Education
Martin graduated from St. Joseph's High School in Mount Oliver, and from Point Park College (now University), both in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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- Filmography Sesame Street The Puzzle Place Eureeka's Castle Johnny and the Sprites Once upon a Tree The Great Space Coaster Jim Henson Play Along Video Bear in the Big Blue House Martin was a Guest of Honor at Anthrocon 2010, the world's largest furry convention, and also at Eurofurence 17, Europe's largest furry convention, in 2011.
Jim Martin
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Career
In the 1970s, Martin puppeteered a character in another local show, Adventure Time. Martin performed as one of the main puppet characters on the live-action/animated kids TV series "" (1981–1986) as Gary Gnu - "This is Gary Gnu, your no-gnews gnews reporter" and as the villain M.T. Promises. Martin was a producer and director on the show , and is the creator and owner of the Anybody Pupplets.
At the Visitors Center of Herr's Corporation in Nottingham, Pennsylvania, Martin's work as Chipper was featured in the film used to preview visitors for the snack factory tour. Also, whenever Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird (both characters performed by Caroll Spinney) have to be in the same scene together, Martin operates Oscar to a vocal track by Spinney so the latter can operate Big Bird.
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Filmography Sesame Street The Puzzle Place Eureeka's Castle Johnny and the Sprites Once upon a Tree The Great Space Coaster Jim Henson Play Along Video Bear in the Big Blue House Martin was a Guest of Honor at Anthrocon 2010, the world's largest furry convention, and also at Eurofurence 17, Europe's largest furry convention, in 2011.
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Nationality
American