Pons Maar (born August 4, 1951) is an American actor,

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, artist and filmmaker.

Career

His first feature film as an actor was ''

Return to Oz ''Return to Oz'' is a 1985 dark fantasy film released by Walt Disney Pictures, co-written and directed by Walter Murch. It stars Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Piper Laurie, and Fairuza Balk as Dorothy Gale in her first screen role. The film is ...

'' (1985), in which he played the lead Wheeler; he also worked behind the scenes as a performance co-ordinator. His work on ''Return to Oz'' led to roles in other fantasy films, including ''

The Golden Child ''The Golden Child'' is a 1986 American dark fantasy action comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie. The film stars Eddie Murphy as Chandler Jarrell, a Los Angeles social worker who is informed that he is " The Chosen One", and is destined to ...

'' (1986) and ''

Masters of the Universe ''Masters of the Universe'' (sometimes referred to as the ''He-Man'' or ''She-Ra'' series) is a sword and planet-themed media franchise created by Mattel. The main premise revolves around the conflict between He-Man (the alter ego of Prince A ...

'' (1987). Maar performed as the voice and body model for

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in the popular

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commercials of the 1980s. Maar also worked as a performer for the entire 65-episode run of the television series ''

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'' and co-starred in the film '' Theodore Rex'' (1995). Recently, he served for two years as co-head of the puppeteer committee for the

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(SAG).

Filmography

Film

*'' Citizen: I'm Not Losing My Mind, I'm Giving It Away'' (1982) *''Alice Underground'' (1984) - The Mock Turtle *''

'' (1985) - Lead Wheeler, Nome Messenger (voice), Nurse Wilson's assistant #1 *''

'' (1986) - Fu *''

'' (1987) - Saurod *''

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'' (1988) - Pool Zombie *''

The Blob ''The Blob'' is a 1958 American science fiction horror film directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. from a screenplay by Theodore Simonson and Kate Phillips, based on an idea by Irving H. Millgate. It stars Steve McQueen (in his first leading role ...

'' (1988) - Theatre Manager *''

The American Scream ''The American Scream'' is a 2012 American documentary film profiling three families in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, who transform their homes into extravagant haunted attractions for Halloween. Produced and directed by Michael Stephenson, the film ...

'' (1988) - Ben Benziger *'' Theodore Rex'' (1995) - Theodore Rex (in-suit performer) *''

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 ...

'' (2001) - Lead puppeteer (uncredited) *'' The Job'' (2008) - Mr. Mann *''Remembering Return to Oz'' (2018) - Himself

Television

*''

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'' (1988) - Heroin *''

The Simple Life ''The Simple Life'' is an American reality television series starring Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. It depicts the two wealthy socialites, as they struggle to do menial, low-paying jobs such as cleaning rooms, farm work, serving meals in fa ...

'' (1998) - Barry the Dinosaur *''

'' (1991–1994) - Roy Hess (in-suit performer), Fran Sinclair (in-suit performer; occasionally), Ansel (in-suit performer), Brigitte (in-suit performer), Chef (in-suit performer), Dr. Fricus (in-suit performer), Bert (in-suit performer), various characters *''

Don't Eat the Neighbours ''Don't Eat the Neighbours'' (also known as ''Big Teeth, Bad Breath'') is a British-Canadian children's comedy television series that originally aired in the United Kingdom and Canada in 2001-2002. It was filmed mainly with puppets, but occasi ...

'' (2001–2002) - Puppeteer

Commercials

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(voice)

Production work

*''

'' (1985) (Mime movement arranger) *''Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II'' (1990) (Dancer) *'' Theodore Rex'' (1995) (Character movement coordinator) *''

George of the Jungle ''George of the Jungle'' is an American animated television series produced and created by Jay Ward and Bill Scott, who also created '' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends''. The character George was inspired by the story of ...

'' (1997) (Puppeteer) (uncredited) *''

Species II ''Species II'' is a 1998 American science fiction horror thriller film directed by Peter Medak. The film is a sequel to ''Species'' (1995) and the second installment of the ''Species'' franchise. The film stars Michael Madsen, Natasha Henstridg ...

'' (1998) (Creature motion supervisor) *'' Phantoms'' (1998) (Puppet coordinator) *'' Can of Worms'' (1999) (Puppeteer) *''

Blues Brothers 2000 ''Blues Brothers 2000'' is a 1998 American musical action comedy film directed by John Landis from a screenplay written by Landis and Dan Aykroyd, both of whom were also producers, and starring Aykroyd and John Goodman. The film serves as a seq ...

'' (1998) (Project supervisor) *''

Beer Money "Beer Money" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Kip Moore. It was released in July 2012 as his third single from his debut album '' Up All Night'' (2012). Moore wrote the song with Blair Daly and Troy Verges. The son ...

'' (2001) (Additional puppeteer) (uncredited) *''

Buffy the Vampire Slayer ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. The concept is based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film), 1992 film, also written by Whedon, a ...

'' (2002) (Puppeteer) (uncredited) *''

'' (2001–2002) (Puppeteer performance coordinator and casting) *'' Team America: World Police'' (Puppeteer) (uncredited) *'' The Job'' (2008) (Director, writer and editor) *''Fantastic'' (2015) (Cinematographer)

References

External links

Q & A with actor Pons Maar
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maar, Pons 1951 births Living people Male actors from Florida American male film actors American puppeteers 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male voice actors