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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 [[List of Sesame Street Muppets#G|Grundgetta]] in the latter. In addition to performance work, she worked as a director on the [[Nickelodeon]] preschool series ''[[Oobi (TV series)|Oobi]]'', which featured both writers and performers of ''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''.


==Career==
==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=http://articles.courant.com/2002-01-25/features/0201250953_1_lions-leona-puppeteer|newspaper=The Courant|date=January 25, 2002}}</ref>


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.
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 many Nickelodeon programs, including ''[[Oobi (TV series)|Oobi]]'', ''[[Allegra's Window]]'', and ''[[Eureeka's Castle]]''. She also performed for ''[[Between the Lions]]'' on PBS 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 (Philadelphia)|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.

Revision as of 01:19, 4 July 2022

Pam Arciero
Born
Pamela Arciero

(1954-05-08) May 8, 1954 (age 70)
Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, U.S.
Occupation(s)Puppeteer, voice actress
Years active1982-present

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.

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

References

  1. ^ Passero, Laura (January 25, 2002). "'Between The Lions' Helps Encourage Children To Read". The Courant.
Preceded by Performer of Grundgetta
1984 – present 		Succeeded by
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