Bill Barretta

'''Bill Barretta: ??? - present'''

Bill Barretta has been performing since 1991, when he performed the body of family father Earl Sinclair on Dinosaurs. He later developed several new characters on Muppets Tonight, including Pepe the King Prawn, Johnny Fiama and Bobo the Bear.

Along with having his own Muppet characters, Bill has taken over several of Jim Henson's roles, such as Dr. Teeth, Rowlf, Mahna Mahna and the Swedish Chef and has now taken over Jerry Nelson's role of Lew Zealand.

In addition, Bill has produced the Muppet's last two television movies, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie and The Muppets' Wizard of Oz.

Puppeteer Credits

 * Muppets Characters: Pepe the King Prawn, Johnny Fiama, Bobo the Bear, Clueless Morgan, David Hoggselhoff, Big Mean Carl, Elvises, Bubba the Rat, Croaker, Horace D' Fly, Dr. Phil Van Neuter (hands only), Rowlf the Dog (1996-), Dr. Teeth (2005), Mahna Mahna (2001-), Swedish Chef (1996-), Lew Zealand (2002-)
 * Dinosaurs: Earl Sinclair (body)
 * Jim Henson's The Animal Show with Stinky and Jake: Armstrong, Jake (right hand)
 * The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss: Uncle Berklummer
 * Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story: Thunderdell

Trivia

 * Attended St. Mary's Hall in Burlington, New Jersey
 * Before joining Henson, Bill was a carpenter.
 * Bill met Brian Henson while they were both working cleaning toilets at Sesame Place.
 * Sometimes credited as "Bill Beretta"

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