Miscellaneous Cameos

Cameos in Muppet/Henson/Sesame productions by performers and staff who aren't usually seen on-camera. See also Crew Cameos for individual cameo galleries.

Muppet/Henson Projects

Joseph A. BaileyItchy the Prospector
Sesame Street
Episode 0676^[1]

Joseph A. BaileyBuffy stand-in
Sesame Street
Episode 0814^[2]

Philip BalsamStreet musician
Fraggle Rock
"The Day the Music Died"

Cristina Barretta
(Bill Barretta's future wife)Muppets Tonight episode 212^[3]

Gene BarrettaWaiter
QVC promotional video

Tau BennettDog owner
Sesame Street
Episode 4310

Lou BergerLibrary patron
Sesame Street
Episode 3613

Lou BergerStreet resident
Sesame Street
Episode 4150

James BobinTelethon director
The Muppets

Camille Bonoraherself
Neat Stuff To Know & To Do

Camille BonoraMiss Vivian
The Jim Henson Hour
"Food"

Molly BoylanStreet resident
Sesame Street
Episode 4206

Jeffrey BreslauerWalt Disney World Pet Care Center manager
The Muppets at Walt Disney World

Warrick Brownlow-PikeHimself
On Set with Walter

Julianne BuescherBallroom dancer
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

Tim CarterSpectator
Sesame Street
Episode 4037

Joseph CatalanoDisco dancer
Sesame Street
Episode 1261

Geri ColeFlorist
Sesame Street
Episode 4238

Dave ConnerOld West pianist
Sesame Street
Episode 3062

Dave ConnerDance Studio pianist
Sesame Street
Episode 3622

Frankie CorderoStreet Resident
Sesame Street
Episode 4602

Danette DeSenaMother at playground
The Best of Elmo

Danette DeSenaWoman at playground
Cookie Eating Lesson

Danette DeSenaStreet resident
Telling the Truth

Alice DinneanABCD Mart shopper
Big Bird Gets Lost

Melissa DinoStreet resident
Sesame Street
Episode 3488

Carlos DortaMan exiting subway
Sesame Street
Episode 3516

Carlos DortaHospital staff
Sesame Street
Episode 3526

Danny EpsteinChief
Sesame Street sketch
(First: Episode 0277)

Danny EpsteinStreet musician
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
"I Hate Christmas"

James FrawleyEl Sleezo waiter
The Muppet Movie

Jonathan FrithKid with baseball bat
Fraggle Rock "Beginnings"

Michael FrithParty guest dancing
The Muppets Go Hollywood

Judy FreudbergHooper's Store customer
Sesame Street
Episode 4206

Marcy Gardener (Season 28 PA)Woman at the playground
Sesame Street
Episode 3568

Tony GeissGoodwill Santa
Elmo Saves Christmas

Louise GoldCat owner
Sesame Street
Episode 3120

Tom Harris (Sesame script typist)Man exiting from subway
Sesame Street
Episode 3581

Lynda Holder (Sesame script typist)Woman at playground
Sesame Street
Episode 3581

Michael Elizabeth HustonCandy Cane Lane pedestrian
Sesame Street
Episode 2269

Julian KleibelerCircus guest
Eine Möhre für Zwei
"Alarm im Zirkus"

Bruce LanoilRollercoaster rider next to Lindy
Muppets on Wheels

Bruce LanoilChuck the Engineer
Disney Drive-On with The Muppets episode #1

David LazerIBM salesman
The Paperwork Explosion

David LazerEscorting Liza Minnelli into Sardi's
The Muppets Take Manhattan

Trish LeeperStewardess
Fraggle Rock
"Change of Address"

Doug LegacyAccordion Player
Muppets Tonight
Episode 207

Benjamin LehmannStreet resident
Sesame Street
Episode 4033

Jim LewisMovie-goer
Kermit's Swamp Years

Michael LomanMan on phone and being arrested
Sesame Street Episode 3526

Michael LomanStreet resident
Sesame Street
Episode 3853

Kermit LoveStreet resident setting up the party
Sesame Street
Episode 0090

Rick LyonDoctor
Sesame Street Episode 3097

Dick MaitlandMan on phone
Sesame Street
Episode 3525

Drew MasseyPotential customer for Gonzo and Amy the Dancing Brick
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

Paul McGinnisPark citizen
"A Lovely Sunny Day"

