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Show Creators:
Kevin B. Barron & Mauri Bernstein (Creators/Writers) Kevin and Mauri have been working together for over nine years and together have written several television projects including A NASCAR satire, an educational/reality relationship show, a wild bird educational/reality show, a travel show, and a narrative comedy. They have also created
Several Live performances for: Puppet Slam! LAGOP Potpourri, Marinara Night, The Love Shmuve Concert, and 57 Varieties. Between the two of them, they have over 50 years of showbiz experience. Kevin is a multiple award-winning sound editor and Mauri has been a puppeteer as well as an actor for decades. Puppet performances include the McDonald's Grimace, the Budweiser Frogs, and Salem the cat on 161 episodes of Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Their puppet short film, Holly’s Christmas Adventure, has been to Cannes.
BJ Guyer (Puppet Producer) is a puppeteer and puppet builder as well as producer for MTV Italy’s Video Game Theater, coordinating producer for Comedy Central’s Crank Yankers, and one of the puppeteers in Team America, World Police. He has designed, built, and performed puppets for Weekends at the DL, Jimmy Kimmel Live, the Jim Henson Creature Shop, and Cartoon Network. Before yanking cranks, BJ brought puppets to life for such projects as Muppets from Space, Between the Lions, and Disney’s The Book of Pooh. Most recently, he has been on tour with Beck, for whom he created the hilarious puppets seen during the acclaimed musician’s current world tour. He is the owner/operator of Puppetown Productions Inc.
The Cast:
Greg Ballora (Colin) Mr. Ballora holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from UCLA, Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude. Ballora starred in Team America: World Police, as well as performing in Spider-Man 2, Robocop II, Gremlins, Batman Returns, D. C. Follies, and Fox's Mr. Potatohead Show
Kristin Charney (Colin) has also gifted her fabulous talents to Team America: World Police, Crank Yankers, Greg the Bunny, and Fox's Mr. Potatohead Show
Kevin Carlson (Victor) has puppet performing credits spanning over 18 years including: Team America: World Police, Men in Black 2, Snow Dogs, Stuart Little 2, Cats and Dogs, Monkeybone, Flintstones 2, Dr. Doolittle 1 & 2, Batman Returns, BeetleJuice, Child's Play II, Muppet Vision 3D, Pee Wee's Playhouse, Muppets Tonight, Star Trek: Next Generation, Dinosaurs, D.C. Follies, Sesame Street, Cousin Skeeter, National Geographic's Geo-Kids and Fox's Mr. Potatohead Show. Kevin also runs Puppet Greetings.com
Alison Mork (Victor) is another star in the puppet performance sky. You’ve enjoyed her in Team America: World Police and on television in Puzzle Place, Greg the Bunny, and all-over Pee-Wee’s Playhouse, most notably as the adorable Chairry.
Gregory Manion (Bubbles) Yes. That Gregory Manion. The one from: Santa Clause 2, Pink 5 Strikes Back, Team America, Return of Pink 5, and Santa Clause 3. He has also puppeteered around the world with Beck.
Christine Papalexis (Beverly) Puppeteering credits include: The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause , Team America: World Police, Evolution, Bedazzled , Dude, Where's My Car?, The 6th Day, My Favorite Martian, The X-Files , Wild America, and Michael. In addition, she is the recipient of a Garland Awards honorable mention for the design and creation of the puppets for The Mechanical Rabbit at Sacred Fools. She is also the esteemed President of the Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry.
Mauri Bernstein (Sissy) Mauri has recently retired, after eleven years, as an improviser at ComedySportz Los Angeles. Puppet highlights include Jakers!, Who’s Teaching Whom?, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Holly’s Christmas Adventure, Boy Meets World, Up in the Attic, Almost Heroes, and, of course, Team America: World Police.
Thom Fountain (Perdue) Thom’s illustrious career includes the role of Neeble, the worm guy for Men in Black & Men in Black II, Team America: World Police, Gone Fishin', Child's Play 3, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, That’s My Bush, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, "Tales from the Crypt", "Greg the Bunny", DC Follies, Muppets Tonight, and Puzzle Place. He is also the creator of the live show, The Crayon Court.
Tim Blaney (Guest Stars: Shelly, Phineaus, Buster, etc.) is an American puppeteer and voice actor. He has provided the voices for Frank the Pug in Men in Black and Men in Black II and the robot with a life of its own, Johnny 5, in Short Circuit and Short Circuit 2. He has additionally puppeteered in Flight of the Navigator, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and, yes, Team America: World Police.
Frank Langley IV (Supporting Puppeteer) Frank was a large part of the magic for Team America: World Police, as well as puppet performer for Norbit, Spider-Man 2, Puphedz: The Tattle-Tale Heart and The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show. He has also performed around the world with the puppets of Beck.
Adam Behr (The Voice) is a voice over artist as well as a puppeteer. He did not appear in Team America: World Police. Adam, however, played the starring roll in Snakes on a Plane, as the snakes. He currently stars on Sushi Pack as the villain.
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