Kevin D. Carlson (born April 12, 1962) 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 ...

, best known for his role of Mr. Potato Head in '' The Mr. Potato Head Show,'' Timmy in ''

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,'' and Warehouse Mouse in '' Imagination Movers''.

Early life

Carlson was born in

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Career

Carlson created ''

'' (alongside Dina Fraboni and James Murray), on which he also performed the titular character. Carlson also played Clockey, Floorey and Conky on ''

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''. From 1998 to 1999, Carlson performed as Mr. Potato Head in the Fox Kids series '' The Mr. Potato Head Show''. From 2008 to 2013, he portrayed Warehouse Mouse in the

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preschool series '' Imagination Movers'' and reprised the role in the spin-off short series '' Where Is Warehouse Mouse?''

Filmography

Film

* '' Child's Play 2'' - Chucky (assistant puppeteer) * '' Elmopalooza'' - Additional Muppet Performer * '' Muppet Classic Theater'' - Additional Muppet Performer * '' Muppets Most Wanted'' - LA Muppet Performer * ''

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'' - Additional Muppet Performer * '' Theodore Rex'' -

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Dad (puppeteer)

Television

* ''

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'' - Fuzz ("Have a Nice Day with Leroy and Fuzz" segments) * ''

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'' - Additional Dinosaur Performer * '' Greg the Bunny'' * '' Imagination Movers'' - Warehouse Mouse * ''Late Night Buffet with Augie and Del'' - Joey the Monkey * '' Lost on Earth'' - Ahab * ''

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'' - Additional Muppet Performer * ''

'' - Clocky, Conkey, Floory, Knucklehead, Red Dinosaur (of the Dinosaur Family) * ''

'' - Timmy the Tooth * '' The Puzzle Place'' - Additional Performer * ''

The Office ''The Office'' is the title of several mockumentary sitcoms based on a British series originally created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant as '' The Office'' in 2001. The original series also starred Gervais as manager and primary charac ...

'' - Edward R. Meow (in "Take Your Daughter to Work Day") * '' Where Is Warehouse Mouse?'' - Warehouse Mouse * '' The Mr. Potato Head Show'' - Mr. Potato Head / Alien (in "Aliens Dig Baloney") * '' American Dad'' - (voice) (1 episode) * '' Riders in the Sky''

Other

* ''9.1.1 for Kids: The Great 911 Adventure'' - Bud * ''

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'' - Performer * ''

Take the Bowl'' - Additional Muppet Performer (live show at the

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

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, Jul. 13–14, 2018

Crew work

* ''

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'' - Puppeteer * '' Cats & Dogs'' - Puppeteer * '' Dr. Dolittle'' - Puppeteer * '' Dr. Dolittle 2'' - Puppeteer * '' Forgetting Sarah Marshall'' - Puppeteer * ''

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'' - Puppeteer (uncredited) * '' Team America: World Police'' - Principal Puppeteer * ''

'' - Creator, Co-Producer, Writer

References

External links

* 1962 births Living people American puppeteers {{Puppet-stub