Mat McCoy
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Mat McCoy is a puppeteer that has performed extensively within Australia
and internationally.
He performed as the on-set manipulator of Rygel and Performance team leader for Pilot (miniseries) for The Jim Henson Company
production of Farscape
as well as performing an extensive range of guest animatronic characters on the show. He is also head puppeteer (puppet, various other characters) on The Upside Down Show
for The Children's Television Workshop
.
More recently Mat McCoy was the Head of Puppetry on Walking with Dinosaurs - The Live Experience. He was Head of Puppetry for the Australian/North American America tour till the end of 2008.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and internationally.
He performed as the on-set manipulator of Rygel and Performance team leader for Pilot (miniseries) for The Jim Henson Company
The Jim Henson Company
The Jim Henson Company, an American entertainment organization, traces its origins to the founding of Muppets, Inc. in 1958 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. The Muppets helped the company gain worldwide acclaim in family entertainment for more than four decades...
production of Farscape
Farscape
Farscape is an Australian-American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced originally for the Nine Network. The series was conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon and produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment...
as well as performing an extensive range of guest animatronic characters on the show. He is also head puppeteer (puppet, various other characters) on The Upside Down Show
The Upside Down Show
The Upside Down Show AKA Down Upside is a Logie Award winning live-action daytime children's show featuring Shane Dundas and David Collins that airs on Noggin, Nick Jr. Australia and ABC Australia. The duo gained fame as physical comedians, The Umbilical Brothers, playing brothers who lived...
for The Children's Television Workshop
Sesame Workshop
Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop , is a Worldwide American non-profit organization behind the production of several educational children's programs that have run on public broadcasting around the world...
.
More recently Mat McCoy was the Head of Puppetry on Walking with Dinosaurs - The Live Experience. He was Head of Puppetry for the Australian/North American America tour till the end of 2008.
External links
- http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Mat_McCoy