Tony Urbano

Tony Urbano is a puppeteer, puppet creator, and special effects artist who is known for doing freelance work with master puppeteers such as Bil Baird and Sid and Marty Krofft. I've read that he turned down a job offer from Jim Henson in the early years, so he could focus on his own career. I think Tony should have accepted Henson's job offer since the former does so well with puppets and marionettes too. But if Urbano wants to have his own career, that's perfectly fine. During his career he did many films such as Short Circuit, Men In Black, and Team America: World Police, just to name a few. As for television, he puppeteered on McDonaldland, The Hugga Bunch, and Dusty's Treehouse. Tony Urbano also worked with many other puppeteers such as Terry Castillo, Tim Blaney, Bil Baird, even Sid and Marty Krofft, though the latter are mostly producers. He is one of the busiest puppeteers on this blog for performing since the 1960s, though he latest appearances was on the puppet podcast Under the Puppet and on an episode of VFXcool. Nobody seems to know what happened to him after 2021 nor knows if he's still alive today, but maybe some of his co-performers will know soon. Tony still should have accepted that offer to work with Jim Henson, because then he would have been a Muppet Performer too. Urbano has got the expertise when it comes to puppetry, especially in the film business. I only hope he's still alive now because it would be a shame if he's not. If he is dead, then he's done wonderful puppetry within the universe, or at least in America. Tony Urbano, even though you didn't work with Jim Henson, you are still considered one of the greatest and oldest puppeteers around. I hope you're well retired now because you've been performing since the 1960s, based on info. Until the day you die, keep on smiling and also remembering all the past work you've done. A real splendid job Tony. Live long and prosper Urbano!