Chris Palmieri

Chris Palmieri is a puppeteer, entertainer, voice actor, and puppet builder who's only done one Henson Company project which was the first national tour of Dinosaur Train Live, under the direction of John Tartaglia. He is mostly well known for performing on television and theatre for over a decade, and also was a regular at Lucky Duck Puppets. Some highlights of Chris include performing Tigger in Disney's Winnie the Pooh, performing Snug on Snug's House, and operating the Mighty T-Rex at an educational theme park called Field Station: Dinosaurs. It appears that Palmieri is very popular all across NYC and North America performing on television, theater, and even film. His TV credits include Celebrity Wife Swap, Today, Cake Boss, MTV's Story Pig, and more. He got to perform alongside numerous famous people such as Dolly Parton, Jimmy Fallon, and even The Wiggles. Chris Palmieri also designed and built puppets for several film and stage productions like Mysterious Science Theater 3000 Live, Shrek the Musical, and Little Shop of Horrors, and that's only a few of them. Other puppeteers he worked with include Sam Weber and Jake Bazel as well as other unknown ones, at least unknown to me. According to his website, he's done all sorts of performing; motion capture, hand puppets, walkaround, teaching, stop motion, and so much more. It's amazing that Chris can do all sorts of performances but it's a shame that he never worked with the Muppets or Sesame Street. I believe Palmieri has what it takes to become a Muppet performer like Jake Bazel has. He just has to go train at a workshop and show off his swell and tantalizing techniques. It might not happen just yet for him, but it will come soon. Chris Palmieri, you worked for stage and screen and you've made millions of children happy. That is something a true Muppet performer has within him or her depending on the gender. Keep up the great performances and soon you'll become another famous puppeteer. Excellent performances Chris. Peace out Palmieri!