Changes: Lara MacLean

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Lara MacLean (b. February 15, 1972) served as part of the crew for Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop on Bear in the Big Blue House and Sesame Street. She also served as part of the crew for Jim Henson's Creature Shop on Aliens in the Family. She was a guest student her Junior year of college at The University of Connecticut's Puppet Arts Program.

MacLean began performing on Sesame Street in 1996 while also wrangling for the show. She was puppet wrangler and the right hand for Tingo for Sesame English. During Season 39, she performed background characters and assisted for principal characters such as Abby Cadabby and Baby Bear. She is currently one of the main wranglers for Big Bird.

MacLean is also an additional puppeteer on the non-Muppet series Johnny and the Sprites and The Book of Pooh.

MacLean rebuilt the heads of Marvin Suggs, Nigel, and Wayne for their return in The Muppets.

She is interviewed in the 2014 documentary I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story.

Puppeteering Credits

External links

IMDb

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-'''Lara MacLean''' served as part of the crew for Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop on ''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'', ''[[Elmo Says BOO! (video)|Elmo Says BOO!]]'' and ''[[Talk Listen Connect]]''. She was puppet wrangler and the Right hand for Tingo for ''[[Sesame English]]''.
+'''Lara MacLean''' (b. February 15, 1972) served as part of the crew for [[Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop]] on ''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'' and ''[[Sesame Street]]''. She also served as part of the crew for [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]] on ''[[Aliens in the Family]]''. She was a guest student her Junior year of college at [[The University of Connecticut]]'s Puppet Arts Program.
-She began performing on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in 1996 while also wrangling for the show. This past season [[Season 39]], performing background characters and assisting for principal characters such as [[Abby Cadabby]] and [[Baby Bear]].  MacLean is also an additional puppeteer on the non-Muppet series ''Johnny and the Sprites''.
+MacLean began performing on ''Sesame Street'' in 1996 while also wrangling for the show. She was puppet wrangler and the right hand for [[Tingo]] for ''[[Sesame English]]''. During [[Season 39 (2008)|Season 39]], she performed background characters and assisted for principal characters such as [[Abby Cadabby]] and [[Baby Bear]]. She is currently one of the main wranglers for [[Big Bird]].
+MacLean is also an additional puppeteer on the non-Muppet series ''Johnny and the Sprites'' and ''The Book of Pooh''.
-[[Category:Muppet Puppeteers|MacLean]]
+MacLean rebuilt the heads of [[Marvin Suggs]], [[Nigel (Muppet Show)|Nigel]], and [[Wayne and Wanda|Wayne]] for their return in ''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]''.
+She is interviewed in the 2014 documentary ''[[I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story]]''.
+==Puppeteering Credits==
+* ''[[Sesame Street]]''
+* ''[[Sesame English]]''
+* ''[[Sesame Street Goes to the Doctor]]''
+* ''[[Elmo's Magic Cookbook]]''
+* ''[[Learning is Everywhere]]'': Lara
+* ''[[Talk, Listen, Connect: Changes]]''
+* ''[[Studio DC: Almost Live]]''
+* ''[[Being Green (video)|Being Green]]''
+* ''[[Jim Henson's Musical World]]''
+==External links==
+*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0533791/ IMDb]
+[[Category:Designers|MacLean]]
+[[Category:Muppet Performers]]