Jim Martin (puppeteer)
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Jim Martin is a puppeteer, best known for his roles on Sesame Street
. As part of the cast, he has won an Emmy Award. He has been nominated multiple times, and won for "Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling" at the Emmys, also for Sesame Street.
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Martin performed as one of the main puppet characters on the live-action/animated kids TV series "The Great Space Coaster
" (1981–1986) as Gary Gnu - "This is Gary Gnu, your no-gnews gnews reporter".
Martin was a producer and director on the show Johnny and the Sprites, and is the creator and owner of the Anybody Pupplets.
At the Visitors Center of Herr's Corporation in Nottingham, Pennsylvania
, Martin's work as Chipper was featured in the film used to preview visitors for the snack factory tour.
Martin was a Guest of Honor at Anthrocon
2010, the world's largest furry convention, and also at Eurofurence
17, Europe's largest furry convention, in 2011.
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
. As part of the cast, he has won an Emmy Award. He has been nominated multiple times, and won for "Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling" at the Emmys, also for Sesame Street.
Early life
Martin graduated from St. Joseph's High School in Mount Oliver, and from Point Park College (now University), both in Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
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Career
In the 1970s, Martin puppeteered a character in another local show, Adventure TimeAdventure Time
Adventure Time was a local children's television show on WTAE-TV 4 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1959 to 1975. It was hosted by the late Paul Shannon, with guitarist Joe Negri and puppeteer Jim Martin...
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Martin performed as one of the main puppet characters on the live-action/animated kids TV series "The Great Space Coaster
The Great Space Coaster
The Great Space Coaster is a children's television show that ran from 1981 through 1986. The series was directed by Dick Feldman, and distributed by Sunbow Productions.-Show summary and history:...
" (1981–1986) as Gary Gnu - "This is Gary Gnu, your no-gnews gnews reporter".
Martin was a producer and director on the show Johnny and the Sprites, and is the creator and owner of the Anybody Pupplets.
At the Visitors Center of Herr's Corporation in Nottingham, Pennsylvania
Nottingham, Pennsylvania
Nottingham is an unincorporated community located in West Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The community is located at the intersection of U.S. 1 and Pennsylvania Route 272 near the border with East Nottingham Township a short distance north of the Maryland border. It is home to...
, Martin's work as Chipper was featured in the film used to preview visitors for the snack factory tour.
Filmography
- Sesame StreetSesame StreetSesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
- Puzzle Place
- SpongeBob SquarePantsSpongeBob SquarePantsSpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...
- Eureeka's CastleEureeka's CastleEureeka's Castle is an American children's television series that aired on Nickelodeon from September 4, 1989 to June 30, 1995.-Synopsis:The show follows various puppet characters , including Eureeka, a sorceress in training. She and her friends live in a wind-up castle music box owned by a...
- Johnny and the SpritesJohnny and the SpritesJohnny and the Sprites is a musical television show aimed for preschoolers that airs every weekend on the "Playhouse Disney" program of The Disney Channel. The show was created for, is produced by, and stars John Tartaglia . The show's theme song was written by Stephen Schwartz...
- Once upon a Tree
- The Great Space CoasterThe Great Space CoasterThe Great Space Coaster is a children's television show that ran from 1981 through 1986. The series was directed by Dick Feldman, and distributed by Sunbow Productions.-Show summary and history:...
- Jim Henson Play Along Video
Martin was a Guest of Honor at Anthrocon
Anthrocon
Anthrocon is the world's largest furry convention, taking place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania each June or July. Its focus is on furries: fictional anthropomorphic animal characters in art and literature...
2010, the world's largest furry convention, and also at Eurofurence
Eurofurence
Eurofurence is a furry convention held in changing places in Europe every year. It was originally started in 1995 as a private gathering by nineteen European furry fans who met on the Internet. Attendance has been steadily rising since then, to 1066 at Eurofurence 17 , making it the largest furry...
17, Europe's largest furry convention, in 2011.