Michael Latini
Michael Latini is a puppeteer, designer, and builder who has performed with The Muppets troop on the series finale of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, in 2014 (assisting The Swedish Chef)[1].
One of his earliest puppetry roles was as part of Bear in the Big Blue House Live, as Bear. With Marc Petrosino, Latini has a firm called Monkey Boys Productions. They created a puppet version of Velvet for Sesame Place show Elmo the Musical Live.
Latini and Petrosino were among the team to share a Daytime Emmy nomination for Helpsters, in the category of "Outstanding Special Effects Costume, Make Up and Hairstyling." Other roles included various episodes of Saturday Night Live, and as Audrey II on a 2014 episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Sources[]
- ↑ Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show Episode 166: Marc Petrosino & Michael Latini (19:15) November 8, 2023