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Pam Arciero
Pam Arciero
Born	Pamela Arciero; May 8, 1954 (age 70); Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Puppeteer, voice actress
Years active	1982-present

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Pamela Arciero (born May 8, 1954) is an American puppeteer and voice-over artist. She has performed for Between the Lions and Sesame Street, playing Oscar the Grouch's girlfriend Grundgetta in the latter. In addition to performance work, she worked as a director on the Noggin preschool series Oobi, which featured both writers and performers of Sesame Street. She is also the Artistic Director of the National Puppetry Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.

Career

Pam Arciero earned her Master's in Puppetry from the University of Connecticut.^[1]

Arciero took over the role of Oscar the Grouch's girlfriend, Grundgetta for Sesame Street from Brian Muehl, performing her in The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson and Sesame Street: A Is for Asthma and continues to perform her to this day.

Arciero was a director for the second season of Oobi on Noggin. For the third season, she puppeteered various incidental characters. Arciero has performed characters for many other puppet shows, including Allegra's Window and Eureeka's Castle on Nickelodeon, Between the Lions on PBS, and The Great Space Coaster.

She performed in Little Shop of Horrors at the Orpheum Theater and served as director for several live shows at Sesame Place and El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles.

Arciero currently serves as Artistic Director for the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Puppetry Conference since 2002 and continues to participate in puppetry workshops and other events across the country.

She appears as herself in the documentaries Henson's Place and The World of Jim Henson, as well as herself and Grundgetta at Jim Henson's memorial service.

Filmography

Sesame Street: Grundgetta, Sally Wilson, Additional Muppets
Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird: Grundgetta
Little Muppet Monsters: Penguin, Additional Muppets
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!: Additional Muppets
Sesame Street… 20 Years & Still Counting: Telly Monster (assistant)
Eureeka's Castle: Quagmire and Emma
Allegra's Window: Lindi, Allegra's Mom
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss: Little cats F and N, Lulu's Dog, Zubble-Wump, Snake, Mama Gink
Sesame Street 4D: Additional characters
Play with Me Sesame: Additional characters
Oobi: Additional characters (also director for season 2)
Lomax, the Hound of Music: Louise
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Learning About Letters
Jim Henson's memorial service (appearing as herself and Grundgetta)
Between the Lions: Leona Lion (Season 3 onwards)
Gabby's Dollhouse: Marshapan, Paddycake

References

^ Passero, Laura (January 25, 2002). "'Between The Lions' Helps Encourage Children To Read". The Courant.

External links

Pam Arciero at IMDb

Preceded by Brian Muehl	Performer of Grundgetta 1984 – present	Succeeded by None

[1] Passero, Laura (January 25, 2002). "'Between The Lions' Helps Encourage Children To Read". The Courant.

