David Rudman fell in love with puppets when he first saw Sesame Street. ... After his graduation in 1985, he was invited to join Sesame Street.
Well he did tell me this (see below):"Yes, I did start performing on Sesame Street in 1985 and it was Season 17."
Yes David Rudman grew up watching "Sesame Street" and vowed he'd one day work on the show. Flash forward and, in 1985, he became a member of the cast. Today, he's Cookie Monster and Baby Bear, two key characters.
David Rudman's relationship with The Jim Henson Company dates back to 1981, when he came to work for the Muppet Workshop as a summer intern. He has been a Sesame Street performer since 1985, bringing to life Cookie Monster, Baby Bear and Two-Headed Monster. Rudman was recently nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series for his work on Sesame Street as Baby Bear.
David Rudman, a longtime puppeteer who spent the early part of his career working for the master himself, Jim Henson. Many of you who have children, or who are just fans of Sesame Streetwould recognize David's voice as Baby Bear.
Two people have performed as the voice and puppeteer of Sesame Street's Cooking Monster character.The first to perform was Frank Oz since 1969 to present, followed by David Rudman from 2001 to present.Interesting fact: Before the Cookie Monster ate his first cookie on the show, the puppet's name was originally "Sid".frank oz and david rudman do the voice of cookie monster
Puppeteering is Rudman's passion. He fell in love with puppet making as a young child, and the summer before his freshman year of college, he landed a job as a puppet builder for Henson's company. Before he left for college, he created an audition tape for Henson, and a few months later, he received the call that would change his life. Henson wanted to bring him on board. After graduating college, Rudman joined Henson and "Sesame Street" full-time as a puppeteer, where he eventually took on the role of Cookie Monster.
David Rudman was born on June 1, 1963.
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Stints at the Workshop led to Rudman's first full-time job as a SesameStreet Muppeteer in 1985. At first he played various "anythingMuppets," which are honkers, monsters, game-show contestants, andeverything in between. He also spent much of his time as a"right-hander" to such real-arm Muppets as Ernie and Cookie Monster.
Puppeteering....David Rudman's relationship with The Jim Henson Company dates back to 1981, when he came to work for the Muppet Workshop as a summer intern. He has been a Muppet performer since 1983, and a Sesame Street performer since 1985 bringing to life Baby Bear, Two-Headed Monster, Davey Monkey, Humphrey, Sonny Friendly, Norm (assistant to the Grand High Triangle Lover), and Cookie Monster.
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David Rudman was the first person to recognize Richard Hunt at an event at the Kennedy Center when the Muppets came.