Changes: Nigel Plaskitt

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Nigel Plaskitt (b. 1950) is a British puppeteer who has performed on various Muppet and Creature Shop projects, notably as Mew on The Secret Life of Toys. He has also served as consultant or workshop leader on various international Sesame Street programs, and on the French Muppets TV series.

Plaskitt learned his puppeteering craft on the TV series Pipkins. In his early performing days, he also appeared as an actor, most notably as Malcolm in the Vicks Sinex advertisements and in such series as Doctor Who. As a major puppeteer, Plaskitt was hired for the second series of Spitting Image, and worked all the subsequent series. He is also a television and theatre director, directing Louise Gold's cabaret act amongst others, and recently served as puppeteering consultant for the London production of Avenue Q.

Muppet/Henson Credits

Labyrinth: Goblins (puppeteer only)
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Secret Life of Toys: Mew and others
The Animal Show: Opening titles puppeteer
Muppet Treasure Island
Muppet CD-ROM: The Muppets Inside
Lost in Space: The Robot team
Mopatop's Shop: Moosey Mouse, Lamont the Sloth, Roly Moley, Mary the Gorilla, Ginorman, Professor Hugh Mungous, Mo Momo, Mighty Mongoose, Mr. Warble, Rude Dude, Singalotti and other guest characters
Panwapa: Tungar the Tiger (voice)
Alice in Wonderland: The Dormouse
Doctor Dolittle: Animation Director
Virgin Atlantic: Miss Piggy (puppeteer only)
Renault Clio: Animal
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Vogon Councillor
An Audience with Joe Pasquale: Kevin
Muppets TV
That Puppet Game Show
Muppets Most Wanted: Flying Zucchini Brothers, Leprechaun

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-[[Image:Nigelplaskitt.jpg|Nigel Plaskitt with the ''Spitting Image'' of John Major.]]
+[[Image:Nigelplaskitt.jpg|thumb|300px|Nigel Plaskitt with the ''[[Spitting Image]]'' of John Major.]]
-==Credits==
+'''Nigel Plaskitt''' (b. 1950) is a British puppeteer who has performed on various [[The Muppets|Muppet]] and [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop|Creature Shop]] projects, notably as [[Mew]] on ''[[The Secret Life of Toys]]''. He has also served as consultant or workshop leader on various [[:Category:International Sesame Street Shows|international]] ''[[Sesame Street]]'' programs, and on the [[France|French]] ''[[Muppets TV]]'' series.
-''[[Jim Henson's The Secret Life of Toys]]'': [[Mew]] and others
-''[[Labyrinth]]'': Goblins (not the voice)
+Plaskitt learned his puppeteering craft on the TV series ''Pipkins''. In his early performing days, he also appeared as an actor, most notably as Malcolm in the Vicks Sinex advertisements and in such series as ''[[Doctor Who]]''. As a major puppeteer, Plaskitt was hired for the second series of ''Spitting Image'', and worked all the subsequent series. He is also a television and theatre director, directing [[Louise Gold]]'s cabaret act amongst others, and recently served as puppeteering consultant for the London production of ''[[Avenue Q]]''.
-''[[Muppet CD-ROM: The Muppets Inside]]''
+==Muppet/Henson Credits==
-''[[Mopatop's Shop]]'': [[Moosey Mouse]] and others
+* ''[[Labyrinth]]'': [[Goblins]] (puppeteer only)
+* ''[[The Tale of the Bunny Picnic]]''
+* ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]''
+* ''[[The Secret Life of Toys]]'': [[Mew]] and others
+* ''[[The Animal Show]]'': Opening titles puppeteer
+* ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]''
+* ''[[Muppet CD-ROM: The Muppets Inside]]''
+* ''[[Lost in Space]]'': [[The Robot]] team
+* ''[[Mopatop's Shop]]'': [[Moosey Mouse]], [[Lamont the Sloth]], [[Roly Moley]], [[Mary the Gorilla]], [[Ginorman]], [[Professor Hugh Mungous]], [[Mo Momo]], [[Mighty Mongoose]], [[Mr. Warble]], [[Rude Dude]], [[Singalotti]] and other guest characters
+* ''[[Panwapa]]'': [[Tungar the Tiger]] (voice)
+* ''[[Alice in Wonderland (film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'': [[The Dormouse (Alice in Wonderland)|The Dormouse]]
+* ''[[Doctor Dolittle (stage)|Doctor Dolittle]]'': Animation Director
+* [[Virgin Atlantic]]: [[Miss Piggy]] (puppeteer only)
+* [[Renault Clio]]: [[Animal]]
+* ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'': [[Vogons|Vogon Councillor]]
+* ''[[An Audience with...|An Audience with Joe Pasquale]]'': [[Kevin]]
+* ''[[Muppets TV]]''
+* ''[[That Puppet Game Show]] ''
+* ''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]'': [[Flying Zucchini Brothers]], [[Leprechaun]]
+==External links==
-''[[The Tale of the Bunny Picnic]]''
+*[http://www.nigelplaskitt.com/start.htm Official site]
+*[http://imdb.com/name/nm0002389/ IMDb]
-''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]''
+[[Category:Muppet Performers|Plaskitt, Nigel]]
+[[Category:Creature Shop Puppeteers|Plaskitt, Nigel]]
-''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]''
-''[[Lost in Space]]'': The Robot team
-''[[Doctor Dolittle]]'': Animation Director
-''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'': Vogon Councillor
-==External Links==
-[http://www.nigelplaskitt.com/start.htm Official site]
-[[Category:Muppet Puppeteers|Plaskitt, Nigel]]