John Kennedy is an American puppeteer and voice actor. He is known for his work with The Jim Henson Company since 1990. He was born in Plainfield, Indiana. In 1991, Kennedy succeeded Jim Henson as Dr. Teeth, after which Bill Barretta took over in 2005. In 2006, he performed Kermit the Frog on the Disney Cruise Line show, Muppets Ahoy!
Filmography
Film Year(s)ProductionRoleOther notes1999Muppets from SpaceAdditional Muppets, Fozzie Bear, Sam EagleAssistant performer2001Cats & DogsPuppeteer2002The Country BearsZeb ZooblerKermit's Swamp YearsArnie the Alligator, Blotch the Bullfrog, MonkeyPerformer; Direct-to-video filmIt's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas MovieDr. TeethPerformer; Television film2005The Muppets' Wizard of OzAngel Marie, Floyd Pepper2009Old DogsPuppeteer
Television Year(s)ProductionRoleOther notes1991–94DinosaursBaby Sinclair, Sid TurtlepussPuppeteer1995Eureeka's CastleAssistant performer1996–98The Wubbulous World of Dr. SeussLittle Cat C, Horton the Elephant, Mr. Knox, Norval the Fish, Sam-I-Am, Felix Finkledooper, Milo, Alvin, Announcer, Armand, Birthday Bird, Celli, Delivery Bird, Downer Than Down Whozit, Earl, Flitzpizzle, The GrinchPerformer1996Muppets TonightAdditional Muppets1997–2020Sesame StreetChicken, Dish, Fred, Ned The Green, Four-net Horn Player, Ball of Wax, Artie Abrams, Muppet Horse, The Elephant, Monkey Bunny, Additional Muppet1998–99Brats of the Lost NebulaPuppeteer2002Play with Me SesamePerformer2003Animal JamDJ #12005–07Jack's Big Music ShowMel2007Fetch! with Ruff RuffmanHimself, Bernie the PigEpisode: "Ruff's Big Break"2010–11PajanimalsApolloPerformer2017Julie's GreenroomToby the Dog2019HelpstersUncle SquishPerformer; 1 episode2019–21The Slugs & Bugs ShowMorty the RaccoonPerformer2020The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo
Video games Year(s)TitleRoleNotes1996Muppet Treasure IslandDr. TeethVoice2000Muppet RaceMania2003Muppets Party CruiseDr. Teeth, Animal
Other appearances Year(s)TitleRoleNotes2017The Muppets Take the BowlAdditional MuppetsPerformer2018The Muppets Take the O2
Books Kennedy has written instructional books on puppeteering, aimed at younger audiences:
References
External links Biography at PuppetKit