Victor Yerrid (born November 13, 1971) is an American actor and

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 ...

for

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 ...

and has performed Muppet characters in many films, television commercials and television shows. He is best known in the Muppet World for his work on the online series '' Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony'', in which he performed Waldorf along with an assortment of other characters. Yerrid is also a lead performer of the Jim Henson Company's ''

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 " ...

'' improv show and is currently working on ''The Skrumps'' for the company as well. He also was a lead puppeteer on the shows ''

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 '' Greg the Bunny''.

Credits

* '' The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing'': actor (Bob Choppy) * ''

Bear in the Big Blue House ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' is an American children's television series created by Mitchell Kriegman and produced by Jim Henson Television for Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney preschool television block. Debuting on October 20, 1997, it a ...

'': puppeteer (Cousin Whiner and others) * '' The Thundermans'': 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 ...

'': staff and puppeteer * ''

'': 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 ( Boo-Boo Bear,

Tony the Tiger Tony the Tiger is the advertising cartoon anthropomorphic tiger mascot for Frosted Flakes (also known as Frosties) breakfast cereal, appearing on its packaging and advertising. After the original Kellogg's, Kellogg Company spun off its North Am ...

Kermit the Frog Kermit the Frog is a Muppet character created in 1955 and originally performed by Jim Henson. An anthropomorphic green frog, Kermit is the pragmatic everyman protagonist of numerous Muppet productions, most notably as the showrunner and host o ...

Miss Piggy Miss Piggy is a The Muppets, Muppet character known for her Breakthrough role, breakout role in the sketch comedy television series ''The Muppet Show''. She is notable for her temperamental diva superstar personality, her tendency to use French l ...

Howard Stern Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American broadcaster and media personality. He is best known for his radio show, ''The Howard Stern Show'', which gained popularity when it was nationally syndicated on terrestrial radio from 1 ...

Swedish Chef The Swedish Chef is a Muppet character from the sketch comedy television series ''The Muppet Show,'' known for his eccentric culinary skills and communicating in mock Swedish gibberish. He was originally performed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz s ...

, Jack Skellington,

Snagglepuss Snagglepuss is a fictional cartoon character who debuted in prototype form on ''The Quick Draw McGraw Show'' in 1959 and was established as a studio regular by 1961. A light pink anthropomorphic Puma (species), puma sporting an upturned collar, s ...

Rod Serling Rodman Edward Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter and television producer best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his Anthology series, anthology television series ''The Twilight Zone (1 ...

, Dynomutt,

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, Danny Ocean, Number 5, Various) * '' Mad'': voices (

, Fozzie Bear, Waldorf,

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, Star-Lord,

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) * '' Greg the Bunny'': puppeteer (Tardy Turtle, Cranky and others) * ''

Angel An angel is a spiritual (without a physical body), heavenly, or supernatural being, usually humanoid with bird-like wings, often depicted as a messenger or intermediary between God (the transcendent) and humanity (the profane) in variou ...

'': Polo in "Smile Time" *

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's music video for "

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": puppeteer ( Dr. Bunsen Honeydew) * ''

The Book of Pooh ''The Book of Pooh'' is an American preschool educational children's television series that aired on the Playhouse Disney block on the Disney Channel. It is the third television series to feature the characters from the Disney franchise based ...

'': puppeteer (

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) * '' Between the Lions'': puppeteer * '' Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony'': puppeteer ( Waldorf, Dr. Teeth, Larry, Lester Possum, Loni Dunne, Louie, and others) * '' Sid the Science Kid'': voices (Gerald and Mort) * '' Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars'': puppeteer ( Bishan) * '' The Producers'': Lead Puppeteer (pigeons) * ''MuppetFest'': puppeteer * ''

Pajanimals ''Jim Henson's Pajanimals'' (a portmanteau of the words ''pajamas'' and ''animals'') is a children's television series created by Jeff Muncy and Alex Rockwell. The Pajanimals are characters that were made by Jim Henson's Creature Shop at The J ...

'': Squacky * '' Disney Cruise Lines'': puppeteer (Waldorf,

, Fozzie Bear and

Sweetums The Muppets are an ensemble group of comedic puppet characters originally created by Jim Henson. The Muppets have appeared in multiple television series, films, and other media appearances since the 1950s. The majority of the characters listed h ...

) * ''

Drawn Together ''Drawn Together'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein. It aired on Comedy Central from October 27, 2004, to November 14, 2007, spanning three seasons. The series is a parody of house-based reality s ...

'': voice (Blind kid in "Clum Babies") * ''

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'': puppeteer * ''

'': puppeteer * ''The Skrumps'': puppeteer * '' Late Night Liars'': puppeteer and voice (The Weasel) * '' Muppets from Space'': shipping coordinator * ''

Hannah Montana ''Hannah Montana'' is an American teen sitcom created by Michael Poryes, Rich Correll, and Barry O'Brien that aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between March2006 and January2011. The series centers on Miley Stewart (played by Miley Cy ...

'': actor (Pancake Buffalo) * '' The Happytime Murders'': Larry Shenanigans Philips * '' The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance'': Hup the Podling * '' Game Changer'': puppeteer (Zam Reich, episode: "Sam Says 3") *

"Weird Al" Yankovic Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American comedy musician, writer, and actor. He is best known for writing and performing Comedy music, comedy songs that often Parody music, parody specific songs by contempo ...

- "Polkamania!" ("

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" segment, part 1): puppeteer/director

References

External links

Official site

The Sydney Morning Herald

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