Dave Goelz (born July 16, 1946) is a puppeteer best-known for his association with The Muppets, and in particular with the Muppet character Gonzo. His other Muppet characters include Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot (the saxophonist of Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem), Beauregard the janitor and Tiny (the humungous chicken in 'Elmo In Grouchland') . He also performed the characters of Boober Fraggle and Uncle Travelling Matt on Fraggle Rock. He also p...
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Dave Goelz (born July 16, 1946) is a puppeteer best-known for his association with The Muppets, and in particular with the Muppet character Gonzo. His other Muppet characters include Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot (the saxophonist of Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem), Beauregard the janitor and Tiny (the humungous chicken in 'Elmo In Grouchland') . He also performed the characters of Boober Fraggle and Uncle Travelling Matt on Fraggle Rock. He also performed the Wiseman's Bird Hat's voice in Labyrinth. Outside of Muppeteering, he is the current voice actor for the Disney character Figment. After Jim Henson died in 1990, Goelz took over puppeteering Waldorf in 1992.
Jim Henson said that the character Boober Fraggle from Fraggle Rock was based on a remark by Dave Goelz during the production of The Muppet Show. Goelz said, while working on The Muppet Show, that he only had time to worry about laundry and death.
Born in Burbank, California, Goelz had an interest in puppetry as a child,...
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