Bruce Lanoil (born July 5, 1960) is an American

puppeteer A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object called a puppet to create the illusion that the puppet is alive. The puppet is often shaped like a human, animal, or legendary creature. The puppeteer may be visible to or hidden from the ...

and

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who works for

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and for

The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was founded on October 16 ...

. He frequently works with puppeteer David Alan Barclay.

Early life

Lanoil was born in

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, on July 5, 1960.

Career

Lanoil has worked as a puppeteer in various films and television shows since 1986. He performed

the Cat in the Hat ''The Cat in the Hat'' is a 1957 children's book written and illustrated by American author Dr. Seuss. The story centers on a tall anthropomorphic cat who wears a red and white-striped top hat and a red bow tie. The Cat shows up at the house ...

and

Fox in Socks ''Fox in Socks'' is a children's book by Theodor Seuss Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss. It was published by Random House on January 12, 1965. The book features Mr. Fox as he tries to convince Mr. Knox to repeat tongue twisters about the thin ...

in the first season of '' The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss'', he also worked as a puppeteer in ''

The Muppets The Muppets are an American ensemble cast of puppet characters known for an surreal humor, absurdist, slapstick, burlesque, and self-referential humor, self-referential style of Musical theatre, musical Variety show, variety-sketch comedy. Cre ...

'', ''

Where the Wild Things Are ''Where the Wild Things Are'' is a 1963 children's picture book written and illustrated by American author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak, originally published in hardcover by Harper & Row. The book has been adapted into other media several ti ...

'', '' Dr. Dolittle'', ''

Jack Frost Jack Frost is a personification of frost, ice, snow, sleet, winter, and freezing cold. He is a variant of Old Man Winter who is held responsible for frosty weather, nipping the fingers and toes in such weather, coloring the foliage in autumn, a ...

'', ''

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas ''The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas'' is a 2000 American romantic comedy film directed by Brian Levant, written by Jim Cash, Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan, and Jack Epps, Jr., and is the prequel to Levant's ''The Flintstones'' (1994), based ...

'', and '' Cats & Dogs''.''The Internet Movie Database''.
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. Accessed August 26, 2007. Outside of the Henson company, he was an on-set animation reference puppeteer and voice actor for the movies ''

Monkeybone ''Monkeybone'' is a 2001 American black comedy fantasy film directed by Henry Selick, written by Sam Hamm, produced by Michael Barnathan and Mark Radcliffe, and executive produced by Chris Columbus, Selick, and Hamm. The film combines live ac ...

'' and '' Looney Tunes: Back in Action'' (as

Pepé Le Pew Pepé Le Pew is an animated character from the Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons, introduced in 1945. Depicted as a French anthropomorphic striped skunk, Pepé is constantly on the quest for love and pursui ...

). For Disney, he is also a voice double for Timon from ''

The Lion King ''The Lion King'' is a 1994 American animated musical coming-of-age drama film directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, produced by Don Hahn, and written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton. Produced by Walt Disney ...

''. He has voiced Timon in ''

Kingdom Hearts II ''Kingdom Hearts II'' is a 2005 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix in collaboration with Disney Interactive Studios, Buena Vista Games for the PlayStation 2 video game console. The game is a sequel to ''Kingdom Hear ...

'', '' Disney Think Fast'', and Disney's ''

Wild About Safety ''Disney's Wild About Safety'' is an educational series that features short films that were produced by Disney Educational Productions, Duck Studios, and Underwriters' Laboratories. The short films are played at Hong Kong Disneyland and Disney ...

'' shorts. He has also performed a voice sample for an additional character in the 2011 ''Spyro'' game, '' Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure''.

Filmography

Film

* ''

Spaced Invaders ''Spaced Invaders'' is a 1990 American science fiction comedy directed by Patrick Read Johnson and starring Douglas Barr, Royal Dano, and Ariana Richards. The film's title is a pun on the classic video game ''Space Invaders''. Plot The space ...

'' - Pez (voice) * '' Muppet Classic Theater'' - Additional Muppets * '' Theodore Rex'' - Theodore Rex (face performer), Oliver Rex (face performer) * ''

The Adventures of Pinocchio ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' ( ; , i.e. "The Adventures of Pinocchio. Story of a Puppet"), commonly shortened to ''Pinocchio'', is an 1883 Children's literature, children's fantasy novel by Italian author Carlo Collodi. It is about the mischi ...

'' - Principal puppeteer of Pinocchio * ''

'' - Jack Frost (in-suit performer) * '' Can of Worms'' - Bom * ''

'' - Puppeteer, character voices * ''

Muppets from Space ''Muppets from Space'', alternatively known as ''The Muppets from Space'', is a 1999 American science fiction comedy film directed by Tim Hill (in his feature film directorial debut), written by Jerry Juhl, Joseph Mazzarino, and Ken Kaufman, ...

