Puppet Heap, LLC is a puppet design, fabrication and production company based in
Hoboken
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,
New Jersey
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. The company was founded by artist and designer Paul Andrejco, who previously worked for
The Jim Henson Company
The Jim Henson Company (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 known for ...
from 1992 to 2001 and designed the characters for ''
Bear in the Big Blue House
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'' that aired on the
Disney Channel. In 2004, Andrejco opened Puppet Heap at its current location in Hoboken. The company's studio has a workshop, woodshop, casting facilities, and a production and photography studio.
Puppet Heap has worked on multiple productions, including several series of short films based on original characters. From 2011, Heap produced a commercial line of puppets based on original characters, Puppet Heap Playthings, considered the best new toy of 2011 by the Washington Post. Since 2006, Puppet Heap has been under contract with
The Walt Disney Company
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, entrusted with the care, maintenance, and creative support of the Muppets
Muppet characters
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for its
Muppets Studio division, including the character of
Walter for ''
The Muppets
The Muppets are an American ensemble cast of puppet characters known for an absurdist, burlesque, and self-referential style of variety-sketch comedy. Created by Jim Henson in 1955, they are the focus of a media franchise that encompasses te ...
''.
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Puppet designers
2004 establishments in New Jersey
Companies based in Hudson County, New Jersey
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