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Kirkthatcher-jedi — Thatcher on the set of *Return of the Jedi*.

Kirk Thatcher (b. February 14) is a writer and director who has worked with the Muppets since 1989. His career began at age 18 working for George Lucas's Industrial Light and Magic. During his time with ILM, he designed, built, painted, and puppeteered creatures for numerous films including Return of the Jedi, Star Trek II, Star Trek III, E.T., Poltergeist, and Gremlins.

Thatcher would go on to become a concept artist and designer for several music videos, served as an associate producer for Star Trek IV, and started a production company for director David Fincher.

Beginning in 1988, Thatcher worked on The Jim Henson Hour as an associate producer. Dinosaurs followed in 1991, a television series for which he developed, produced and wrote. He also designed several of the show's characters. During the 1990's, Thatcher was on the writing staff for Muppets Tonight, and co-wrote Muppet Treasure Island.

Thatcher continues to work for Disney, including on many recent Muppet projects, and for the Jim Henson Company, directing episodes of Neil's Puppet Dreams (starring Neil Patrick Harris) and serving as a judge on Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge.

Muppet/Henson credits

Producer

The Jim Henson Hour - Associate producer
Dinosaurs- Co-producer (seasons 1-3)
Muppets Tonight - Supervising producer
Studio DC: Almost Live!

Performer

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland - Additional Muppet performer
Kirk Thatcher Cameos

