Ben Deutsch

Ben Deustch is a Canadian puppeteer, puppet builder, and production manager who is known for doing freelance work all across Canada. Most notably, he worked for Radical Sheep Productions for several years puppeteering on The Big Comfy Couch, Ruffus the Dog, and Panda Bear Daycare, he also built puppets for the latter two. Some other puppet work Ben did included Ants in Your Pants (as Woodchip), Wilbur, The Fuzzpaws, and Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium. In addition to puppets, Deutsch served as production manager for many shows like Bob the Builder, Super Why, Little People, and Inspector Gadget. Over the years, he worked with many puppeteers such as Marty Stelnick, Yolanda Yott, Helene Beaulieu, and Colin Penman, to name a few. I wonder if he likes being a production manager more than a puppeteer since he feels more in charge doing the former. It's one of the biggest jobs for Ben Deutsch to do when managing production not like a producer/director of course. Too bad he didn't perform in Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, he would have been another good Muppet performer, there's always room for more of them. It's just as well, the Henson Company does not seem to make a lot of projects in Canada as often as they used to. At least Ben got to work alongside several Fraggle Rock performers in most of the shows that are mentioned above. Let's hope Deutsch is still working on television today or even streaming services. Maybe he'll run into an old friend like Frank Meschkuleit and maybe then he'll suggest that he join the crew of Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock. It's just a thought though, it might not happen or it might. Ben Deutsch, you were great with Radical Sheep Productions and all of those other projects you've puppeteered on. I hope you'll keep doing puppetry today as well as production manage future shows. It won't be easy for you to do, but it's something worth continuing. For right now, keep up the splendid work Ben. You're a real pro Deutsch!