Bruce Lanoil

American puppeteer

Bruce Lanoil
Born	(1960-07-05) July 5, 1960 (age 63) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Puppeteer
Years active	1986–present

Bruce Lanoil (born July 5, 1960) is an American puppeteer who works for The Jim Henson Company and for The Walt Disney Company. He frequently works with puppeteer David Alan Barclay.

Early life

Lanoil was born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 5, 1960.

Career

Lanoil has worked as a puppeteer in various films and television shows since 1986. He performed the Cat in the Hat and Fox in Socks in the first season of The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, he also worked as a puppeteer in The Muppets, Where the Wild Things Are, Dr. Dolittle, Jack Frost, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, and Cats & Dogs.^[1]

Outside of the Henson company, he was an on-set animation reference puppeteer and voice actor for the movies Monkeybone and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (as Pepé Le Pew).^[2]^[3] For Disney, he is also a voice double for Timon from The Lion King. He has voiced Timon in Kingdom Hearts II, Disney Think Fast, and Disney's Wild About Safety shorts. He has also performed a voice sample for an additional character in the 2011 Spyro game, Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film

Spaced Invaders - Pez (voice)
Muppet Classic Theater - Additional Muppets
Theodore Rex - Theodore Rex (face performer), Oliver Rex (face performer)
The Adventures of Pinocchio - Principal puppeteer of Pinocchio
Jack Frost - Jack Frost (in-suit performer)
Can of Worms - Bom
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas - Puppeteer, character voices
Muppets from Space - Additional puppeteer performer
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland - Additional Muppets
Monkeybone - Street Squash Raccoon (voice)
Cats & Dogs - Mr. Tinkles (face performer)
The Country Bears - Henry Dixon Taylor (face performer)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action - Puppeteer and voice of Pepé Le Pew
Sid the Science Kid: The Movie - Bobbybot, Ira, and Zippa
Where the Wild Things Are - Puppeteer
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore - Puppeteer
The Muppets - Additional puppet performer
Muppets Most Wanted - Puppeteer
The Happytime Murders - Additional puppet performer

Television

Nanny & Isaiah series - Mrs. Fingle Beezer
Popples - Puppet operator
Perfect Strangers - Ventriloquist
The Legend of Prince Valiant - Additional voices
ABC Weekend Specials - Doc Peppers
Dinosaurs - Charlene Sinclair (face performer), Les, Devil, Babysitter, Judge, Ed, UFO Host, Announcer, Shelly, Dr. Ficus, Walter Sternhagen, Larry, Stu, Mel Luster (face performer), Buddy Glimmer, various characters
The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth - Sidney Cyclops, Big Dan, Mumfred's Father, Miss Sweetie, Kay
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree - Bear, Owl
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss - The Cat in the Hat, Fox in Socks, Captain Zauber, Additional Muppets
Muppets on Wheels - Lindy,^[4] Semi Truck Driver
Aliens in the Family - Puppeteer
Muppets Tonight - Swiss Cheese, Additional Muppets
Family Guy - Additional voices
Studio DC: Almost Live - Additional Muppets
Teeny Tiny Dogs - Dinky (voice)
Good Luck Charlie - Additional puppet performer
No, You Shut Up! - Matt Rosenberg
Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular - Additional puppet performer
Grid Smasher - Additional puppeteer
Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures - Ginger Root
The Muppets - Additional puppet performer
Mr. Neighbor's House - Officer Policecop, Demon #3
Bob the Builder - Additional voices (US Dub)

Video games

Ys: Book 1&2 - Luta Gemma
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge - Additional voices
Kingdom Hearts II - Timon
Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ - Timon
Disney Th!nk Fast - Timon
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure - Additional voices

References

^ The Internet Movie Database. "Bruce Lanoil". Accessed August 26, 2007.
^ "'Looney Tunes' has come a long way". November 12, 2003.
^ Lynch, Tom (2002). Screen World 2002. Lynch. ISBN 9780786486946.
^ N.F. Mendoza (June 11, 1995). "Video: Drive-By Muppets". latimes.com. Retrieved May 29, 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Personal website
Bruce Lanoil at IMDb

The Muppets

Characters

Kermit the Frog
Miss Piggy
Fozzie Bear
Gonzo
Rowlf the Dog
Scooter
Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem
- Animal
Statler and Waldorf
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
Beaker
Sam Eagle
Swedish Chef
Rizzo the Rat
Pepe the King Prawn
Walter

Television

Series	Sam and Friends (1955–1961) The Muppet Show (1976–1981) (episodes) Muppet Babies (1984–1991) (episodes) Little Muppet Monsters (1985) The Jim Henson Hour (1989) Muppets Tonight (1996–1998) The Muppets (2015–2016) Muppet Babies (2018–2022) (episodes) Muppets Now (2020) The Muppets Mayhem (2023)
Segments	The Jimmy Dean Show ("Rowlf the Dog", 1963–1965) The Mike Douglas Show (1966–1979) The Ed Sullivan Show (including The Great Santa Claus Switch, 1966–1971) NBC's Saturday Night (The Land of Gorch, 1975–1976)
Specials	Hey, Cinderella! (1969) The Muppets on Puppets (1970) The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970) The Frog Prince (1971) The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972) The Muppets Valentine Show (1974) The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence (1975) John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979) The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979) The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981) The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982) Rocky Mountain Holiday (1983) The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986) A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990) The Earth Day Special (1990) The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990) The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990) Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995) Studio DC: Almost Live (2008) A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008) Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular (2013) Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)

Films

Theatrical	The Muppet Movie (1979) The Great Muppet Caper (1981) The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) Muppet Treasure Island (1996) Muppets from Space (1999) The Muppets (2011) Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
Television	Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977) The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986) The Christmas Toy (1986) It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)
Direct-to- video	Muppet Classic Theater (1994) Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)

Music

Albums	The Muppet Show (1977) The Muppet Show 2 (1978) The Muppet Movie (1979) John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979) Ol' Brown Ears Is Back (1993) Muppet Beach Party (1993) Kermit Unpigged (1994) The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem, and More (2002) A Green and Red Christmas (2006) A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2009) The Green Album (2011) The Muppets (2011) Muppets Most Wanted (2014) The Electric Mayhem (The Muppets Mayhem: Music From the Disney+ Original Series) (2023)
Songs	"Rainbow Connection" "Bein' Green" "Mahna Mahna" "When the River Meets the Sea" "Bohemian Rhapsody" "Man or Muppet"

Albums

The Muppet Show (1977)
The Muppet Show 2 (1978)
The Muppet Movie (1979)
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979)
Ol' Brown Ears Is Back (1993)
Muppet Beach Party (1993)
Kermit Unpigged (1994)
The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem, and More (2002)
A Green and Red Christmas (2006)
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2009)
The Green Album (2011)
The Muppets (2011)
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
The Electric Mayhem (The Muppets Mayhem: Music From the Disney+ Original Series) (2023)