Changes: Eric Engelhardt

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Engelhardt-1996 — Jane Henson speaking with Eric Engelhardt at the 1996 National Puppetry Conference.

Pepe-doorman — 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

External links

IMDb

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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:Grouchlandposter.jpg|thumb|300px]]
+[[Image:Pepe-doorman.jpg|thumb|300px|The original Pepe puppet, created by Eric Engelhardt.]]
-'''Eric Engelhardt''' is a puppeteer and puppet builder.
+'''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]]''.
-==Muppet Credits==
-''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' : Muppet builder/designer, created the original [[Pepe the King Prawn]] puppet
+After his death, the [[The National Puppetry Conference|O'Neill Puppetry Conference]] set up the Eric Engelhardt Memorial Scholarship in his honor.
-''[[The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland]]'': Muppet builder/designer
+==Muppet credits==
-''[[Muppets from Space]]'': Muppet builder/designer
+*''[[Muppets Tonight]]'': Muppet builder/designer, created the original [[Pepe the King Prawn]] puppet
+*''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'': Built [[Doc Hogg]]
-==Non-Muppet Credits==
+*''[[The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland]]'': Muppet builder/designer, built [[The Caterpillar (Elmo in Grouchland)|The Caterpillar]]
-''[[It's a Big Big World]]'': Puppeteer
+*''[[Muppets from Space]]'': Muppet builder/designer
-''Crank Yankers'': Puppeteer
-''[[The Book of Pooh]]'': Pooh (puppetry only), Shadow character design
 ==External links==
 *[http://imdb.com/name/nm0257214/ IMDb]
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-[[Category:Designers|Engelhardt, Eric]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Engelhardt, Eric}}
+[[Category:Designers]]