Scott Johnson

Scott Johnson is a puppeteer and puppet builder who is best known for working with the Creature Shop and the Muppets since 1995. For the Muppets, he was a lead puppet specialist for The Muppets (2015), worked in the Muppet Workshop for Muppets Tonight and the last two films, and was floor captain on a couple movies. For the Henson Company, Scott was a fabricator for several productions like Where the Wild Things Are, Me and My Monsters, and The Happytime Murders, to name a few. Before working at the Creature Shop, Johnson worked at Disney Imagineering for many years, creating character costumes for Disney on Ice and also did Nickelodeon shows such as Cousin Skeeter, Mutt & Stuff, and Yo Gabba Gabba. As for his freelance puppetry and design credits, he worked on Greg the Bunny, Angel, That 70's Show, and more, though it was mostly puppet building he did. He should be proud to work on numerous shows over the years either with the Henson Company or away from the company. Scott Johnson even got promoted to fabrication supervisor at the Creature Shop at some point, according to the website. He is still working with the Henson Company today as seen on Tall Poppy, Slumberkins, and Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock. And who knows he might still be with the Muppets today too; you never know what sort of projects they'll produce in the future. Scott must be pretty lucky to have been a part of both the Creature Shop and the Muppets since joining in 1995. Johnson got to meet great people over the years including Artie Esposito, Andrea Gilletti, Rachel Burson, and Russ Walko, to name a few. Hopefully he will always remember these people for the near future or until the next time he works with them. Never give up on the things you do best, no matter what field or area you're in, because you just might achieve something later on, like this man did. Scott Johnson, you're a wonderful puppet designer, builder, and performer when it comes to working with them. It's no wonder you're fabrication supervisor within the Creature Shop. Keep up the great work and you'll go down in history. Peace Scott. TTFN Johnson!

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