Louis Henry MitchellLibrary patron
Sesame Street
Episode 4135

Louis Henry MitchellStreet resident playing checkers
Sesame Street
Episode 4152

Louis Henry MitchellHooper's Store customer
Sesame Street
Episode 4513

Andrew MoriartyStreet resident
Sesame Street
Episode 4238

Kathryn MullenParty guest dancing
The Muppets Go Hollywood

Kathryn MullenPassenger in Richard Hunt's cab during "Hey a Movie!"
The Great Muppet Caper

Keith OlsenStreet resident
Sesame Street
Episode 4109

Andrea Palumbos (Sesame Workshop YouTube content producer)Number "8" superhero
Sesame Street
Episode 4504

Tom PatchettFlight attendant
The Great Muppet Caper

Gordon PriceDrummer
Sesame Street
Episode 3262

Joe RaposoFred, a detective
Sesame Street sketch
(First: Episode 0277)

Joe RaposoConductor^[4]
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

Katie Robinson (Sesame Workshop production assistant)Street resident
Sesame Street
Episode 4526

Michael RooneyButcher
The Muppets

Paul RudolphStreet Resident
Sesame Street
Episode 4281

Paul RudolphStreet Resident
Sesame Street
Episode 4509

Don SahlinNightclub comic, taking a pie in the face
Time Piece

Michael SchupbachHooper's Store customer
Sesame Street
Episode 3908

Daniel SeagrenStreet resident setting up the party
Sesame Street
Episode 0090

Nina SheltonABCD-Mart clerk
Big Bird Gets Lost

Arlene ShermanParent in hospital
Sesame Street Episode 3527

Arlene ShermanMuseum of Modern Art patron
Sesame Street Episode 3631

Jocelyn StevensonAudience member
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

Jon StoneArchitect dropping pebbles into the water
Ripples

Jon StoneBystander
Sesame Street Episode 1277

Jon StoneReading a copy of Sesame Street Post
Sesame Street
Episode 3242

Jay TarsesFlight attendant
The Great Muppet Caper

Richard TermineWedding guest
Sesame Street
Episode 2485

Rosemarie TruglioProtesting street resident
Sesame Street
Episode 4232

Sarai Tzuriel"Rechov Video" VJ
Shalom Sesame

Amy Van GilderJim Henson's dining companion at the Dubonnet Club
The Great Muppet Caper

Mo WillemsHooper's Store customer
Sesame Street Episode 3714

Caroly WilcoxBus driver
Sesame Street Episode 1210

Caroly WilcoxBus driver
Sesame Street Episode 2142

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Illustrated

Lauren AttinelloSurf and Turf Lobster
Baby Piggy's Night at the Ball

Michael FrithOn a concert poster (drawn by Frith)
The Sesame Street Storybook

Michael Frith"handsome old picture"
(drawn by Frith)
The Sesame Street Family Album

Michael Frithcircus-goer
The Sesame Street 1, 2, 3 Storybook

Emily Perl KingsleyAuthor
What Do You Do?

Sharon LernerDemonstrating the word "unusual"
The Sesame Street Dictionary

Kermit LoveCircus-goer
The Sesame Street 1, 2, 3 Storybook

Joe MathieuDr. Keats
A Visit to the Sesame Street Hospital

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Groups

Sesame Street Episode 1051The show's house band, including Bob Cranshaw, Jim Mitchell, Danny Epstein, Steve Little, and Wally Kane, appear to play "Hummingbird."

Sesame Street Episode 1808Dave Conner, Bob Cranshaw and Jim Mitchell appear as the sing-along party musicians.

Sesame Street season 15Joe Raposo, Steve Little, Bob Cranshaw, and Jim Mitchell accompany B. B. King in a pair of musical segments.

The Muppets Take ManhattanMartin P. Robinson, Steve Whitmire, Jim Kroupa, Melissa Whitmire, David Rudman and Karen Prell as Manhattan Melodies audience members

Sesame Street Episode 2356Richard Termine and Sara Compton as zoo patrons.

Sesame Street Episode 2615Bryant Young appears as a recurring background doctor, wheeling Victor DiNapoli and Dulcy Singer past on stretchers.

Sesame Street Episode 2924Gabriel Velez and Tim Carter as library patrons

Sesame Street Episode 3058Joey Mazzarino and David Rudman as two paramedics taking a penguin on a stretcher after Telly knocks the penguin out cold with a sucker-punch.

Sesame Street Episode 3136Sara Compton, Gail Sky King and Bryant Young appear as background extras.

