Tau Bennett is a child puppeteer and protégé of Kevin Clash. Bennett puppeteered Baby Bear on the Sesame Street float in the 2011 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. An improvised scene was recorded for Sesame Street in 2011 featuring Bennett as Puna, a dog, alongside a Kevin Clash character.

Bennett's initial meeting of Clash was featured in the documentary Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey; the invitation came from Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, who met Bennett in Atlanta, and was reminded of Clash.

Bennett has a roster of 22 characters, including Congo Bird from the Jungle of Smartypansous, Question Heir, Juice the Hippie and Herbert the Hobo.

Tau Bennett (pig) and Kevin Clash (Elmo) perform in the Muppet Workshop

External linksEdit

• Lynn Davidson, "Young puppeteer heads to New York for 'Sesame Street' debut", The Augusta Chronicle, March 18, 2011.