Drew Massey is an American voice actor, puppeteer and director for

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (nicknamed Nick) is an American pay television channel and the flagship property of the Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on April 1, 1979, as the first ca ...

and the

Jim Henson Company The Jim Henson Company, Inc., formerly known as Muppets, Inc., Henson Associates, Inc., and Jim Henson Productions, Inc. (commonly referred to as Henson), is an American entertainment company located in Los Angeles, California. The company is kn ...

. He has worked extensively with the Muppets and has performed in many films, television series, and commercials. He has also lent his voice to many commercials and video games.

Career

Drew Massey is the co-creator, co-writer, executive producer (with Mike Mitchell) and star of the Nickelodeon series '' The Barbarian and the Troll''. Massey's film credits include '' The Happytime Murders ''(2018), ''

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'' (1997), '' Dr. Dolittle'' (1998), '' Cats & Dogs'' (2001), ''

Men in Black II ''Men in Black II'' (stylized as ''MIIB'') is a 2002 American science fiction action comedy film based on the Marvel Comics series of a similar name based on the conspiracy theory. Produced by Columbia Pictures and Amblin Entertainment in ass ...

'' (2002), ''

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz ''The Muppets' Wizard of Oz'' is a 2005 musical fantasy television film directed by Kirk R. Thatcher, and the third television film featuring the Muppets. The film stars Ashanti, Jeffrey Tambor, Quentin Tarantino, David Alan Grier, Queen L ...

'' (2005), and '' The Producers'' (2005). He has also performed on television in '' Earth to Ned'', '' Greg the Bunny'', ''

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'', ''

Malcolm in the Middle ''Malcolm in the Middle'' is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on January 9, 2000, and ended on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons consisting of 151 episodes. The ...

'', ''

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 ...

'', '' Cousin Skeeter'', '' Lost on Earth'', and ''

Crank Yankers ''Crank Yankers'' is an American television sketch comedy show produced by Adam Carolla, Jimmy Kimmel and Daniel Kellison. It features actual prank calls made by show regulars and celebrity guests, with on-screen re-enactments by puppets. The sh ...

''; and in television advertisements for Foster Farms (as the driver chicken),

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(the blue guy), and

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(as Flat Eric). In the ''Over the Hedge'' video game, Massey voiced Verne and other characters. In the ''Kung Fu Panda'' video games, he voiced Crane and other characters. In the ''

Megamind ''Megamind'' is a 2010 American animated superhero comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and Pacific Data Images, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Directed by Tom McGrath from a screenplay by Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons, ...

'' video game, he voiced Minion and other characters. He is the star of '' The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing!'', playing Sam Plenty. He is also a performer on '' No, You Shut Up!'' and '' Spontaneanation with Paul F. Tompkins''. Massey directed six episodes of '' Splash and Bubbles'' for the Jim Henson Company, and over 50 shorts for the DreamWorksTV/ Peacock Kids

YouTube YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in ...

channel featuring Po,

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Shrek ''Shrek'' is a 2001 American animated fantasy comedy film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S. H. Schulman, loosely based on the 1990 children's picture boo ...

and

Donkey The donkey or ass is a domesticated equine. It derives from the African wild ass, ''Equus africanus'', and may be classified either as a subspecies thereof, ''Equus africanus asinus'', or as a separate species, ''Equus asinus''. It was domes ...

, and King Julien.

Filmography

* '' The Barbarian and the Troll'': Evan * '' Earth to Ned:'' Cornelius’ eyes, Clods * '' Sigmund and the Sea Monsters'': Sigmund Ooze * ''

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 ...

Take the Bowl'': Additional Muppet Performer, live show at the

Hollywood Bowl The Hollywood Bowl is an amphitheatre and Urban park, public park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, California. It was named one of the 10 best live music venues in the United States by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine in 2018 and was listed on ...

, Sept. 8–10, 2017 * ''The Muppets Take the O2'': Additional Muppet Performer, live show at

the O2 Arena The O2 Arena, commonly known as The O2, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the centre of The O2 entertainment district on the Greenwich Peninsula in southeast London, England. It opened in its present form in 2007. It has the third-highest seat ...

