Greg Ballora (Spider-Man 2, Ratched, Team America) – Under The Puppet #66
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http://www.UnderThePuppet.com – Greg Ballora is a puppeteer and builder who has had an incredible career in the business starting out working on projects such as Timmy the Tooth, Muppets Tonight, and Spider-Man 2 through to today working on shows like Earth to Ned and Ratched. Greg has also trained new puppeteers at the Disney Parks so there is a lot of great puppetry advice in the discussion ahead.
Plus, hear more of my conversation with Greg exclusively on the free Under The Puppet app for iOS & Android!
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CONNECT WITH GREG BALLORA:
Instagram – https://instagram.com/gregballora
DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:
Magpie Time – https://vimeo.com/2050758
Bob Hartman – http://hartmanpuppetry.com
Lisa Sturz – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0836456/
Len Levitt – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0506229/
Marty Krofft – https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/01/utp-36/
DC Follies – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.C._Follies
Jim Gamble – http://www.jimgamble.com
Gremlins 2 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gremlins_2:_The_New_Batch
Robocop 2 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop_2
Batman Returns – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Returns
Men in Black II – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_in_Black_II
Spider-Man 2 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man_2
Timmy the Tooth – https://youtu.be/bi6eA-W_C4Y
Phil Baron – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Baron
Allan Trautman – https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/09/utp-007/
Michael Earl – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Earl_(puppeteer)
Bruce Lanoil – https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/12/utp-010/
James Murray – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0615015/
Alef Bet Blastoff – https://youtu.be/dcrE7sx25jI
Muppets Tonight – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muppets_Tonight
Kevin Clash – https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/10/utp-52/
Brian Henson – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Henson
The Mr. Potato Head – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mr._Potato_Head_Show
Kevin Carlson – https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/11/utp-009/
Michelle Zamora – https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/06/utp-60/
Team America: World Police – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_America:_World_Police
Bill Baird – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bil_Baird
Peter Baird – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Baird
Thom Fountain – https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/07/utp-005/
Chiodo Brothers – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chiodo_Brothers
Tim Lagasse – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Lagasse
Crash & Bernstein – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_&_Bernstein
Christine Papalexis – https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2018/05/utp-16/
Ratched – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratched_(TV_series)
Ratched Clip (trigger warning) – https://youtu.be/IgTvmeSdShg
Earth to Ned – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_to_Ned
Donna Kimball – https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/06/utp-004/
Raymond Carr – https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/02/utp-37/
Mr. World Commercial – https://youtu.be/22Vkdfxwfco
CLIPS HEARD ON THIS EPISODE:
Spider-Man 2 – https://youtu.be/P6mkjW5rAmU
Mr. Potato Head Show – https://youtu.be/JbrEsZGwIGw
CONNECT WITH THE SHOW
http://www.instagram.com/underthepuppet
http://www.twitter.com/underthepuppet
CONNECT WITH GRANT
http://www.MrGrant.com
http://www.twitter.com/toasterboy
https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/
Art by Parker Jacobs
Music by Dan Ring
Edited by Stephen Staver
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