James Wojtal
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James William Wojtal, Jr. (pronounced "Voy-tal") is a puppet fabricator and designer who worked for the Jim Henson Company from 1998 to 2002, mostly on international versions of Sesame Street, Bear in the Big Blue House and Mopatop's Shop, building new characters and refurbishing old ones.
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Credits
- Bear in the Big Blue House -- rebuilt Ray with Tim Miller, rebuilt Bear heads
- Mopatop's Shop
- Kermit's Swamp Years -- built Blotch
- Plaza Sésamo -- rebuilt Lola and Pancho
- Animal Jam -- built early, developmental version of Bozark
- Telling Stories with Tomie DePaola -- built goat character
- It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie -- refurbished background characters, rebuilt Camilla and "Bouncer Beaker" (uncredited)[1]
- Family Feud appearance -- built Mo Frackle
- Alam Simsim -- built Nimnim
Non-Muppet Projects
- Avenue Q, London -- shop manager, puppet builder
- Avenue Q, Off Broadway, Broadway, Las Vegas -- puppet builder
- Crank Yankers -- puppet builder
- Saturday Night Live -- puppet builder, props
- Wicked -- sculpture, prop builder, puppet builder
- The Puppet Works Theater -- puppeteer, puppet designer
- The Smoking Gun TV show -- art department, puppeteer, puppet builder
- Macy's Parade Studio -- sculpture, puppet designer
- Ruby Tuesday Chicken Commercials,
- Sony Bravia Mexico Tv Commercial
- Planet Camp(Tv Pilot)
- Numerous freelance puppet builds and work-for-hire.
External Links
- Portfolio Site
- Puppet Show: From Concept To Curtain (personal blog)
- Puppet 101 Interview
- James Wojtal's puppets on Youtube
Sources
- ↑ Wojtal, James The MuppetCast episode 27
