) as
Kermit / Singing Pants / Big Bird / ...
- Jon Stewart/Jon Batiste/Dana Carvey (2021) - Singing Pants
- Reba McEntire/Margaret Brennan/Alexander Skarsgård (2019) - Kermit (voice)
- Robin Wright/Caitlin Peluffo/Hillary Clinton/Melissa McCarthy (2018) - Big Bird
- James McAvoy/Matteo Lane (2017) - Kermit
- John Oliver/Mike Birbiglia/Michael Showalter (2017) - Kermit
- Jeffrey Tambor/John Benjamin Hickey/Lake Street Dive (2017) - Yoda
- Rosario Dawson/Renee Elise Goldsberry/Moshe Kasher (2017) - Alien chestburster puppet
- John Turturro/John Avlon - Number Two
2019
At Home with Amy Sedaris (TV Series) as
Bucky and Poppy Puppets
- Anniversary (2019) - Bucky and Poppy Puppets
2013
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) as
Marv / MO-MO
- Missing (2019) - Marv
- Imprisoned Lives (2013) - MO-MO
2016
Below Her Mouth as
Andre Descate - Andrea's Husband (uncredited)
2010
Sesame Street: The Very Best of Elmo
2007
The Game Plan as
New Year's Eve Party Guest (uncredited)
2006
World Trade Center as
Tourist With Video Camera (uncredited)
2006
Elmo's World: Pets! (Video)
2006
Guess That Shape and Color (Video short)
2006
Elmo's World: Reach for the Sky (Video)
2005
Elmo Visits the Doctor (Video)
2005
Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet (Video)
2005
Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue (Video)
2004
Corn as
Puppeteer
2004
The Backyardigans (TV Series) as
Tyrone Understudy
- Me and My Friends (2004) - Tyrone Understudy
2002
Play with Me Sesame (TV Series) as
Other Blue Monster
- Breakfast Time (2004) - Other Blue Monster (voice)
- Books (2004) - (voice)
- Hot Dogs, Senses, and Sharing (2002) - (voice)
- All the Fun You Could Wish For (2002) - (voice)
- Episode dated 5 April 2002 (2002) - (voice)
2003
Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke (Video short)(voice)
2003
Elmo's World: The Great Outdoors (Video)(voice)
2003
Crank Yankers (TV Series) as
Puppeteer
- Snoop Dogg & Kevin Nealon (2003) - Puppeteer
2002
Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo (Video)(voice)
2002
Elmo's World: Springtime Fun! (Video)(voice)
1988
Sesame Street (TV Series) as
Additional Muppet Performer / Donkey / Bernie the Baker / ...
- The Fix-It Shop becomes the Mail-It Shop (2002) - Customer #3
- Baby Bear Forms a Reading Club (2000) - (voice)
- Sloppy at day care (1997) - (voice)
- Betty Lou's Doll (1994) - Donkey (voice)
- Another sunny day on the street (1994) - (voice)
- 3170 (1994) - (voice)
- The Pied Piper of 57th Street (1993) - (voice)
- Telly goes to the Snow Ball (1993) - Alligator
- Racism on Sesame Street (1993) - (voice)
- Gordon and Susan need a place to stay (1993) - (voice)
- Alice Needs to Take a Nap (1992) - (voice)
- Telly and the Dogs (1991) - Cookie Monster in 'Conga'
- Montana Day 5: Francis' Ceremony (1991) - (voice)
- Montana Day (Part 4) (1991) - Blue Bird
- Big Bird goes to Frances' house (1991) - (voice)
- Floyd the Fluter-tooter needs a new home (1991) - (voice)
- La Grouchiata (1991) - (voice)
- Elmo and the Beanstalk (1991) - Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- Remembering times of sadness (1991) - Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- The Count counts at day care (1990) - Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- Grouch Appreciation Day (1990) - Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- 2745 (1990) - Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- Another Day at the Library (1990) - Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- What will Gina do when she graduates high school? (1990) - Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- Oscar tries proving Gabi is a Grouch (1990) - Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- Ruby and Tatyana Hang Out (1990) - (voice)
- Irvine at Daycare (1990) - Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- Athena won't go to sleep (1990) - Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- Big Bird's Toy Car (1990) - Bird (voice)
- Finding someone to watch Preposterous (1990) - Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- Telly plays with an empty carton/Mr. Johnson's Dilemma (1990) - Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- Snuffy and Hiroshi read a looping book (1990) - Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- Fire at 123, part 2 (1990) - (voice)
- Fire at 123, part 1 (1990) - (voice)
- The Golden Cabbage of Snufertiti (1990) - (voice)
- Fluter-tooters, Pancakes, Flying, and More (1990) - Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- Telly's old tuba (1990) - Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- Another day with Bob and Friends (1989) - Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- Ruby Experiments with Eyes (1989) - Additional Muppets (voice)
- Luis Finds a Use for a Pile of Sand (1989) - Additional Muppets (voice)
- Did Gabi Say Oscar? (1989) - Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- Irvine has the grouch flu (1989) - Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- Shelley is Scared of Barkley (1989) - Cookie Monster in 'Hand Talk' / Oscar