'' - Additional puppeteer performer * ''

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland ''The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland'' (or simply ''Elmo in Grouchland'') is a 1999 American musical adventure comedy film directed by Gary Halvorson (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay written by Mitchell Kriegman and Joe ...

'' - Additional Muppets * ''

'' - Street Squash Raccoon (voice) * '' Cats & Dogs'' - Mr. Tinkles (face performer) * '' The Country Bears'' - Henry Dixon Taylor (face performer) * '' Looney Tunes: Back in Action'' - Puppeteer and voice of Pepé Le Pew * '' Sid the Science Kid: The Movie'' - Bobbybot, Ira, and Zippa * ''

'' - Puppeteer * '' Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore'' - Puppeteer * ''

'' - Additional puppet performer * ''

Muppets Most Wanted ''Muppets Most Wanted'' is a 2014 American musical crime comedy film directed by James Bobin, produced by David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman, and written by Bobin and Nicholas Stoller. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Mandeville Films, it is ...

'' - Puppeteer * ''

The Happytime Murders ''The Happytime Murders'' is a 2018 American adult puppet buddy cop crime comedy film directed by Brian Henson and written by Todd Berger from a story by Berger and Dee Austin Robertson. The film stars Melissa McCarthy, Bill Barretta, Joel McHal ...

'' - Additional puppet performer

Television

* ''Nanny & Isaiah series'' - Mrs. Fingle Beezer * '' Popples'' - Puppet operator * '' Perfect Strangers'' - Ventriloquist * '' The Legend of Prince Valiant'' - Additional voices * '' ABC Weekend Specials'' - Doc Peppers * ''

Dinosaurs Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic Geological period, period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the #Evolutio ...

'' - Charlene Sinclair (face performer), Les, Devil, Babysitter, Judge, Ed, UFO Host, Announcer, Shelly, Dr. Ficus, Walter Sternhagen, Larry, Stu, Mel Luster (face performer), Buddy Glimmer, various characters * ''

The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth ''The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth'' is an American direct-to-video musical film, musical puppet show, puppet series, aimed at children age 2 to 7, produced by Bomp Productions and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, MCA/Universal Home Video. ...

'' - Sidney Cyclops, Big Dan, Mumfred's Father, Miss Sweetie, Kay * '' Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree'' - Bear, Owl * '' The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss'' - The Cat in the Hat, Fox in Socks, Captain Zauber, Additional Muppets * ''Muppets on Wheels'' - Lindy, Semi Truck Driver * ''

Aliens in the Family ''Aliens in the Family'' is an American science fantasy sitcom A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), charact ...

'' - Puppeteer * ''

Muppets Tonight ''Muppets Tonight'' is an American live-action/puppet family-oriented comedy television series, created by Jim Henson Productions and featuring The Muppets. The series ran for two seasons between March 8, 1996 to February 8, 1998, originally ...

'' - Swiss Cheese, Additional Muppets * ''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on January 31, 1999, following Super Bowl XXXIII, with the rest of the first season airing from April 11, 1999. Th ...

'' - Additional voices * '' Studio DC: Almost Live'' - Additional Muppets * ''Teeny Tiny Dogs'' - Dinky (voice) * ''

Good Luck Charlie ''Good Luck Charlie'' is an American sitcom that aired on Disney Channel from April 4, 2010, to February 16, 2014. It focuses on the Duncan family of Denver as they adjust to the births of their fourth and later fifth children, Charlotte "Char ...

'' - Additional puppet performer * '' No, You Shut Up!'' - Matt Rosenberg * ''Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular'' - Additional puppet performer * ''Grid Smasher'' - Additional puppeteer * ''

Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures ''Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures'' is a British-American fantasy comedy web series created by PJ Liguori, Sophie Newton, Louis Grant and Jamie Swarbrick (working collectively under Liguori's username of KickthePJ) and directed by PJ Lig ...

'' - Ginger Root * ''

'' - Additional puppet performer * ''

Mr. Neighbor's House ''Mr. Neighbor's House'' is a series of TV specials created by Brian Huskey, Jason Mantzoukas, and Jesse Falcon. It is a parody of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' and premiered on December 2, 2016 on Adult Swim. The puppets for the characters wer ...

'' - Officer Policecop, Demon #3 * ''

Bob the Builder ''Bob the Builder'' is a British animated children's television series created by Keith Chapman for HIT Entertainment which ran from to in the United Kingdom through the CBBC strand and later CBeebies. The series centres on the adventures ...

'' - Additional voices (US Dub)

Video games

* ''Ys: Book 1&2'' - Luta Gemma * '' The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge'' - Additional voices * ''

'' - Timon * '' Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+'' - Timon * '' Disney Th!nk Fast'' - Timon * '' Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure'' - Additional voices

References

External links

Personal website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lanoil, Bruce Living people American puppeteers American male voice actors American male video game actors 1960 births