Sesame Street Episode 3140Danette DeSena, Mike Pantuso and Cher Jung appear as street residents during the first scene.

Sesame Street Episode 3145Victor DiNapoli, Cher Jung and Tim Carter appear as passerbys during scene 2.

Sesame Street Episode 3223Tim Carter and Heather Dick appear during the first scene.

Sesame Street Episode 3295Christine Ferraro, Kevin Clash, Jim Martin, Frank Biondo, Rick Lyon, Laurent Linn, Alison Mork, Pam Arciero, Peter Linz, John Kennedy, Gordon Price, Melissa Dino and Gabrielle Howard as attendees of the Snuffleupagus-American Parade

Sesame Street Episode 3320Arlene Sherman and Victor DiNapoli as audience members.

Sesame Street Episode 3380Heather Dick, Laurent Linn, Peter Linz and Melissa Dino appear as passerbys during "Learning to Count"

Sesame Street Episode 3748Pete Ortiz and Mike Pantuso appear as street residents.

Sesame Street Episode 3804Lara MacLean and Tim Carter as street residents

Muppets from SpaceRickey Boyd, John Kennedy, Peter Linz, and Drew Massey as Gonzo followers at Cape Doom

Elmo's Musical Adventure: Peter and the WolfCaroll Spinney, Martin P. Robinson, Fran Brill, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, John Tartaglia, Pam Arciero, John Kennedy, writer Christine Ferraro and Muppet wrangler Michelle Hickey as audience members

Sesame Street Episode 3984Pam Arciero, Kevin Clash, Rick Lyon, and Jim Martin as Mail It Shop patrons.

AFV 2005 cameos

America's Funniest Home VideosJim Lewis, Allan Trautman, Victor Yerrid, Eric Jacobson, and Dave Goelz in a skit during the Muppets' appearance

The Muppets' Wizard of OzSteve Whitmire, Dave Goelz, Alice Dinnean, and Drew Massey as diner patrons watching Dorothy and the Muppets on TV.

The Muppets Take Over TodayBill Barretta and Craig Shemin sit at a table in a coffee shop with Muppet Ann Curry.

Sesame Street Episode 4204Richard Termine and Belinda Ward as attendees to "Jack's Big Jump"

Eine Möhre für Zwei folge 15Charlie Kaiser, Martin Paas, Carsten Morar-Haffke and Katja Lampe appear as visitors to the Hamburg DOM (fairgrounds).

Sesame Street Episode 4231Martin P. Robinson and Annie Evans (and their children, Ripley and Lyra) appear as street patrons.

The MuppetsMike Quinn, Bruce Lanoil, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Andrea Detwiler and David Barclay

On Set with WalterEric Jacobson, Matt Vogel and David Rudman appear as "puppeteers"

Sesame Street Episode 4511Kerry Butler and Joey Mazzarino

The Muppets Take the BowlJane Gootnick, Julianne Buescher, and Matt Vogel as tourists

Eine Möhre für Zwei
"Alarm im Zirkus"Charlie Kaiser, Vince Chester and almost the entire crew as circus guests

The Not-Too-Late Show with ElmoRyan Dillon, Andrew Moriarty, Martin P. Robinson, and Chris Sassano appear as audience members.

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Creature Shop

Julianne BuescherWaitress at the Swarmin Hive Honey Bar
The Country Bears

Julianne BuescherAngel puppeteer
Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Mark CasoNews staffer
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

Lyle ConwayRadio studio staff
Dreamchild

Alice DinneanPrudence, British nanny
Aliens in the Family
"A Very Brody Tweeznax"

John EcclestonNative carrying Rygel
Farscape
"Jeremiah Crichton"

Louise GoldBallroom dancer at 1:07:19
Labyrinth

David KemperHigh Level Administrative Source
Farscape
"A Constellation of Doubt"

Jodi St. MichaelPatron at the Swarmin Hive Honey Bar
The Country Bears

Josh PaisMan in cab
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Leif TildenFoot messenger
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Leif TildenFoot #3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

Mak WilsonPromoter's aide
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

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Sources

1. ↑ Bailey, Joseph. Memoirs of a Muppets Writer, page 260
2. ↑ Bailey, Joseph. Memoirs of a Muppets Writer, page 109
3. ↑ Bill Barretta on Facebook
4. ↑ Craig Shemin at the Museum of the Moving Image event "Jim Henson and the Music of Joe Raposo"