Artie Esposito (Muppets, Jungle Book, Crank Yankers) – Under The Puppet #124

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Artie Esposito began working his puppetry skills at a young age. Several years puppeteering at Walt Disney World as well as workshops with The Jim Henson Company and The Muppets would propel him to television on shows such as Crank Yankers and Sesame Street. He puppeteered Baloo the Bear in the live action remake of Disney’s The Jungle Book and puppeteers Freddy Fazebear for the film Five Nights At Freddys where he also served as Puppet Captain. Artie also understudied for Kermit the Frog for The Muppets and made several appearances as Kermit on shows like America’s Got Talent, the MTV Music awards and more. I talk to Artie Esposito about all these things on this episode of Under The Puppet.

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Connect with Artie Esposito:

Website – https://www.puppetsbyartie.com
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/puppetsbyartie/
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@ArtieEsposito
IMDB – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1186819/

Discussed on the show:

The Muppet Show – https://shows.disney.com/the-muppet-show

The Jim Henson Company – https://www.henson.com/

Ringling College of Art and Design – https://www.ringling.edu/

Walt Disney World – https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/

Bear in the Big Blue House – https://shows.disney.com/bear-in-the-big-blue-house

Festival of the Lion King – https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/entertainment/animal-kingdom/festival-of-the-lion-king/

Sesame Street Live – https://sesamestreetlive.com/

Crank Yankers – https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/crank-yankers/

Sesame Workshop – https://sesameworkshop.org/