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[[Image:Engelhardt-1996.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Jane Henson]] speaking with Eric Engelhardt at the 1996 [[The National Puppetry Conference|National Puppetry Conference]].]] |
[[Image:Engelhardt-1996.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Jane Henson]] speaking with Eric Engelhardt at the 1996 [[The National Puppetry Conference|National Puppetry Conference]].]] |
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[[Image:Pepe-doorman.jpg|thumb|300px|The original Pepe puppet, created by Eric Engelhardt.]] |
[[Image:Pepe-doorman.jpg|thumb|300px|The original Pepe puppet, created by Eric Engelhardt.]] |
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+ | '''Eric Engelhardt''' (1966-2007) was a puppeteer and puppet builder. He started at [[the Jim Henson Company]] in the mid-1990s as a puppet builder, most notably building the first [[Pepe the King Prawn]] for ''[[Muppets Tonight]]''. |
| + | Engelhardt's other puppetry credits include ''[[Winnie the Pooh|The Book of Pooh]]'' (puppeteering Pooh and designing shadow characters), ''It's a Big Big World'', and ''[[Crank Yankers]]''. |
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*''[[Muppets Tonight]]'': Muppet builder/designer, created the original [[Pepe the King Prawn]] puppet |
*''[[Muppets Tonight]]'': Muppet builder/designer, created the original [[Pepe the King Prawn]] puppet |
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*''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'': Built [[Doc Hogg]] |
*''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'': Built [[Doc Hogg]] |
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*''[[The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland]]'': Muppet builder/designer, built [[The Caterpillar (Elmo in Grouchland)|The Caterpillar]] |
*''[[The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland]]'': Muppet builder/designer, built [[The Caterpillar (Elmo in Grouchland)|The Caterpillar]] |
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*''[[Muppets from Space]]'': Muppet builder/designer |
*''[[Muppets from Space]]'': Muppet builder/designer |
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| − | ==Non-Muppet Credits== |
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| − | *''[[Projects with Muppet crew connections|It's a Big Big World]]'': Puppeteer |
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| − | *''[[Crank Yankers]]'': Puppeteer |
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| − | *''[[Winnie the Pooh|The Book of Pooh]]'': Pooh (puppetry only), Shadow character design |
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==External links== |
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Revision as of 05:29, 14 November 2019
Jane Henson speaking with Eric Engelhardt at the 1996 National Puppetry Conference.
The original Pepe puppet, created by Eric Engelhardt.
Eric Engelhardt (1966-2007) was a puppeteer and puppet builder. He started at the Jim Henson Company in the mid-1990s as a puppet builder, most notably building the first Pepe the King Prawn for Muppets Tonight.
Engelhardt's other puppetry credits include The Book of Pooh (puppeteering Pooh and designing shadow characters), It's a Big Big World, and Crank Yankers.
After his death, the O'Neill Puppetry Conference set up the Eric Engelhardt Memorial Scholarship in his honor.
Muppet credits
- Muppets Tonight: Muppet builder/designer, created the original Pepe the King Prawn puppet
- Bear in the Big Blue House: Built Doc Hogg
- The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Muppet builder/designer, built The Caterpillar
- Muppets from Space: Muppet builder/designer