Changes: Carmen Osbahr

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'Carmen Osbahr did not originally plan to become a puppeteer. Though she was interested more in the television medium, puppetry came into her life when she began working on several television shows in Mexico City for Televisa which included puppets. In 1985, she attended a Muppeteer Workshop that scouted out young talent for Sesame Streets Mexican co-production, Plaza Sésamo. Kermit Love asked Osbahr not only to work on Plaza Sésamo, but also to train other puppeteers at the workshop.

From there, Osbahr got in touch with Jim Henson, and she began visiting the set of Sesame Street in the mid-1980s. Osbahr became an official Muppeteer in 1989. Her best-known character, Rosita, made her first appearance on Sesame Street in Season 23.

Osbahr has since performed on a variety of Muppet projects, including Bear in the Big Blue House and Dog City. She also performed Kiki in the TV series The Puzzle Place.

Osbahr also appears as Lily the Water Sprite in the full half-hour version of Johnny and the Sprites, which premiered in January 2007.

Puppeteer credits

Sesame Street: Rosita, Ovejita, Mrs. Dogooder, Sophie, Itchy (Dwarf #4) (4114)
Bear in the Big Blue House: Ursa
Panwapa: Baabra Sheep
City Kids
Aliens in the Family
Dog City
Billy Bunny's Animal Songs: Gopher, Frog
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Sing-Along Earth Songs: Fauna
Sesame Street's Staying Up Late
Telling the Truth: Sheep
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
MasterCard
Elmo's Potty Time
Sesame Beginnings
Abby in Wonderland
Let's Get Ready!
Coming Home
Being Green
When Families Grieve

Non-Henson Credits

30 Rock
Johnny and the Sprites - Lily the Water Sprite
The Puzzle Place - Kiki Flores
Between the Lions - Sierra Lion

External links

Peter Gerstenzang, "Behind the Scenes: Kermit the Frog Turned Me Into a Puppeteer", New York Times, 1 April 2007

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-'''Carmen Osbahr''' did not originally plan to become a puppeteer. Interested more in the television medium, puppetry came into her life when she began working on several television shows in Mexico City for Televisa which included puppets. In 1985, she attended a [[Muppeteer Workshop]] that scouted out young talent for [[Sesame Street]]'s Mexican co-production, ''[[Plaza Sésamo]]''. [[Kermit Love]] asked Osbahr to not only work on ''Plaza Sésamo'', but to train other puppeteers at the workshop.
+'''Carmen Osbahr''' did not originally plan to become a puppeteer. Though she was interested more in the television medium, puppetry came into her life when she began working on several television shows in Mexico City for Televisa which included puppets. In 1985, she attended a [[Muppeteer Workshop]] that scouted out young talent for ''[[Sesame Street]]'''s Mexican co-production, ''[[Plaza Sésamo]]''. [[Kermit Love]] asked Osbahr not only to work on ''Plaza Sésamo'', but also to train other puppeteers at the workshop.
-From there, Osbahr got in touch with [[Jim Henson]], and she began visiting the set of ''Sesame Street'' in the mid-eighties. Osbahr became an official [[Muppeteer]] in 1989. Her most well known character, [[Rosita]], made her first appearance on ''Sesame Street'' in [[Season 23]].
+From there, Osbahr got in touch with [[Jim Henson]], and she began visiting the set of ''Sesame Street'' in the mid-1980s. Osbahr became an official [[Muppeteer]] in 1989. Her best-known character, [[Rosita]], made her first appearance on ''Sesame Street'' in [[Season 23]].
 Osbahr has since performed on a variety of Muppet projects, including ''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'' and ''[[Dog City (series)|Dog City]]''. She also performed Kiki in the TV series ''[[TV Shows with Muppet Connections|The Puzzle Place]]''.
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 * ''[[The Puzzle Place]]'' - Kiki Flores
 * ''[[Between the Lions]]'' - Sierra Lion
 ==External links==
 * Peter Gerstenzang, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/01/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/01ctpeople.html Behind the Scenes: Kermit the Frog Turned Me Into a Puppeteer]", ''New York Times'', 1 April 2007