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'''Mike Petersen''', also credited as Michael Petersen, is a [[Canadian]] puppeteer and actor who performed on ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'' and in ''[[Labyrinth]]''. Other credits include Audrey II in three Canadian theatre productions of ''[[Little Shop of Horrors]]'', Bruce the Gorilla in Halifax Film's Gemini Award-winning pre-school series ''The Mighty Jungle'', and Squish the cluster lizard on the Sci Fi series ''Lexx''. |
'''Mike Petersen''', also credited as Michael Petersen, is a [[Canadian]] puppeteer and actor who performed on ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'' and in ''[[Labyrinth]]''. Other credits include Audrey II in three Canadian theatre productions of ''[[Little Shop of Horrors]]'', Bruce the Gorilla in Halifax Film's Gemini Award-winning pre-school series ''The Mighty Jungle'', and Squish the cluster lizard on the Sci Fi series ''Lexx''. |
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Revision as of 13:28, 25 August 2014
Mike Petersen, also credited as Michael Petersen, is a Canadian puppeteer and actor who performed on Fraggle Rock and in Labyrinth. Other credits include Audrey II in three Canadian theatre productions of Little Shop of Horrors, Bruce the Gorilla in Halifax Film's Gemini Award-winning pre-school series The Mighty Jungle, and Squish the cluster lizard on the Sci Fi series Lexx.
From 1984 - 1994 Petersen toured and performed in many productions with Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia, including visits to Japan, Australia, the British Isles, all across Canada, and throughout the United States. He also toured Poland, Scotland and England with Teatr Arlekin and The Edinburgh Puppet Company's production of The Dancing Princesses.
He served as director of Festival Antigonish’s Young Company from 1997 to 2000 and wrote the puppet fairytale The Redheaded King. His autobiographical monologue Don't Get Me Started was performed at the Toronto Fringe Festival in 2005, featuring a Fraggle puppet built by Terry Angus. The play paid tribute to Petersen's two creative mentors: Jim Henson, and George Lucas. Other theater credits include the title role in Bunnicula and killer puppet Kane Pomeranski in The Babysitter.
Most recently, he performed several characters in As You Puppet, a new adaptation of Shakespeare's As You Like It using stuffed animals. Designed as a child's introduction to Shakespeare, As You Puppet won "Best of the Fringe" during the 2009 Toronto Fringe Theatre Festival, and was picked up for a two-week run at Young People's Theatre (in Toronto) for its 2010/11 season.
In his developing role as a teacher of puppetry, Mike has worked alongside Graham Whitehead at Mermaid Theatre, Allen MacInnis at YPT, Lynda Hill at Theatre Direct, Eric Woolfe at Eldritch Theatre, David Ferry at Toronto Masque Theatre, and Seanna Kennedy, director of the first Canadian production of Avenue Q at Lower Ossington Theatre, Toronto.
Outside of puppetry, he recently acted opposite Kevin Spacey in the feature film Casino Jack, opposite Dean Cain in the Hallmark Christmas special The Case for Christmas, and played emcee Papageno for the Mooredale Concerts "Music and Truffles" series, exposing children to classical music.
Credits
- Fraggle Rock: Background Fraggles, Bailiff Doozer, Pedley Fraggle, Fergus Fraggle, Doozer #1
- Labyrinth: Goblins (puppeteer)