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Victor Yerrid
Victor Yerrid
Born	November 13, 1971 (age 53)[citation needed]; Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupations	Actor; puppeteer;
Years active	1991−present

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Victor Yerrid (born November 13, 1971)^{[citation needed]} is an American actor and puppeteer^[1] for the Jim Henson Company^[2] and has performed Muppet characters in many films, television commercials and television shows. He is best known in the Muppet World for his work on the online series Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony, in which he performed Waldorf along with an assortment of other characters.

Yerrid is also a lead performer of the Jim Henson Company's Puppet Up! improv show^[3] and is currently working on The Skrumps for the company as well. He also was a lead puppeteer on the shows Crank Yankers and Greg the Bunny.

Credits

The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing: actor (Bob Choppy)
Bear in the Big Blue House: puppeteer (Cousin Whiner and others)
The Thundermans: puppeteer
Sesame Street: staff and puppeteer
Crank Yankers: puppeteer
Robot Chicken: voices (Boo-Boo Bear, Tony the Tiger, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Howard Stern, Swedish Chef, Jack Skellington, Snagglepuss, Rod Serling, Dynomutt, Hannibal, Danny Ocean, Number 5, Various)
Mad: voices (Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Waldorf, Master Roshi, Star-Lord, Ernie)
Greg the Bunny: puppeteer (Tardy Turtle, Cranky and others)
Angel: Polo in "Smile Time"
Weezer's music video for "Keep Fishin'": puppeteer (Dr. Bunsen Honeydew)
The Book of Pooh: puppeteer (Owl)
Between the Lions: puppeteer
Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony: puppeteer (Waldorf, Dr. Teeth, Larry, Lester Possum, Loni Dunne, Louie, and others)
Sid the Science Kid: voices (Gerald and Mort)
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars: puppeteer (Bishan)
The Producers: Lead Puppeteer (pigeons)
MuppetFest: puppeteer
Pajanimals: Squacky
Disney Cruise Lines: puppeteer (Waldorf, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Sweetums)
Drawn Together: voice (Blind kid in "Clum Babies")
Men in Black II: puppeteer
Puppet Up!: puppeteer
The Skrumps: puppeteer
Late Night Liars: puppeteer and voice (The Weasel)
Muppets from Space: shipping coordinator
Hannah Montana: actor (Pancake Buffalo)
The Happytime Murders: Larry Shenanigans Philips
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance: Hup the Podling
Game Changer: puppeteer (Zam Reich, episode: "Sam Says 3")
"Weird Al" Yankovic - "Polkamania!" ("Shake It Off" segment, part 1): puppeteer/director

References

^ ^a ^b "Classical music season in Charlotte is brimming with promise – and variety". The Charlotte Observer. September 1, 2015.
^ Leach, Robin (January 12, 2016). "Q+A, Part 1: 'Puppet Up! Uncensored' heads to Venetian this spring".
^ Andrew, Corey (November 11, 2014). "Improv Puppet Show, Co-Created By Jim Henson Company's Brian Henson, Set For San Francisco Run". NBC.

External links

Official site
The Muppet Newsflash's Interview with Victor Yerrid
Puppet Up! Uncensored The Sydney Morning Herald
Naughty Muppets offend and charm in Irvine The Orange County Register

[CL-1] "Classical music season in Charlotte is brimming with promise – and variety". The Charlotte Observer. September 1, 2015.

[LASUN-2] Leach, Robin (January 12, 2016). "Q+A, Part 1: 'Puppet Up! Uncensored' heads to Venetian this spring".

[NBC-3] Andrew, Corey (November 11, 2014). "Improv Puppet Show, Co-Created By Jim Henson Company's Brian Henson, Set For San Francisco Run". NBC.

