Gabriel Velez
Pam Arciero, John Kennedy, and Gabriel Velez
Jim Henson and Gabriel Velez at a Henson Company Masquerade Ball
Gabriel Velez is a puppeteer and actor who has worked periodically on Muppet projects since the early 1980s. Velez also puppeteered Junior Gorg in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade route.[1]
Velez had never puppeteered before joining the Jim Henson Company. In Henson puppeteer workshops starting in the 1980s he was taught and trained in the art of puppetry by Richard Hunt, Jane Henson, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Kermit Love and Caroll Spinney.
In-house company training and Velez's ability to mimic voices has led him to audition for opportunities to backup the established Muppet characters.
Gabriel Velez, a Doozer and Junior
Henson Credits[]
- Sesame Street: Osvaldo, el Gruñón
- Muppet Meeting Films
- The Muppets Take Manhattan
- A is for Asthma: Dani
- Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Non-Henson Credits[]
- Pappyland: Turtle Lou
Notes[]
- Velez, Ron Mueck and Shari Weiser were placed in an acting class by Jim Henson, and taught by Cheryl 'Gates' McFadden.[1]
- Velez made an on-screen appearance as a library patron in Episode 2924 of Sesame Street.
Sources[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gabriel Velez's resume (archived)