David Rudman

David Rudman (b. ca. 1964) is a core Sesame Street performer who performs Baby Bear, Davey Monkey, Humphrey and Sonny Friendly. In 1982, he graduated from Chicago's Highland Park High School. Rudman took over as the new performer of Cookie Monster in 2001.

Rudman first started working with the Muppets in a summer internship with the Muppet Workshop in 1981, when he was 18 years old. Richard Hunt helped him get a job as a Muppet performer.

With his brother Adam Rudman, he has produced Jack's Big Music Show for their Chicago-based company Spiffy Pictures. He has also written and directed live-action films and cartoons for Sesame Street, MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central. Rudman's work in television commercials include ads for Coke, McDonald's, Cheerios, Disney World, the National Wildlife Federation and most notably as Fingerman for a series of Ziploc bag commercials.

He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2004 for "Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series" for his work on Sesame Street as Baby Bear and Cookie Monster.

Credits

 * The Muppets Take Manhattan
 * Little Muppet Monsters: Boo Monster
 * Labyrinth: Goblins (puppetry only)
 * The Tale of the Bunny Picnic: Snort
 * A Muppet Family Christmas: Miss Piggy's Photographer
 * Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting
 * The Jim Henson Hour: "The Song of the Cloud Forest"
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Donatello (face)
 * The Cosby Show: Sweetums, Boo Monster
 * The Muppets at Walt Disney World
 * The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
 * Dinosaurs
 * Muppets Tonight
 * Sesame Street: Alarm Clock Bird, Athena, Baby Bear, Chicago the Lion, Cookie Monster (2001-present), Davey Monkey, Dip the Cat (1992-present), Flo Bear, Humphrey, Two-Headed Monster (right head, 1992-present), Sully (1992-1999), Sonny Friendly, Yip Yip Martians
 * The Muppet Christmas Carol: Old Joe (puppetry only), Peter Cratchit, The Swedish Chef, Wander McMooch, Beggar
 * City Kids: Frankie Frank and Muppet Coordinator
 * Dog City: Bowser, Colonel Claghound
 * Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree: Ned Mouse (puppet/voice)
 * Muppet Sing-A-Long: It's Not Easy Being Green
 * Billy Bunny's Animal Songs: Percival Bear, Gopher, Termite
 * Muppet Meeting Films: Big Head, Gimley, others
 * A New Baby in My House: Courtier
 * Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
 * Muppet Time: Milton
 * Aliens in the Family: Bobut
 * Elmopalooza: Sparky
 * The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Alarm Clock Bird, Caterpillar, Pestie, Collander Stenchman, Grouch Ice Cream Customer, Various Grouches
 * The Street We Live On
 * A Magical Halloween Adventure: Pumpkin, The Surprise Monsters
 * Happy Healthy Monsters
 * A Green and Red Christmas
 * Elmo's Christmas Countdown
 * Studio DC: Almost Live! Janice and Scooter
 * Abby in Wonderland
 * A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa: Scooter, Janice