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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 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 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. Mike also plays Bruce the Gorilla in Halifax Film's Gemini-nominated pre-school series The Mighty Jungle.
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.
Outside of puppetry, he regularly plays 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)