Cedwan Hooks

Cedwan Hooks is a puppeteer, suit performer, voice actor, writer, and designer who worked on The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo in the workshop with other Muppet designers. Most of his puppet work was outside on various television shows, films, and stage shows. Some of the TV shows Cedwan did include Helpsters, Donkey Hodie, Moon and Me, and Albie's Elevator, to name a few. As for film work, Hooks did The Curse of Bridge Hollow and Buddy, the latter as a puppeteer, fabricator, and suit performer and coach. He also lent his voice to a few shows such as Elf on the Shelf for example. He even got to work at numerous theme parks such as The DreamWorks Experience, 20th Century Fox World, and Sharden Inc, as well as be in-suit for movie appearances. Other puppeteers Cedwan Hooks got to work with in his career include Christopher Hayes, Jimmica Collins, Tim Lagasse, Rachel Appelbaum, and more. All that training with the Jim Henson Company really paid off as he's now a professional when it comes to both costumes and puppets. He probably felt excited to be a part of the Henson Creature Shop on a Sesame Street spin-off, since The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo was technically a part of Sesame Street itself. Cedwan should continue to perform for stage and screen as well as theme parks because he's literally a natural at it. Hooks should also save some time to visit his friends on the Sesame Street set, though he's worked with a lot of the performers on both Helpsters and Donkey Hodie. Sesame Street puppeteers can be found on several different productions whether they were in the past or will be in the future. This guy sure knows what it takes to entertain people of all ages with his puppetry and suit performance skills. Cedwan Hooks, you've gone from assistant to master performer throughout your career. Whether it was the kid-friendly Donkey Hodie or the horror film Buddy, you had what it takes to handle certain audiences. And with the new JiJi and Jax show, you're unstoppable. The persistent work is something to be really proud of Cedwan. Keep being full of surprises Hooks!

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