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+| birth_place        = [[Glen Mills, Pennsylvania]], U.S.<ref name="CL">{{cite web |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article33198564.html |title=Classical music season in Charlotte is brimming with promise – and variety |date=September 1, 2015 |work=The Charlotte Observer}}</ref>
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-'''Victor Yerrid''' (born November 13, 1971) is an American [[puppeteer]] and actor<ref name="CL">{{cite web |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article33198564.html |title=Classical music season in Charlotte is brimming with promise – and variety |date=September 1, 2015 |work=The Charlotte Observer}}</ref> for [[the Jim Henson Company]]<ref name="LASUN">{{cite web |url=http://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2016/jan/12/qa-part-1-puppet-up-uncensored-heads-to-venetian-t/ |title=Q+A, Part 1: ‘Puppet Up! Uncensored’ heads to Venetian this spring |last=Leach |first=Robin |date=January 12, 2016}}</ref> and has performed [[The Muppets|Muppet]] characters in many [[film|movies]], [[Television show|TV shows]] and [[TV commercial]]s. Yerrid is best known in the Muppet World for his work on the online series ''[[Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony]]'', in which he performed [[Statler and Waldorf|Waldorf]] along with an assortment of other characters.
+'''Victor Yerrid''' (born November 13, 1971){{fact|date=April 2024}} is an American actor and [[puppeteer]]<ref name="CL">{{cite web |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article33198564.html |title=Classical music season in Charlotte is brimming with promise – and variety |date=September 1, 2015 |work=The Charlotte Observer}}</ref> for [[the Jim Henson Company]]<ref name="LASUN">{{cite web |url=http://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2016/jan/12/qa-part-1-puppet-up-uncensored-heads-to-venetian-t/ |title=Q+A, Part 1: 'Puppet Up! Uncensored' heads to Venetian this spring |last=Leach |first=Robin |date=January 12, 2016}}</ref> and has performed [[The Muppets|Muppet]] characters in many films, television commercials and television shows. He is best known in the Muppet World for his work on the online series ''[[Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony]]'', in which he performed [[Statler and Waldorf|Waldorf]] along with an assortment of other characters.
 Yerrid is also a lead performer of the Jim Henson Company's ''[[Puppet Up!]]'' improv show<ref name="NBC">{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/events/Puppet-Up-Uncensored-Brian-Henson-Improv-Puppet-Show-Co-Created-By-Jim-Henson-Company-Chairman-in-Bay-Area-For-San-Francisco-Run-282331201.html |title=Improv Puppet Show, Co-Created By Jim Henson Company's Brian Henson, Set For San Francisco Run |last=Andrew |first=Corey |date=November 11, 2014 |work=[[NBC]]}}</ref> and is currently working on ''The Skrumps'' for the company as well. He also was a lead puppeteer on the shows ''[[Crank Yankers]]'' and ''[[Greg the Bunny]]''.
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 * ''[[Sesame Street]]'': staff and puppeteer
 * ''[[Crank Yankers]]'': puppeteer
-* ''[[Robot Chicken]]'': voices ([[Boo-Boo Bear]], [[Tony the Tiger]], [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Miss Piggy]], [[Howard Stern]], [[Swedish Chef]], [[Jack Skellington]], [[Snagglepuss]], [[Rod Serling]], [[Dynomutt]], [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]], [[Hannibal (The A-Team)|Hannibal]], [[Danny Ocean (character)|Danny Ocean]], [[Number 5 (fictional character)|Number 5]], Various)
+* ''[[Robot Chicken]]'': voices ([[Boo-Boo Bear]], [[Tony the Tiger]], [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Miss Piggy]], [[Howard Stern]], [[Swedish Chef]], [[Jack Skellington]], [[Snagglepuss]], [[Rod Serling]], [[Dynomutt]], [[Hannibal (The A-Team)|Hannibal]], [[Danny Ocean (character)|Danny Ocean]], [[Number 5 (fictional character)|Number 5]], Various)
 * ''[[Mad (TV series)|Mad]]'': voices ([[Miss Piggy]], [[Fozzie Bear]], [[Statler and Waldorf|Waldorf]], [[Master Roshi]], [[Star-Lord]], [[Ernie (Sesame Street)|Ernie]])
 * ''[[Greg the Bunny]]'': puppeteer (Tardy Turtle, Cranky and others)
 * ''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]'': Polo in "Smile Time"
-* [[Weezer]]'s music video for "[[Keep Fishin']]": puppeteer ([[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]])
+* [[Weezer]]'s music video for "[[Keep Fishin']]": puppeteer ([[Bunsen Honeydew|Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]])
-* ''[[The Book of Pooh]]'': Owl
+* ''[[The Book of Pooh]]'':  puppeteer ([[List of Winnie-the-Pooh characters|Owl]])
 * ''[[Between the Lions]]'': puppeteer
 * ''[[Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony]]'': puppeteer ([[Statler and Waldorf|Waldorf]], [[Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem#Dr. Teeth|Dr. Teeth]], Larry, Lester Possum, Loni Dunne, Louie, and others)
 * ''[[Sid the Science Kid]]'': voices (Gerald and Mort)
 * ''[[Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars]]'': puppeteer ([[Bishan, Singapore|Bishan]])
-* ''[[The Producers (musical)|The Producers]]'': Lead Puppeteer (pigeons)
+* ''[[The Producers (2005 film)|The Producers]]'': Lead Puppeteer (pigeons)
 * ''MuppetFest'': puppeteer
 * ''[[Pajanimals]]'': Squacky
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 * ''[[Men in Black II]]'': puppeteer
 * ''[[Puppet Up!]]'': puppeteer
-* ''[[The Skrumps]]'': puppeteer
+* ''The Skrumps'': puppeteer
 * ''[[Late Night Liars]]'': puppeteer and voice (The Weasel)
 * ''[[Muppets from Space]]'': shipping coordinator
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 * ''[[The Happytime Murders]]'': Larry Shenanigans Philips
 * ''[[The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance]]'': Hup the Podling
+* ''[[Game Changer (game show)|Game Changer]]'': puppeteer (Zam Reich, episode: "Sam Says 3")
+* [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] - "Polkamania!" ("[[Shake It Off]]" segment, part 1): puppeteer/director
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:Muppet performers]]
-[[Category:Sesame Street Muppeteers]]
 [[Category:American puppeteers]]
-[[Category:1956 births]]
+[[Category:1971 births]]
 [[Category:American male voice actors]]