Changes: Rollie Krewson

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Rollie Krewson (sometimes credited as Rollin Krewson) interned with the Muppets in the mid 70's. She has contributed to almost every Henson production since her arrival and to this day carries her skills through Sesame Street.

She has been awarded 7 Emmy Awards for her contributions to Sesame Street and had been nominated many times for her work on other Henson productions. Although she now works primarily as a designer/builder, she began as a performer, doing small bits on The Muppet Show and other projects.

Krewson is frequently interviewed to comment on the process of puppet building, such as on the 2013 German documentary Als die Sesamstrasse nach Deutschland kam.

Design Credits

The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence - Built Heaps and Stalks
The Muppet Show - Muppet designer/workshop supervisor, built Chuckie, Wayne, Foo Foo and many others
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas - Built Wendell Porcupine
The Dark Crystal - Creature Design/Fabrication Supervisor: Fizzgig
Fraggle Rock - Built Wembley, Red, Balsam the Minstrel, and others
The Muppets Take Manhattan - Muppets' studio coordinator
Tale of the Bunny Picnic - Built Twitch and Bean Bunny
Labyrinth - Creature workshop artist: The Wiseman, Fireys, Goblins
The Christmas Toy - built Rugby Tiger
Sesame Street - Built Zoe, Curly Bear, Abby Cadabby, Lulu, and many more; has rebuilt Elmo (since 1988), Ernie and Bert
The Jim Henson Hour - Built Lindbergh
Dog City - Muppet Workshop project supervisor
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Muppet Treasure Island
Plaza Sésamo - Built Lola and Pancho
Galli Galli Sim Sim - built Aanchoo, Googly, Chamki, etc.
The Animal Show - Project Supervisor, built Giraffe, Zebra etc.
Big Bag - Built Chelli
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss - Built Norval the Fish, Project Supervisor
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999) -(Muppet builder/designer)
Muppets from Space (1999) - (project supervisor: Muppet workshop) (as Rollie Krewson)
Sesame Beginnings - Built Baby Elmo and Elmo's Dad
Sesamstraat - Built Purk
X•tink•shun - Built Didi the Dodo
Sesamstrasse - Built Pferd

Performer Credits

Saturday Night Live - Assistant puppeteer
The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence
The Muppet Show - Mary Louise (Sandy Duncan episode)
The Muppets Go to the Movies
Dark Crystal - Assistant puppeteer (Fizzgig, Kira, Garthim Master)
Labyrinth - Firey 5 (assistant), shaft of hands, goblins

