John Kennedy (puppeteer)

John Kennedy
John Kennedy
Born	November 17, 1967 (age 54); Plainfield, Indiana, U.S.
Occupation	Puppeteer
Years active	1991–present

John Kennedy (born November 17, 1967) is an American puppeteer who has worked with The Jim Henson Company since 1990.^[1] He hails from Plainfield, Indiana.^[2] 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 on Disney Cruise Line, replacing Steve Whitmire.

Characters[]

Dr. Teeth (1991–2003)
Floyd Pepper (2005–2006)
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss – Horton the Elephant, Mr. Knox, Sam-I-Am, Little Cat C, Uncle Docks, Etc.
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))
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz: Angel Marie (2005)
Bernie the Pig (Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman) (2006–2010)
Kermit's Swamp Years: Blotch and Arnie the Alligator (2002)
Animal Jam: DJ 1 (2003)
Sesame Street episode 4111: Cookie World (baby's Dad), The Amazing Mumford (2018-present)
Julie's Greenroom: Toby the Dog
Dash's Adulthood: A Tribute to Starsky & Hutch: Austin
Jack's Big Music Show: Mel

The Muppets Take the Bowl: Additional Muppet Performer; live show at the Hollywood Bowl, Sept. 8–10, 2017
The Muppets Take the O2: Additional Muppet Performer; live show at the O2 Arena, Jul. 13-14, 2018

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.

^ "See puppets in motion at Orlando museum today". The Orlando Sentinel. April 3, 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
^ Ehret, Michael (November 17, 1995). "Puppeteer returns and steals show". The Indianapolis Star. p. C3. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

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

Preceded by Jim Henson	Performer of Dr. Teeth 1991–2003	Succeeded by Bill Barretta
Preceded by Jerry Nelson	Performer of The Amazing Mumford 2004; 2018–present	Succeeded by None
Preceded by Jerry Nelson	Performer of Floyd Pepper 2005–2006	Succeeded by Matt Vogel

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John Kennedy
Born	(1967-11-17) November 17, 1967 (age 54) Plainfield, Indiana, U.S.
Occupation	Puppeteer
Years active	1991–present