Bruce D. Schwartz (born 1957) 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 sculptor. By extension, he is also a

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, storyteller, and

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. He uses a technique where, unlike most puppeteers, who usually hide their hands in gloves, or use strings or sticks, he does the opposite and shows his hands. He performed the puppet acts in the movie '' The Double Life of Véronique''. He has also been seen on

Jim Henson James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, animator, actor, and filmmaker who achieved worldwide notability as the creator of the Muppets. Henson was also well known for creating ''Fraggle Rock'' ( ...

's '' Muppet Show'' in 1977 with guest star

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, as well as in 1980 with

Señor Wences Wenceslao Moreno Centeno (April 17, 1896 – April 20, 1999),
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. Following his career in theater arts, for which he received a

MacArthur Fellowship The MacArthur Fellows Program, also known as the MacArthur Fellowship and colloquially called the "Genius Grant", is a prize awarded annually by the MacArthur Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to typically between 20 and ...

(1988), he co-founded the grassroots Pasadena Yoga Co-op in 1994 and now owns and manages Yoga House in Pasadena with Farzanah Noori. Bruce has been teaching

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since 1998.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schwartz, Bruce Living people American puppeteers MacArthur Fellows 1957 births