, Jul. 13–14, 2018 * '' Mutt & Stuff'': Stuff, Davenport, Sid the tree * ''

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'': Puppet Abed * '' Sid the Science Kid'': Sid * ''Neil's Puppet Dreams'': Puppeteer * '' Forgetting Sarah Marshall'': Puppeteer Dracula * ''

The Darjeeling Limited ''The Darjeeling Limited'' is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson, which he co-produced with Scott Rudin, Roman Coppola, and Lydia Dean Pilcher, and co-wrote with Coppola and Jason Schwartzman. The film stars Owen Wilso ...

'': Puppeteer Tiger * '' The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing!'': Actor (Sam Plenty) * ''

Yo Gabba Gabba! ''Yo Gabba Gabba!'' is a Children's television series, children's Musical film, musical television series created by Christian Jacobs and Scott Schultz (producer), Scott Schultz and developed by Kay Wilson Stallings. The series is about five cos ...

'': Puppeteer * ''

Robot Chicken ''Robot Chicken'' is an American adult animation, adult stop motion, stop-motion animated sketch comedy television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich for Cartoon Network's nighttime programming block Adult Swim. The twelve-minute ...

'': Voices (

Fozzie Bear Fozzie Bear is a Muppet character from the sketch comedy television series ''The Muppet Show'', best known as the insecure and comedically fruitless stand-up comic''.'' Fozzie is an orange-brown bear who often wears a brown pork pie hat and a ...

Gonzo Gonzo may refer to: People * Gonzo (nickname), a list of people with the nickname * Radislav Jovanov Gonzo (born 1964), Croatian music video director Radislav Jovanov, also known as Gonzo * Matthias Röhr (born 1962), German musician whose stage ...

, Wembley Fraggle, Boober Fraggle, Emmet Otter,

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) * '' Greg the Bunny'': Puppeteer (Count Blah and others) * ''

'': Puppet Angel *

Weezer Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Brian Bell (guitar, keyboards, backing ...

's music video for "

Keep Fishin' "Keep Fishin'" is a song by the American rock band Weezer. It is the second single from the band's fourth album, '' Maladroit''. Reception Melissa Bobbitt at About.com ranked "Keep Fishin'" as the 13th best Weezer song, where she comments " Rive ...

": Puppeteer * ''

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational television, educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation, and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Worksh ...

'': Various Muppets * '' Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony'': Puppeteer ( Statler) * '' The Producers'': Lead Puppeteer (pigeons) * ''

'': Worm Guy Sleeble * '' Lost on Earth'': Raleigh * '' The Puzzle Place'': Kyle O'Connor * ''

Puppet Up! ''Puppet Up! – Uncensored'' is a adult live puppet musical show produced by The Jim Henson Company combining puppetry and improvisational comedy created by Brian Henson and Groundlings performer Patrick Bristow. The show is advertised for " ...

'': Puppeteer * '' The Happytime Murders'': Goofer, Vinny * '' Foster Farms Chickens'': Actor (Driver Chicken) * ''

Over the Hedge ''Over the Hedge'' is a 2006 American animated heist comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation SKG. Based on the comic strip of the same name, the film was directed by Tim Johnson and Karey Kirkpatrick from a screenplay by Len Blum, ...

'': Verne * ''

Ryan's Mystery Playdate ''Ryan's Mystery Playdate'' is an American children's television series created by Albie Hecht and produced by the company PocketWatch that aired on Nickelodeon from April 19, 2019 to April 16, 2023. The series is based on the Ryan's World You ...

'': Puppeteer * '' Muppet Babies Play Date'' - Gonzo (baby) (puppeteer only)

External links

* *Article announcing Brendar the Barbaria
(renamed ''The Barbarian'' ''and the Troll)''
*
Under The Puppet
' podcast interview with Drew Massey *
My First Time
' podcast
Man or Muppet
article from Scotland's Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Interview with Drew Massey
for the Mutant Season podcast {{DEFAULTSORT:Massey, Drew 1964 births Place of birth missing (living people) Living people American male comedians American male voice actors American puppeteers American stand-up comedians 21st-century American comedians Comedians from Pennsylvania