Joey Mazzarino

Joey Mazzarino is a puppeteer, writer, director, and voice actor who is perhaps best known for his work on Sesame Street. He performed over a hundred characters on Sesame Street, but his few most notable characters were Murray Monster, Stinky the Stinkweed, Papa Bear, and the Elephant. Mazzarino started out as a performer in 1989 before he became a writer in 1991. This eventually led to Joey becoming the head writer for six seasons. I don't know when he was promoted to directing the show, but I'm sure it was sometime during production of the 37th season. Joey Mazzarino has also worked with the Muppets several times, like in Muppet Meeting Films, Muppet Time, and Kermit's Swamp Years. He even got to work on other Henson shows such as Dog City, CityKids, Big Bag, and The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss. His writing credits can be seen on Bear in the Big Blue House and in two films, Muppets From Space and The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland. Outside of Sesame Street and Henson, Joey's work can be seen on shows like Blue's Room, Eureeka's Castle, and Jack's Big Music Show. Mazzarino left Sesame Street after Season 46 finished production before briefly returning in 2021 to script the Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala. Recently, he returned to TV to work on Donkey Hodie as a puppeteer, writer, and lyricist and is still working on that show today, I believe. Joey Mazzarino whether its puppeteering or writing, you've got a great voice and a whole lot of ideas when it comes to creating. Keep on doing Donkey Hodie and always remember how much fun you had on Sesame Street. I'm sure David Rudman and Jennifer Barnhart, as well as others, are still remembering you and some of them are still working with you today. Until then, keep up the great puppet and script work Joey. You rock Mazzarino!

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