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His most well-known work has been in his portrayal of [[Bear]], the lead character in ''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'' in 1997. During his time on the show, he served as principal performer, director, and wrote a few episodes. Most recently, he reprised the role for ''[[Breakfast with Bear]]''.
  
His most well-known work has been in his portrayal of [[Bear]], the lead character in ''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'' in 1997. During his time on the show, he served as principal performer, director, and wrote a few episodes. Most recently, he reprised the role for ''[[Breakfast with Bear]]''.
   
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Other characters have included the [[Full-Bodied Muppet|full-bodied]] [[Mommy Snuffleupagus]] and various [[Snuffleupaguses|Snuffleupagus]] [[Relatives|relatives]] on ''Sesame Street'' (including [[Daddy Snuffle]] from the unaired ''[[Snuffy's Parents Get a Divorce]]''), as well as [[Madame Chairbird]] in ''[[Follow That Bird]]'', as well as performing [[Big Bird]] when running from [[Bert]] and [[Ernie]]'s plane. In addition to performing, he has played an active role in hiring and training puppeteers for local Sesame Street productions in Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Jordan, Palesitne, and India. His first role on the show was a store clerk; he had one line, to tell Grover that he was closed, and to go to another line, which he flubbed.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/user/AppleJuiceDance#p/u/7/0QrMg0l1re0</ref>
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The first Muppet he performed was a store clerk in [[Grover Sketches: Miscellaneous#supermarket|a sketch]] for ''Sesame Street''; he had one line, to tell [[Grover]] that his register was closed and to go to another line, which he flubbed.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QrMg0l1re0 ToughPigs.com: Noel MacNeal video interview]</ref> Other characters have included the [[Full-Bodied Muppet|full-bodied]] [[Mommy Snuffleupagus]] and various [[Snuffleupaguses|Snuffleupagus]] [[Relatives|relatives]] on ''Sesame Street'' (including [[Daddy Snuffle]] from the unaired ''[[Snuffy's Parents Get a Divorce]]''), as well as [[Madame Chairbird]] in ''[[Follow That Bird]]'', as well as performing [[Big Bird]] when running from [[Bert]] and [[Ernie]]'s plane. In addition to performing, he has played an active role in hiring and training puppeteers for local Sesame Street productions in Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Jordan, Palesitne, and India.
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He also was the production assistant on Sesame Street during [[Season 15]].
  
   
 
His more prominent non-Henson credits include the baby dragon Magellan on ''Eureeka's Castle'', Leon MacNeal in ''Puzzle Place'', and Raphael in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] III''.
  
His more prominent non-Henson credits include the baby dragon Magellan on ''Eureeka's Castle'', Leon MacNeal in ''Puzzle Place'', and Raphael in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] III''.

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Noel and Mattie in Moving Together.

Noel MacNeal (b. September 15, 1961) is a performer who has worked on several Henson productions since the 1980s. Born and raised in New York City's Central Harlem, he began his career as a puppeteer on the television series The Great Space Coaster and later made his way to Sesame Street, joining the show in 1982 as a "puppet wrangler".[1] His most well-known work has been in his portrayal of Bear, the lead character in Bear in the Big Blue House in 1997. During his time on the show, he served as principal performer, director, and wrote a few episodes. Most recently, he reprised the role for Breakfast with Bear.

The first Muppet he performed was a store clerk in a sketch for Sesame Street; he had one line, to tell Grover that his register was closed and to go to another line, which he flubbed.[2] Other characters have included the full-bodied Mommy Snuffleupagus and various Snuffleupagus relatives on Sesame Street (including Daddy Snuffle from the unaired Snuffy's Parents Get a Divorce), as well as Madame Chairbird in Follow That Bird, as well as performing Big Bird when running from Bert and Ernie's plane. In addition to performing, he has played an active role in hiring and training puppeteers for local Sesame Street productions in Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Jordan, Palesitne, and India.

His more prominent non-Henson credits include the baby dragon Magellan on Eureeka's Castle, Leon MacNeal in Puzzle Place, and Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III.

MacNeal is sometimes incorrectly credited as "Noel McNeal".

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  1. ↑ The Muppet Mindset interview with Noel MacNeal
  2. ↑ ToughPigs.com: Noel MacNeal video interview

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