Changes: Carmen Osbahr

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Carmen1 — Carmen Osbahr performing Rosita.

Carmen Osbahr (b. April 21) 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 in New York City 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-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), The Queen of Nacho Picchu
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 Stays Up Late!
Telling the Truth: Sheep
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
MasterCard
Elmo's World: Happy Holidays: Green Caroler
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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+[[Image:Carmen1.jpg|thumb|300px|Carmen Osbahr performing Rosita.]]
-==Official bio==
+[[Image:carmen.jpg|thumb|300px]]
-''from sesameworkshop.org:''
+'''Carmen Osbahr''' (b. April 21) 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]] in New York City 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-1980s. Osbahr became an official [[Muppeteer]] in 1989. Her best-known character, [[Rosita]], made her first appearance on ''Sesame Street'' in [[Season 23]].
-Carmen Osbahr, who performs Rosita and other characters, began her relationship with Sesame Street as a teenager in 1985, when she attended a puppetry workshop sponsored by The Jim Henson Company in her native [[Mexico|Mexico City]]. She appeared on various television shows for Televisa (Mexico City), including The Treasure of Knowledge, and worked on The Songs of Cri-Cri, a special starring Placido Domingo. Osbahr was a member of the Plaza Sesamo cast before moving to New York, where she maintained ties to the show while pursuing her college education. In 1989, she officially became a Jim Henson Muppet performer, working for Sesame Street, City Kids, Dog City, Aliens in the Family, and Bear in the Big Blue House. Osbahr's other credits include Kiki in The Puzzle Place and a role in The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland. Carmen lives in CT with her husband and four year old son.
+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]]''.
+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]], [[The Seven Dwarves|Itchy (Dwarf #4)]] ([[Episode 4114|4114]]), [[The Queen of Nacho Picchu]]
-:''[[Sesame Street]]'': [[Rosita]]
-:''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'': [[Ursa]]
+*''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'': [[Ursa]]
-:''[[City Kids]]''
+*''[[Panwapa]]'': [[Baabra Sheep]]
-:''[[Dog City]]''
+*''[[City Kids]]''
-:''[[Billy Bunny's Animal Songs]]''
+*''[[Aliens in the Family]]''
-:''[[The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson]]''
+*''[[Dog City (series)|Dog City]]''
-:''[[Sesame Street's Staying Up Late]]''
+*''[[Billy Bunny's Animal Songs]]'': Gopher, Frog
+*''[[The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson]]''
+*''[[Sing-Along Earth Songs]]'': [[Fauna]]
+*''[[Sesame Street Stays Up Late!]]''
+*''[[Telling the Truth]]'': [[Sheep]]
+*''[[The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland]]''
+*''[[MasterCard]]''
+*''[[Elmo's World: Happy Holidays]]'': [[Christmas Carolers|Green Caroler]]
+*''[[Elmo's Potty Time]]''
+*''[[Sesame Beginnings]]''
+*''[[Abby in Wonderland]]''
+*''[[Let's Get Ready!]]''
+*''[[Coming Home]]''
+*''[[Being Green (video)|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, "[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
 [[Category:Muppet Performers|Osbahr, Carmen]]
+[[Category:Creature Shop Puppeteers|Osbahr, Carmen]]