Val Strazovec

Val Strazovec is a production designer who has worked on several Muppet films, series, and specials. Born in Czechoslovakia, Strazovec migrated to Canada in 1968, and worked on ''The Julie Andrews Special. He subsequently served as production designer for The Muppets A Celebration of Thirty Years and Muppets Tonight, recieivng two Emmy Award nominations and one win for the latter.

His feature film credits include serving as production designer for The Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island, and design consultant for The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland. His individual contributions in these films range from recreating Dickensian London to puppet scale to devising the decks of The Hispaniola and the many shops and buildings of Grouchland USA. Strazovec currently runs his own consulting and audio-visual development company.