Ali J. Eisner is a Canadian puppeteer,

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

, director, photographer, creative producer and writer for children's television."Juno-nominated trans artist Ali J. Eisner is making an easier world for kids to be themselves"
CBC Arts, March 7, 2019. Eisner has created children's content and performed on programs for The Jim Henson Company,

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, TVOntario, NBC Universal, YTV, PBS, FOX Entertainment, Nick Jr and the

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. They were the creator of '' Mamma Yamma'' for CBC Television, and were a director and supervising producer for '' The Sunny Side Up Show'' on PBS Kids Sprout. Eisner played "Jay" the Blue Jay on "TVO Kids" for 16 years. Their main wheelhouse when puppeteering is to collaborate with Canadian musicians. They have also written, composed music and directed for children's television for the last 20 years. Most recent works include puppeteering on '' Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock'' and cast as a main character (Jae) on ''

Supernatural Academy ''Supernatural Academy'' is an American animated fantasy television series that premiered on Peacock on January 20, 2022. It is based on the book series created by Jaymin Eve. Premise Mischa Jackson/Lebron is a 16-year-old girl living in the h ...

'', airing on Peacock. At the Juno Awards of 2019, Eisner's video for "No Depression" that they directed and puppeteered for the band Bahamas won the Juno Award for Video of the Year."Junos 2019: the complete list of winners"

CBC Music CBC Music (formerly known as CBC FM, CBC Stereo and CBC Radio 2) is a Canadian FM radio network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It used to concentrate on classical and jazz. In 2007 and 2008, the network transitioned towards a ...

, March 16, 2019. Ali is transgender and non-binary and uses "they/them" pronouns.

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