Gallery

External links

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+'''Kirk Thatcher''' (b. February 14) is a writer and director who has worked with the Muppets since [[1989]].
-Director: ''[[It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]'', ''[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]''
+His career began at age 18 working for [[George Lucas]]'s Industrial Light and Magic. During his time with ILM, he designed, built, painted, and puppeteered creatures for numerous films including ''[[Star Wars|Return of the Jedi]]'', ''[[Star Trek]] II'', ''Star Trek III'', ''[[E.T.]]'', ''Poltergeist'', and ''Gremlins''.
+Thatcher would go on to become a concept artist and designer for several music videos, served as an associate producer for ''Star Trek IV'', and started a production company for director David Fincher.
-Writer: ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]'', ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'', ''[[Dinosaurs]]''
+Beginning in 1988, Thatcher worked on ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]'' as an associate producer. ''[[Dinosaurs]]'' followed in 1991, a television series for which he developed, produced and wrote. He also designed several of the show's characters. During the 1990's, Thatcher was on the writing staff for ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'', and co-wrote ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]''.
-Official bio (from Tribeca Film Festival):
+Thatcher continues to work for [[Disney]], including on many recent Muppet projects, and for [[the Jim Henson Company]], directing episodes of ''Neil's Puppet Dreams'' (starring [[Neil Patrick Harris]]) and serving as a judge on ''[[Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge]]''.
-"At age 18, Kirk Thatcher began his career by working at George Lucas's Industrial Light and Magic. In a span of three years Thatcher designed, built, painted, and puppeteered creatures for numerous films including Return of the Jedi, Star Trek II, Star Trek III, E.T., Poltergeist, and Gremlins. After starting a production company for director David Fincher, Thatcher became a concept artist and designer on a number of rock videos, and later served as an associate producer on Star Trek IV. But his longest professional association has been with The Jim Henson Company, where Thatcher has worked as a writer, designer, producer, and director for the past 19 years. His first Henson production was The Jim Henson Hour (1988), which was followed by the television series Dinosaurs (1991), a show in which he created, developed, produced, and voiced characters. An Emmy® winner for his work on ABC's Muppets Tonight, Thatcher also directed the first ever made-for-television Muppet movie, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas, for NBC Studios. The Muppets' Wizard of Oz is scheduled to air on ABC in May 2005."
+==Muppet/Henson credits==
+===Director===
+*''[[Muppetisms]]''
+*''[[Muppets from Space]]'' - 2nd unit director
+*''[[It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]''
+*''[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]''
+*''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]''
+*[[Muppet viral videos]]
+**"[[Stars and Stripes Forever|Stars and Stripes FOREVER!!]]"
+**"[[Ode to Joy]]"
+**"[[The Blue Danube Waltz|Classical Chicken]]"
+** Hrmph, Mmph, Blech, and Meh
+**"[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]"
+**"[[Stand By Me]]"
+*''[[Studio DC Hosted by Selena Gomez]]'' (credited as Krash R. Davenport)
+*''[[Studio DC Hosted by Dylan and Cole Sprouse]]'' (credited as Krash R. Davenport)
+*[[The Muppet Show Theme]] music video
+*[[The Case of the Stolen Show]]
+*[[Muppisodes|Muppisode: Food Fight!]]
+*[[Muppet commercials]]
+**[[Give a Day, Get a Disney Day]] spots (with [[James Denton]] and [[Taye Diggs]])
+**[[Alamo]] spots
+**[[Orange]]
+**[[Cravendale]]
+**[[Toyota|Toyota Highlander]] web promos
+**[[QVC]] "Moi" commercial
+**[[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]] "Mistaken Subdentity" ad
+===Writer===
+*''[[Dinosaurs]]''
+**"[[Episode 207: When Food Goes Bad|When Food Goes Bad]]" (with [[Tim Doyle]])
+**"[[Episode 223: Leader of the Pack|Leader of the Pack]]"
+**"[[Episode 301: Nature Calls|Nature Calls]]" (with [[Andy Goodman]])
+**"[[Episode 306: Little Boy Boo|Little Boy Boo]]"
+**"[[Episode 407: Changing Nature|Changing Nature]]"
+*''[[Dog City (series)|Dog City]]''
+**"[[Episode 112: Cats 'N Dogs|Cats 'N Dogs]]"
+*''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]'' (with [[Jerry Juhl]] and [[James V. Hart]])
+*''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' (all episodes)
+*''[[Muppetisms]]'' (with [[Jim Lewis]])
+*[[Disney Xtreme Digital]] (initial segments, with [[Jim Lewis]])
+===Designer===
+*''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]'' - designed [[Clifford]], [[Vicki]], [[Leon]], [[Waldo C. Graphic]], [[Zondra]], [[Graffiti Muppets]], overall set design, others
+*''[[CityKids]]''
+*''[[Dinosaurs]]'' - Dinosaur designer
+*''[[Aliens in the Family]]''
+===Producer===
+*''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]'' - Associate producer
+*''[[Dinosaurs]]''- Co-producer (seasons 1-3)
+*''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' - Supervising producer
+*''[[Studio DC: Almost Live!]]''
+===Performer===
+*''[[The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland]]'' - Additional Muppet performer
+* [[Kirk Thatcher Cameos]]
+==Gallery==
+<gallery widths="270" orientation="landscape" captionalign="center" spacing="small" hideaddbutton=true >
+Image:Arquette-thatcher-goldberg.jpg|With [[David Arquette]] and [[Whoopi Goldberg]] on the set of ''[[It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]''.
+Image:Jimhensonkirkthatcher.jpg|[[Jim Henson]] and Kirk Thatcher
+Image:Director.kirkthatcher.jpg|Thatcher directs Kermit on the set of ''It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie''.
+Image:Kirkpepe.jpg|Choking Pepe on the set of ''The Muppets' Wizard of Oz''
+</gallery>
+==See also==
+* [[Muppeteers in Non-Henson Acting Roles#Kirk Thatcher|Kirk Thatcher's acting roles]]
+==External links==
+*[http://vimeopro.com/user3976755/kirk-r-thatcher-commercials-web-videos VimeoPRO - Directing Credits]
+* [[MemoryAlpha:Kirk Thatcher|Kirk Thatcher]] at [[MemoryAlpha:|Memory Alpha]]
+__NOTOC__
 [[Category:Writers|Thatcher, Kirk]]
 [[Category:Directors|Thatcher, Kirk]]
+[[Category:Designers|Thatcher, Kirk]]
+[[Category:Producers|Thatcher, Kirk]]
+[[Category:Muppet Puppeteers|Thatcher, Kirk]]