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+| birth_place = [[Honolulu]], [[Territory of Hawaii]], U.S.
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-'''Pam Arciero''' (born May 8, 1954), is a puppeteer and voice-over artist who portrays [[Oscar the Grouch]]'s girlfriend, [[Grundgetta]], on the [[PBS]] [[children's television series]] ''[[Sesame Street]]''.
+'''Pamela Arciero''' (born May 8, 1954) is an American puppeteer and voice-over artist. She has performed for ''[[Between the Lions]]'' and ''[[Sesame Street]]'', playing [[Oscar the Grouch]]'s girlfriend [[List of Sesame Street Muppets#G|Grundgetta]] in the latter. In addition to performance work, she worked as a director on the [[Noggin (brand)|Noggin]] preschool series ''[[Oobi (TV series)|Oobi]]'', which featured both writers and performers of ''Sesame Street''. She is also the Artistic Director of the National Puppetry Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.
 ==Career==
-Arciero earned her Master's in Puppetry from the [[University of Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Passero|first=Laura|title=`Between The Lions' Helps Encourage Children To Read|url=http://articles.courant.com/2002-01-25/features/0201250953_1_lions-leona-puppeteer|newspaper=The Courant|date=January 25, 2002}}</ref>
+Pam Arciero earned her Master's in Puppetry from the [[University of Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Passero|first=Laura|title='Between The Lions' Helps Encourage Children To Read|url=https://www.courant.com/2002/01/25/between-the-lions-helps-encourage-children-to-read/|newspaper=The Courant|date=January 25, 2002}}</ref>
-Arciero took over the role of [[Oscar the Grouch]]'s girlfriend, [[Grundgetta]] for ''[[Sesame Street]]'' from [[Brian Meehl|Brian Muehl]], performing her in ''[[The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson]]'' and ''[[Sesame Street: A Is for Asthma]]'' and continues to perform her to this day.
+Arciero took over the role of [[Oscar the Grouch]]'s girlfriend, [[List of Sesame Street Muppets#G|Grundgetta]] for ''[[Sesame Street]]'' from [[Brian Meehl|Brian Muehl]], performing her in ''[[The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson]]'' and ''[[Sesame Street: A Is for Asthma]]'' and continues to perform her to this day.
-She has performed characters for ''[[Allegra's Window]]'', ''[[Between the Lions]]'', ''[[Eureeka's Castle]]'' and ''[[The Great Space Coaster]]''.
+Arciero was a [[television director|director]] for the second season of ''[[Oobi (TV series)|Oobi]]'' on [[Noggin (brand)|Noggin]]. For the third season, she puppeteered various incidental characters. Arciero has performed characters for many other puppet shows, including ''[[Allegra's Window]]'' and ''[[Eureeka's Castle]]'' on [[Nickelodeon]], ''[[Between the Lions]]'' on PBS, and ''[[The Great Space Coaster]]''.
-She performed in ''[[Little Shop of Horrors (musical play)|Little Shop of Horrors]]'' at the [[Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles, California)|Orpheum Theater]] and served as director for several live shows at [[Sesame Place]] and [[El Capitan Theater]] in Los Angeles.
+She performed in ''[[Little Shop of Horrors (musical play)|Little Shop of Horrors]]'' at the [[Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles, California)|Orpheum Theater]] and served as director for several live shows at [[Sesame Place (Philadelphia)|Sesame Place]] and [[El Capitan Theater]] in Los Angeles.
 Arciero currently serves as Artistic Director for the [[Eugene O'Neill Theater Center]]'s National Puppetry Conference since 2002 and continues to participate in puppetry workshops and other events across the country.
-She appears as herself in the documentaries ''[[Henson's Place]]'' and ''[[The World of Jim Henson]]'', as well as herself and Grundgetta at Jim Henson's memorial service.
+She appears as herself in the documentaries ''Henson's Place'' and ''The World of Jim Henson'', as well as herself and Grundgetta at Jim Henson's memorial service.
 ==Filmography==
 * ''[[Sesame Street]]'': [[Grundgetta]], Sally Wilson, Additional Muppets
-* [[Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird|''Follow That Bird'']]: [[Grundgetta]]
+* ''[[Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird]]'': [[Grundgetta]]
-* ''[[Little Muppet Monsters]]'' - Penguin, Additional Muppets
+* ''[[Little Muppet Monsters]]'': Penguin, Additional Muppets
-* ''[[Sesame Street Stays Up Late!]]'' - Additional Muppets
+* ''[[Sesame Street Stays Up Late!]]'': Additional Muppets
 * ''[[Sesame Street… 20 Years & Still Counting]]'': [[Telly Monster]] (assistant)
+* ''[[Eureeka's Castle]]'': Quagmire and Emma
-* ''[[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss]]'': Crew Member, Lulu's Dog, Additional Muppets
-* ''[[Sesame Street 4D]]'' - Additional Muppets
+* ''[[Allegra's Window]]'': Lindi, Allegra's Mom
+* ''[[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss]]'': Little cats F and N, Lulu's Dog, Zubble-Wump, Snake, Mama Gink
-* ''[[Play with Me Sesame]]'': Additional Muppets
+* ''Sesame Street 4D'': Additional characters
+* ''[[Play with Me Sesame]]'': Additional characters
+* ''[[Oobi (TV series)|Oobi]]'': Additional characters (also director for season 2)
+* ''[[Lomax, the Hound of Music]]'': Louise
 * ''[[Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration]]''
-* ''[[Learning About Letters]]''
+* ''Learning About Letters''
-* ''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]'': [[Grundgetta]]
 * [[Jim Henson]]'s memorial service (appearing as herself and [[Grundgetta]])
-* ''[[Eureeka's Castle]]'': Quagmire and Emma
-* ''[[Allegra's Window]]'': Lindi (Yellow Puppy; Allegra's best friend)
 * ''[[Between the Lions]]'': Leona Lion (Season 3 onwards)
+* ''[[Gabby's Dollhouse]]'': Marshapan, Paddycake
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
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 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:Sesame Street Muppeteers]]
 [[Category:University of Connecticut alumni]]
 [[Category:1954 births]]
+[[Category:People from Honolulu]]
+[[Category:Female puppeteers]]

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