- Sleepytime on Sesame Street (1989) - Bernie the Baker (voice)
- Oscar and Grundgetta Spend the Day with Gordon (1989) - (voice)
- Snuffleupagus picnic in Central Park (1989) - Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- Oscar cooperates (1989) - Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- David's peanut butter (1989) - Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
2001
Elmo's World: The Wild Wild West (Video)(voice)
2001
Elmo's World: Birthdays, Games & More! (Video)(voice)
2001
Elmo's Magic Cookbook (Video)(voice)
2001
Elmo's Musical Adventure: Peter and the Wolf (Video)(voice)
2000
Between the Lions (TV Series)
- The Fox and the Crow (2000)
1999
Cinderelmo (TV Movie) as
Muppet Performer (voice)
1998
Elmopalooza! (TV Movie) as
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
1997
Sesame Street: Fiesta! (Video short)(voice)
1995
ABC Weekend Specials (TV Series) as
Voice of Crash
- Crash the Curiousaurus (1995) - Voice of Crash
1994
The Best of Elmo (Video short) as
Muppet Performer (voice)
1993
Sesame Street Stays Up Late! (TV Movie) as
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
1993
Billy Bunny's Animal Songs (Video short) as
Additional Muppets (voice)
1991
Shalom Sesame (TV Series)
- King Sing Israel (1991) - (voice)
- Passover (1991) - (voice)
1991
Muppet*vision 3-D (Short) as
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
1991
Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake (TV Movie)(voice)
1991
Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game (Video short)(voice)
1991
Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals (Video short)(voice)
1990
Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital (Video short)(voice)
1990
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Dog / Frog / Rat / ...
- The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990) - Dog / Frog / Rat / - (voice)
1990
Sesame Songs: Monster Hits! (Video short) as
Various
1989
The Jim Henson Hour (TV Series) as
Additional Muppet Performer
- Fitness (1989) - Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
1988
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director (Video short) as
Brutus (voice)
1987
Inner Tube (TV Short) as
Chet / Billionaire Shopping Network Salesman / Glitch Assistant / ... (voice)
1987
Muppet Breakaway (Video short) as
Grump Right Hand Assist
Miscellaneous
2012
Sesame Street (TV Series) (puppetry - 1 episode)
- Telly Gets Jealous (2012) - (puppetry)
2002
The Book of Pooh (TV Series short) (puppeteer - 1 episode)
- The Book of Boo (2002) - (puppeteer)
1997
Men in Black (puppeteer - uncredited)
1994
The NeverEnding Story III (puppetry)
1993
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (animatronic puppeteer: "Donatello")
1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (animatronic puppeteer: "Tokka")
Special Effects
1993
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (animatronic puppeteer: Donatello)
1991
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (animatronic puppeteer: Tokka)
Soundtrack
2007
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (Documentary) (performer: "If You Were Gay", "The Internet Is For Porn", "You Can Be as Loud as the Hell You Want (When You're Making Love)")
2004
The 58th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) ("It Sucks to Be Me") / (performer: "It Sucks to Be Me")
1993
Sesame Songs: Sing-Along Earth Songs (Video short) (performer: "Keep the Park Clean for the Pigeons" - uncredited)
Self
2020
Stars in the House (TV Series) as
Self
- Avenue Q Reunion (2020) - Self
2019
Adam Savage's Tested VR (TV Mini Series) as
Self
- Mouth Puppet - Rick Lyon (2019) - Self
2019
ASSSSCAT 3000: New York (TV Series) as
Self - monologist
- Rick Lyon (2019) - Self - monologist
2014
Russian Broadway Shut Down (Short) as
Avenue Q - Nicky
2013
The Broadway.com Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.25 (2013) - Self
2003
Working in the Theatre (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Puppetry & Theatre (2004) - Self
- Production: Avenue Q (2003) - Self
2004
The 58th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Performer
1994
All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (TV Special) as
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (TV Movie documentary) as
Muppet Performer (unconfirmed)
Archive Footage
2002
Sesame Street: Computer Caper (Video) as
Muppet Performer
1999
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play Video (Video) as
Various Muppets
1998
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street (Video short)
1997
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies (Video short)
1994
Sesame Street (TV Series) as
Cookie Monster in 'Hand Talk' / Oscar in 'Hand Talk'
- Episode #25.49 (1994) - Cookie Monster in 'Hand Talk' / Oscar in 'Hand Talk'
1990
Sesame Street: Rock & Roll (Video short) as
Cookie Monster / Oscar
References
Rick Lyon Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA