한국   대만   중국   일본 
Tim Lagasse - Wikipedia Jump to content

Tim Lagasse

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tim Lagasse
Lagasse on the set of Oobi in 2004
Born
Timothy Lagasse

1968 or 1969 (age 54?55) [1]
Milford, Connecticut , U.S.
Education University of Connecticut ( BFA )
Occupation(s) Director, puppeteer, puppet designer
Years active 1991?present
Website timlagasse .com

Tim Lagasse (born 1968/1969) is an American director, puppeteer and puppet designer. He has worked on films and television programs for Sesame Workshop , Nickelodeon , Disney XD , and HBO . He is known for playing the title character on Noggin 's Oobi , [2] and Crash on Disney XD 's Crash & Bernstein . [3]

Lagasse has been nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards . [4] In 1991, he became the first recipient of the Jim Henson Memorial Prize in Puppetry. [5] In 1993 he was presented with a Citation for Excellence by UNIMA ; [6] and later that year, received a Broadcast Design Silver Award for his series of short films, A Show of Hands . [7]

Biography [ edit ]

Lagasse was born in Milford, Connecticut . He attended St. Mary's School and Notre Dame High School in West Haven , [1] and graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1992 [8] with a BFA in Puppet Arts. [9]

One of his earliest roles was Mr. Cook on the Nickelodeon series Allegra's Window . [1] He also played the title character on the Noggin 's Oobi series, and Crash on Disney XD 's Crash & Bernstein . He has performed additional characters on Sesame Street , The Muppets and the 2008 film A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa . [10] In addition to his performance credits, he has built puppets for The Jim Henson Company [11] and Puppet Heap . [12]

Lagasse also teaches the art of puppetry, lecturing at the Lincoln Center Foundation and instructing students on modern puppetry techniques at the University of Connecticut's Puppet Arts Program. [13] In 2011 he offered workshops on building puppets at the University of Central Arkansas as part of Heather Henson 's Handmade Puppet Dreams Film Festival. [14] [15] In 2012 he traveled to Haiti with No Strings Productions as a puppet workshop trainer. [16]

Filmography [ edit ]

Year Title Credit(s) Role(s) Ref.
1994?1996 Allegra's Window Principal puppeteer Mr. Cook
Tweeter 		[1]
1995?1998 Nick in the Afternoon
  • Principal puppeteer
  • Puppet designer
  • Puppet coordinator
Additional puppets [17]
1995 Weinerville Guest puppeteer Coach Loogi [18]
1996-1998 Once Upon a Tree
  • Principal Puppeteer
  • Puppet coordinator
Jasper the Hare, Bleu the Cricket [18]
1996?1998 The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss Ensemble puppeteer Fox in Socks
Junior Kangaroo
Little Cat P
Sidney the Spider 		[17]
1997?2006 Bear in the Big Blue House Ensemble puppeteer Jet Setter Tutter [18]
1999?2000 A Little Curious
  • Principal puppeteer
  • Puppet coordinator
  • Puppet builder
[18]
2000?present Sesame Street Ensemble puppeteer Additional puppets [19]
2000?2010 Between the Lions
  • Principal puppeteer
  • Puppet designer
  • Director
Arty Smartypants
Barnaby B. Busterfield III
Gus the Bunny 		[20]
2000?2005 Oobi
  • Principal puppeteer
  • Puppet coordinator
  • Director (shorts)
Oobi
Taro 		[21]
2003?2006 Chappelle's Show Puppet coordinator [22]
2003?2008 Paz
  • Principal puppeteer
  • Puppet coordinator
Paz [23]
2004 Blue's Room Puppet designer Polka Dots
Dress Up Chest 		[24]
2005?2009 Johnny and the Sprites
  • Principal puppeteer
  • Director (one episode)
Basil [25]
2006?2007 It's a Big Big World
  • Principal puppeteer
  • Director (seven episodes)
Wartz the Frog
Ick the Catfish 		[26]
2007 Imagination Movers Puppet designer [27]
2008 A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa Ensemble puppeteer Additional puppets [10]
2010 The Electric Company Director (ten episodes) [28]
2012?2014 Crash & Bernstein Principal puppeteer Crash [29]
2015?2016 The Muppets Ensemble puppeteer Additional puppets [30]
2017 The Muppets Take the Bowl Ensemble puppeteer Additional Muppet Performer, live show at the Hollywood Bowl , Sept. 8?10
2018 The Muppets Take the O2 Ensemble puppeteer Additional Muppet Performer, live show at the O2 Arena , Jul. 13?14
2019?present Helpsters Ensemble puppeteer Scatter

Awards and nominations [ edit ]

