John Kennedy (puppeteer)

John Kennedy (born November 17, 1968) is a puppeteer who has worked with The Jim Henson Company since 1990. He hails from Plainfield, Indiana. From 1991 until 2003, Kennedy took over Jim Henson's role of Dr. Teeth, after which Bill Barretta took over in 2005. Kennedy has also performed Kermit the Frog in Disney Cruise Line, replacing Steve Whitmire.

Characters

Dr. Teeth (1991 – 2003)
Multiple Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss Muppets
Sesame Street
Kermit the Frog (Disney Cruise Lines)
Apollo (Jim Henson's Pajanimals)
Floyd Pepper (The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) & The Muppets: A Green and Red Christmas (2006))
Angel Marie (Muppet Treasure Island (1996) & The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005))
Bernie the Pig (Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman)
Kermit's Swamp Years: Blotch and Arnie the Alligator

Books

Kennedy has written instructional books on puppeteering, aimed at younger audiences:

John Kennedy (2004-01-04). Puppet Mania!. North Light Books. ISBN 978-1-58180-372-3.
John Kennedy (2006-04-26). Puppet Planet: The Most Amazing Puppet-Making Book in the Universe. North Light Books. ISBN 978-1-58180-794-3.

References

Gamble, Harriet (June 2000). "Puppet Revolutionary: An Interview with John E. Kennedy.". Arts & Activities. 127 (5): 38–40, 44. ISSN 0004-3931.

US 6540581

External links

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Characters

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performers

Television

Series	Sam and Friends (1955–1961) The Muppet Show (1976–1981) Fraggle Rock (1982–1987) Muppet Babies (Original series) (1984–1991) Little Muppet Monsters (1985) The Jim Henson Hour (1989) Muppets Tonight (1996–1998) Bear in the Big Blue House (1997–2007) The Muppets (2015–2016) Muppet Babies (Reboot) (2018)

Segments	The Jimmy Dean Show ("Rowlf the Dog", 1963–65) The Mike Douglas Show (1966–79) The Ed Sullivan Show (including The Great Santa Claus Switch, 1966–71) Saturday Night Live (The Land of Gorch, 1975–76)

Specials	Hey, Cinderella! (1969) The Muppets on Puppets (1970) The Frog Prince (1971) The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972) The Muppets Valentine Show (1974) Out to Lunch (1974) The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence (1975) Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (TV program) (1977) John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979) The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979) The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981) The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982) Rocky Mountain Holiday (1983) The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986) The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986) A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990) The Earth Day Special (1990) The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990) The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990) Studio DC: Almost Live (2008) A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008) Lady Gaga and the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular (2013)

Films

Feature	The Muppet Movie (1979) The Great Muppet Caper (1981) The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) Muppet Treasure Island (1996) Muppets from Space (1999) The Muppets (2011) Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

TV	It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)

Direct-to- video	Billy Bunny's Animal Songs (1993) Muppet Classic Theater (1994) Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)

Music

Albums	The Muppet Show (1977) The Muppet Show 2 (1978) The Muppet Movie: Original Soundtrack Recording (1979) John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979) The Great Muppet Caper: The Original Soundtrack (1981) The Muppets Take Manhattan: The Original Soundtrack (1984) The Muppet Christmas Carol: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1992) Ol' Brown Ears is Back (1993) Muppet Beach Party (1993) Muppet Hits (1993) Muppet Hits Take 2 (1994) Kermit Unpigged (1994) The Muppet Treasure Island: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996) The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem, and More (2002) Best of the Muppets featuring The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) The Muppets: A Green and Red Christmas (2006) A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008) Muppets: The Green Album (2011) The Muppets (2011) Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

Songs	"The Muppet Show Theme" "Rainbow Connection" "Bein' Green" "Mahna Mahna" "When the River Meets the Sea" "Never Before, Never Again" "I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along" "I'm Going to Go Back There Someday" "Bohemian Rhapsody" "Man or Muppet"

Web series

Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony (2005–06)
The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora (2010)

Video games

Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival (1989)
Muppets Inside (1996)
Muppet RaceMania (2000)
Muppet Monster Adventure (2000)
Spy Muppets: License to Croak (2003)
Muppets Party Cruise (2003)
Disney Universe (2011)
Muppets Movie Adventures (2014)

Other media

Muppet*Vision 3D (1991–present)
Muppet Mobile Lab (2007–present)
The Muppets Present...Great Moments in American History (2016-present)
Comics series
Before You Leap

Muppets portal

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