Brian Meehl
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Born | Brian Giuseppe Meehl (1952-08-24) August 24, 1952 (age 72) Canandaigua, New York, U.S. |
Other names | Brian Muehl |
Occupation(s) | Puppeteer, writer |
Years active | 1978–present |
Spouse | Cindy Meehl |
Brian Giuseppe Meehl (also known as Brian Muehl; born August 24, 1952), is an American puppeteer and writer.
Biography
Meehl was born in Canandaigua, New York, and grew up mostly in Iowa City, Iowa.
Meehl worked on the last six shows of The Muppet Show. He then worked on Sesame Street, performing Barkley, Grundgetta, Telly Monster, and an early version of Elmo, among other characters. His work with Henson also included roles in the films, The Dark Crystal, The Muppets Take Manhattan and The Great Muppet Caper.
In 1984, Meehl left the Muppets and began writing for children's television series including Between the Lions, Codename: Kids Next Door, Cyberchase, the TUGS segments for Salty's Lighthouse, Eureeka's Castle, and The Magic School Bus, with the only exception being the general-interest nature and science documentary series Eyewitness for the BBC and DK Vision, where he also served as script supervisor for a number of episodes in the first season before leaving the series entirely during the second season.
Meehl has written seven young adult novels: Out of Patience (2008), Suck It Up (2009), You Don't Know About Me (2011), and Suck It Up and Die (2012). He released an eBook and paperback adult novel, Pastime, in 2012. More recently, Meehl has completed his Blowback Trilogy: Blowback '07, (2016), Blowback '63 (2017), and Blowback '94 (2020) about time-traveling teenage twins who fall back into little known but pivotal events in history.
Filmography
Television
- The Muppet Show - Additional Muppets
- Sesame Street - Barkley (1978–1984, 1988), Clementine (1979–1984), Dr. Nobel Price (1979–1984), Elmo (1980–1984), Grundgetta (1980–1984), Othmar the Grouch, Pearl, Rusty, Telly Monster (1979–1984), Additional Muppets
- Eureeka's Castle - Bogge and Mr. Knack
- Dog City - Bruno
- The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss - Binkham Tamino McDoyal the Third (in "Norval the Great")
Film
- Big Bird in China - Barkley, Telly Monster
- The Dark Crystal - SkekEkt/The Ornamentalist, UrSu/The Dying Master, UrZah/The Ritual Guardian (puppetry only)
- The Great Muppet Caper - Additional Muppets
- The Muppets Take Manhattan - Tatooey Rat, Telly Monster, Clementine, Additional Muppets
- The Song of the Cloud Forest - Additional Muppets
- Big Bird in Japan - Barkley
References
External links
- Official website
- Author page at Random House website
- Brian Muehl at IMDb
Preceded by None | Performer of Grundgetta 1980 – 1984 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Performer of Telly Monster 1979 – 1984 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Various | Performer of Elmo 1981 – 1984 | Succeeded by Richard Hunt |
Preceded by None | Performer of Clementine 1979 – 1984 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by None | Performer of Dr. Nobel Price 1979 – 1984 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Performer of Barkley 1979 – 1984, 1988 | Succeeded by Fred "Garbo" Garver |
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- Miss Piggy
- Fozzie Bear
- Gonzo
- Rowlf the Dog
- Scooter
- Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem
- Animal
- Statler and Waldorf
- Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
- Beaker
- Sam Eagle
- Swedish Chef
- Rizzo the Rat
- Pepe the King Prawn
- Walter
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- Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony (2005–06)
- The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora (2010)
- Pigs in Space (1983)
- Muppet Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival (1989)
- Muppets Inside (1996)
- Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
- Muppet Kids (1997)
- Jim Henson's Muppets (2000)
- Muppet RaceMania (2000)
- Muppet Monster Adventure (2000)
- Spy Muppets: License to Croak (2003)
- Muppets Party Cruise (2003)
- The Muppets Movie Adventures (2014)
- Disney Mirrorverse (2022)
- Disney Magic Kingdoms (2023)
- Disney Speedstorm (2024)
- Muppet*Vision 3D (1991–present)
- Muppet Mobile Lab (2007–present)
- The Muppets Present...Great Moments in American History (2016–2020)
- Comics series
- Before You Leap
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