External Links

Jim Henson's Red Book - 4/23/1983 - Rollie and Art get married

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-'''Rollie Krewson''' (sometimes credited as Rollin Krewson) interned with [[the Muppets]] in the mid 70's.  She has contributed to almost every Henson production since her arrival and to this day carries her skills through ''[[Sesame Street]]''. She has been awarded 7 Emmy Awards for her contributions to ''Sesame Street'' and had been nominated many times for her work on other Henson productions. Although she now works primarily as a designer/builder, she began as a performer, doing small bits on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' and other projects.
+[[Image:UnsereGeschichte-AlsDieSesamstraßeNachDeutschlandKam-06.png|thumb|300px|Krewson with [[Feli Filu]] on the 2013 documentary ''Als die Sesamstrasse nach Deutschland kam''.]]
+'''Rollie Krewson''' (sometimes credited as Rollin Krewson) interned with [[the Muppets]] in the mid 70's. She has contributed to almost every Henson production since her arrival and to this day carries her skills through ''[[Sesame Street]]''.
+She has been awarded 7 Emmy Awards for her contributions to ''Sesame Street'' and had been nominated many times for her work on other Henson productions. Although she now works primarily as a designer/builder, she began as a performer, doing small bits on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' and other projects.
+Krewson is frequently interviewed to comment on the process of puppet building, such as on the 2013 [[Germany|German]] documentary ''[[Als die Sesamstrasse nach Deutschland kam]]''.
 ==Design Credits==
-*''[[The Muppet Show]]'' - Muppet designer/workshop supervisor, built [[Chuckie]] [[Wayne and Wanda|Wayne]], [[Foo Foo]] and many others
+*''[[The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence]]'' - Built [[Heaps]] and [[Stalks]]
+*''[[The Muppet Show]]'' - Muppet designer/workshop supervisor, built [[Chuckie]], [[Wayne and Wanda|Wayne]], [[Foo Foo]] and many others
 *''[[Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas]]'' - Built [[Wendell Porcupine]]
 *''[[The Dark Crystal]]'' - Creature Design/Fabrication Supervisor: [[Fizzgig]]
 *''[[Fraggle Rock]]'' - Built [[Wembley Fraggle|Wembley]], [[Red Fraggle|Red]], [[Balsam the Minstrel]], and others
 *''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]'' - Muppets' studio coordinator
-*''[[Tale of the Bunny Picnic]]'' - Built [[Twitch]]
+*''[[Tale of the Bunny Picnic]]'' - Built [[Twitch]] and [[Bean Bunny]]
-*''[[Labyrinth]]'' - Creature workshop artist: [[The Wiseman]], Alph and Ralph, Goblins
+*''[[Labyrinth]]'' - Creature workshop artist: [[The Wiseman]], Fireys, Goblins
 *''[[The Christmas Toy]]'' - built [[Rugby Tiger]]
-*''[[Sesame Street]]'' - Built [[Zoe]], [[Curly Bear]], [[Abby Cadabby]],  [[Lulu]], and many more; has rebuilt [[Elmo]] since [[1988]]
+*''[[Sesame Street]]'' - Built [[Zoe]], [[Curly Bear]], [[Abby Cadabby]], [[Lulu]], and many more; has rebuilt [[Elmo]] (since 1988), [[Ernie]] and [[Bert]]
 *''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]'' - Built [[Lindbergh]]
 *''[[Dog City (series)|Dog City]]'' - Muppet Workshop project supervisor
-*''[[Plaza Sesamo]]'' - Built [[Lola]] and [[Pancho]]
 *''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'' (1992)
-*''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]
+*''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]''
-*''[[The Animal Show]]'' -Project Supervisor, built Giraffe, Zebra etc.
+*''[[Plaza Sésamo]]'' - Built [[Lola]] and [[Pancho]]
+*''[[Galli Galli Sim Sim]]'' - built [[Aanchoo]], [[Googly]], [[Chamki]], etc.
+*''[[The Animal Show]]'' - Project Supervisor, built Giraffe, Zebra etc.
 *''[[Big Bag]]'' - Built [[Chelli]]
-*''[[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss]]'' - Built [[Norval the Fish]]
+*''[[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss]]'' - Built [[Norval the Fish]], Project Supervisor
-*''[[The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland]]'' (1999) -(muppet builder/designer)
+*''[[The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland]]'' (1999) -(Muppet builder/designer)
-*''[[Muppets From Space]]'' (1999) - (project supervisor: muppet workshop) (as Rollie Krewson)
+*''[[Muppets from Space]]'' (1999) - (project supervisor: Muppet workshop) (as Rollie Krewson)
-*''[[Sesame Beginnings]]'' - Built [[Baby Elmo]] and [[Elmo's Dad]]
+*''[[Sesame Beginnings]]'' - Built [[Baby Elmo]] and [[Louie|Elmo's Dad]]
 *''[[Sesamstraat]]'' - Built [[Purk]]
+*''[[X•tink•shun]]'' - Built Didi the Dodo
+*''[[Sesamstrasse]]'' - Built [[Pferd]]
 ==Performer Credits==
 *''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' - Assistant puppeteer
 *''[[The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence]]''
-*''[[The Muppet Show]]'' - [[Mary Louise (little girl)|Mary Louise]]
+*''[[The Muppet Show]]'' - [[Mary Louise (little girl)|Mary Louise]] ([[Episode 114: Sandy Duncan|Sandy Duncan]] episode)
 *''[[The Muppets Go to the Movies]]''
 *''[[Dark Crystal]]'' - Assistant puppeteer ([[Fizzgig]], [[Kira]], [[Garthim Master]])
-*''[[Labyrinth]]'' - [[Fireys|Firey 5]] (assistant)
+*''[[Labyrinth]]'' - [[Fireys|Firey 5]] (assistant), shaft of hands, goblins
+==External Links==
+*[http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2012/04/4231983/ Jim Henson's Red Book - 4/23/1983 - Rollie and Art get married]
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-[[Category:Muppet Performers|Krewson]]
+[[Category:Designers]]
-[[Category:Creature Shop Puppeteers|Krewson, Rollie]]
+[[Category:Muppet Performers]]
+[[Category:Creature Shop Puppeteers]]