Education
Meath attended Phillips Academy and graduated in 1974 with the school"s first co–educational class. He graduated with honors from New York University in 1979.
Meath attended Phillips Academy and graduated in 1974 with the school"s first co–educational class. He graduated with honors from New York University in 1979.
He was Senior Producer of the television game show Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? He produced Zoom and The Wubbulous World of Doctor Seuss. He co-founded a production company called Andanzura. In addition, he is notable for having a dual career as a professional Santa Claus.
He made numerous appearances in various media as Santa, including American Broadcasting Company"s Good Morning America show, and at New York"s Radio City Music Hall with The Rockettes.
He appeared on the cover of Boston Magazine as Father Christmas. He was described by National Public Radio and Time Magazine as a "top Santa", and appeared as Santa in a major airline"s in-flight safety video.
During the 1980s Meath worked at Columbia Broadcasting System, Business Times, The Creative Establishment, Music Television Networks and Greenwood Productions in various capacities. During 1996–1998, he produced twenty shows for the Jim Henson Company called The Wubbulous World of Doctor Seuss.
He produced for Public Broadcasting Service 295 half-hour episodes of Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, as well as 80 episodes of Zoom.
Meath, as he got older and his hair began to whiten, noticed that children sometimes called him Santa. He attended schools to learn the craft of being a Santa. He appeared in parades.
He is a professional vocalist.
In 2012, he appeared as Santa at Radio City Music Hall for the Christmas Spectacular show in New York City. According to one source, Meath uses his real beard but conditions it with a "shimmer-like shampoo known as Cowboy Magic, and uses hair gel for his mustache.
His role as Santa was described in numerous publications. In 2009, he appeared in a thirty–second television commercial spot for the Boston Red Sox baseball team
Sometimes the task of being Santa requires physical exertion:
When he’s not listening to children's wish lists..you can find him "training" for the momentous Christmas sleigh ride by swimming, running, and flying down a two-story tall slide made out of ice at the hotel’s ice sculpture exhibit.
Meath promoted charity events such as the Red Sox"s "Jimmy Fund Fundraiser" (2008), the Nature Center in New Canaan, Connecticut, and the Dana–Farber Children"s Clinic (2009). In addition, he supports the non–profit performing group Revels and has sung as a tenor on two of their Civil Defense albums.