Year Presenter Category/Award Work Status Ref.
1991 University of Connecticut Jim Henson Memorial Prize in Puppetry N/A Won [5]
1993 Union Internationale de la Marionette Citation for Excellence A Show of Hands Won [6]
Broadcast Design International Broadcast Design Silver Award Won [7]
2003 30th Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Single Camera Editing Between the Lions Nominated [31]
2004 31st Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling Nominated [32]
Outstanding Achievement in Single Camera Editing Nominated [33]
2005 American Theatre Wing Henry Hewes Design Award Uncle Jimmy's Dirty Basement Nominated [34]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c d Amarante, Joe (October 5, 2012). "Milford guy's great puppet caper continues with 'Crash' on Disney XD" . New Haven Register .
  2. ^ "Oobi Does It" . Newsweek . October 1, 2004.
  3. ^ "Puppeteer Lagasse lends a hand on Disney XD's hit Crash & Bernstein" . New York . May 6, 2013.
  4. ^ "UConn to Host National Puppetry Festival" . Hartford Courant . August 3, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "UConn Puppet Arts Timeline" (PDF) . Eugene O'Neill Theatre . July 1, 2015.
  6. ^ a b "41 Years of Citations ? UNIMA" . Union Internationale de la Marionette .
  7. ^ a b Lagasse, Timothy. "Tim Lagasse Credits" . Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
  8. ^ Eaton-Robb, Pat (November 3, 2013). "UConn expands puppet arts program" . Portland Press Herald .
  9. ^ "15th O'Neill National Puppetry Conference" (PDF) . Eugene O'Neill Theatre . June 15, 2005.
  10. ^ a b "Tim Lagasse: Crash & Bernstein" . Starmedia . June 4, 2014.
  11. ^ "Jane Henson's Nativity Story to Air on Christmas Eve on CBS" . Puppeteers.org . December 4, 2013.
  12. ^ "Exit Row 1 ? Puppet Heap" . Puppet Heap .
  13. ^ Lagasse, Timothy. "About Tim Lagasse" . TimLagasse.com . Archived from the original on March 23, 2016.
  14. ^ "Heather Henson to Bring Handmade Puppet Dreams Film Festival to UCA" . University of Central Arkansas . August 19, 2011.
  15. ^ "Puppets to Invade Your Dreams" . The Fountain . September 12, 2011.
  16. ^ "Associate Artists ? No Strings Productions" . NoStringsProductions.org . No Strings Productions.
  17. ^ a b "Who's Tremendous - Once Upon a Tree" . OnceUponATree.com . Archived from the original on June 27, 2002.
  18. ^ a b c d Lagasse, Timothy. "Tim Lagasse - Puppet Performer Resume" . TimLagasse.com .
  19. ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Disney XD Greenlights Live-Action/Puppet Comedy Series 'Crash & Bernstein' " . Deadline Hollywood .
  20. ^ "Between the Lions Project Team" . Sirius Thinking.
  21. ^ "Josh Selig, Little Airplane Productions" . Gothamist.com . Gothamist . Archived from the original on April 12, 2016.
  22. ^ Mathew Klickstein (September 24, 2013). Slimed!: An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age . Penguin Publishing Group. pp. 163?. ISBN   978-1-101-61409-9 .
  23. ^ "Paz - Kids First! Film Festival" . KidsFirst.org . Coalition for Quality Children's Media . Retrieved March 12, 2016 .
  24. ^ Fresh, Anney. "Puppets - Anney Fresh" .
  25. ^ "Johnny and the Sprites Cast and Crew" . Disney.com . The Walt Disney Company .
  26. ^ "2015 National Puppetry Festival Attendees" (PDF) . Eugene O'Neill Theatre . July 1, 2015.
  27. ^ "Exclusive 'Crash & Bernstein' Clip for Monday's Premiere" . Wired . October 5, 2012.
  28. ^ Lagasse, Timothy. "The Electric Company - Tim Lagasse" . TimLagasse.com . Archived from the original on April 9, 2016.
  29. ^ Crooks, Amy (August 9, 2013). "Tim Lagasse and Crash at the 2013 D23 Expo" . Dis411.net . The Walt Disney Company .
  30. ^ Lagasse, Timothy. "The Muppets - Tim Lagasse" . TimLagasse.com . Archived from the original on April 9, 2016.
  31. ^ "30th Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations" (PDF) . EmmyOnline.org . National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences . March 12, 2003.
  32. ^ "31st Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations" (PDF) . EmmyOnline.org . National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences . March 4, 2004.
  33. ^ "31st Daytime Emmy Awards Program Telecast" (PDF) . EmmyOnline.org . National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences . May 15, 2004.
  34. ^ "2005 Henry Hewes Design Awards Nominations" . BroadwayWorld.com . Broadway World. August 15, 2005.

External links [ edit ]

Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tim_Lagasse&oldid=1213008921 "