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Pam Arciero (born May 8th, 1954)^[1] is a puppeteer and voice-over artist who is best known in the Muppet world for her role on Sesame Street as Oscar the Grouch's girlfriend, Grundgetta.

A few years before joining Sesame Street, she had auditioned for the role of Mr. Snuffleupagus after Michael Earl left the show. She didn't get the part, but she eventually became a Muppet performer in 1982.^[2]

Arciero earned her Master's in Puppetry from the University of Connecticut and has performed characters for numerous shows outside of the Muppet sphere, including The Great Space Coaster, Allegra's Window, Between the Lions (replacing Kathryn Mullen as Leona), Eureeka's Castle, and Lomax, the Hound of Music (as Louise)

She has also been active in the world of theater, including a stint at the Orpheum Theater with Little Shop of Horrors, and serving as director for several live shows at Sesame Place and El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles.

Arciero has served as Artistic Director for the prestigious O'Neill Puppetry Conference since 2002 and continues to participate in puppetry workshops and other events across the country. She is also a graduate of The University of Connecticut's Puppet Arts program.

Muppeteer credits

Sesame Street: Grundgetta (1984 - present), Sally Wilson, Little Lizzy Hammertoe, Katie, Rosa, Vanessa, "Let's Go Driving" daughter, one of Ernie's friends from "Don't Throw That Trash on the Ground", Crystal of The Squirrelles (puppeteering only), Black and White Moo Wave cow (puppeteering only), Telly Monster (assistant), Abby Cadabby (assistant), Kermit the Frog's right hand in "I Love My Elbows"
Sesame Beginnings: Nani Bird
Follow That Bird: Grundgetta
The Muppets Take Manhattan: Grundgetta
Little Muppet Monsters: Penguin
Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting: Telly Monster (assistant)
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson: Grundgetta
Sesame Street's Staying Up Late
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss: Lulu's Dog
Sesame Street 4D
Play with Me Sesame
Sesame Street: A Is for Asthma: Grundgetta
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Getting Ready to Read: Pammy
Learning About Letters
Elmocize
Telling the Truth: Sheep
Elmopalooza
Elmo Saves Christmas: Grundgetta
A Magical Halloween Adventure: The Surprise Monsters
Panwapa
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Abby in Wonderland
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

Sources

External links

[1] Pam's Facebook page

[2] Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street page 107

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+'''Pam Arciero''' (born May 8th, 1954)<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=646536575 Pam's Facebook page]</ref> is a puppeteer and voice-over artist who is best known in the Muppet world for her role on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' as [[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar the Grouch's]] girlfriend, [[Grundgetta]].
-[[Image:Pamarciero2.jpeg|frame|Arciero and her character from Sesame Street, Grundgetta.]]
-'''Pam Arciero''' is a puppeteer and voice-over artist who is best known in the Muppet world for her role on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' as [[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar the Grouch's]] girlfriend, [[Grundgetta]].
+A few years before joining ''[[Sesame Street]]'', she had auditioned for the role of [[Mr. Snuffleupagus]] after [[Michael Earl]] left the show. She didn't get the part, but she eventually became a Muppet performer in 1982.<ref>''[[Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street]]'' page 107</ref>
-Arciero earned her Master's in Puppetry from the University of Connecticut and has performed characters for numerous shows outside of the Muppetverse, including ''Allegra's Window'', ''[[Between the Lions]]'', ''Eureeka's Castle'' and ''The Great Space Coaster''.
+Arciero earned her Master's in Puppetry from the University of Connecticut and has performed characters for numerous shows outside of the Muppet sphere, including ''The Great Space Coaster'', ''Allegra's Window'', ''[[Between the Lions]]'' (replacing [[Kathryn Mullen]] as Leona), ''Eureeka's Castle'', and ''Lomax, the Hound of Music'' (as Louise)
-She has also been active in the world of theater, including a stint at the Orpheum Theater with ''[[Little Shop of Horrors]]'', and serving as director for several live shows at [[Sesame Place]] and El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles.
+She has also been active in the world of theater, including a stint at the Orpheum Theater with ''[[Little Shop of Horrors]]'', and serving as director for several live shows at [[Sesame Place]] and El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles.
-Arciero has served as Artistic Director for the prestigious [[O'Neill Puppetry Conference]] since 2002 and continues to participate in puppetry workshops and other events across the country.
+Arciero has served as Artistic Director for the prestigious [[O'Neill Puppetry Conference]] since 2002 and continues to participate in puppetry workshops and other events across the country.  She is also a graduate of [[The University of Connecticut|The University of Connecticut's]] Puppet Arts program.
-==Credits==
-===Henson/Muppet credits===
+==Muppeteer credits==
-*''[[Sesame Street]]:'' [[Grundgetta]], [[Telly Monster]] (assistant), [[Abby Cadabby]] (assistant), [[Tommy and Sally Wilson|Sally Wilson]]
+*''[[Sesame Street]]:'' [[Grundgetta]] (1984 - present), [[Tommy and Sally Wilson|Sally Wilson]], [[Little Lizzy Hammertoe]], [[Katie (Anything Muppet)|Katie]], [[Rosa (Anything Muppet)|Rosa]], [[Vanessa]], "[[Let's Go Driving]]" daughter, one of [[Ernie]]'s friends from "[[Don't Throw That Trash on the Ground]]", Crystal of [[The Squirrelles]] (puppeteering only), Black and White Moo Wave cow (puppeteering only), [[Telly Monster]] (assistant), [[Abby Cadabby]] (assistant), [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit the Frog's]] right hand in "[[I Love My Elbows]]"
 *''[[Sesame Beginnings]]:'' [[Nani Bird]]
 *''[[Follow That Bird]]:'' Grundgetta
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 *''[[The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson]]:'' Grundgetta
 *''[[Sesame Street's Staying Up Late]]''
 *''[[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss]]:'' Lulu's Dog
 *''[[Sesame Street 4D]]''
 *''[[Play with Me Sesame]]''
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 *''[[Learning About Letters]]''
 *''[[Elmocize]]''
+*''[[Telling the Truth]]:'' [[Sheep]]
 *''[[Elmopalooza]]''
 *''[[Elmo Saves Christmas (special)|Elmo Saves Christmas]]:'' Grundgetta
 *''[[A Magical Halloween Adventure]]'': [[The Surprise Monsters]]
+*''[[Panwapa]]''
 *''[[Elmo's Christmas Countdown]]''
 *''[[Abby in Wonderland]]''
 *''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]''
+==Sources==
+<references />
 ==External links==
+* [http://archive.sesameworkshop.org/aboutus/pressroom/presskits/sbpress/bios_mt.php#pa Sesame Beginnings Press Kit]
 * [http://imdb.com/name/nm0033841/ IMDb]
-* [http://www.oneillpuppetryconference.com/PArciero.html O'Neill Puppetry Conference]
+* [http://www.oneillpuppetryconference.com/staff.html#Pam O'Neill Puppetry Conference]
 * [http://pamarciero.voice123.com/ Voice123.com]
+* [http://themuppetmindset.blogspot.com/2010/01/interview-with-muppeteer-pam-arciero.html Muppet Mindset interview]
 [[Category:Muppet Performers|Arciero, Pam]]