Eric Jacobson

Eric Jacobson (born January 15, 1971)^[1] is an American puppeteer. He is best known for his involvement with the Muppets, performing Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle, as well as Sesame Street characters Bert, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, Guy Smiley and the left head of the Two-Headed Monster.^[2][3]

Eric Jacobson was born on January 15, 1971, in Fort Worth, Texas.^[1] He was inspired to enter the field of puppetry after the death of Jim Henson.^[1][4] In 1992, while attending New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, he interned at the Jim Henson Company, working in the archival library.^[2][4][5] He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree the following year.

Jacobson began his career as a supporting puppeteer on Sesame Street in 1994, occasionally performing the roles of Grover and Bert when Frank Oz wasn't available.^[6][7][8] Following Oz's retirement from the program, Jacobson became the characters' primary performer.^[9] Since 2005, he has performed Guy Smiley, a role previously performed by Henson.^[10] Following Caroll Spinney's retirement in 2018, he became the full-time performer of Oscar the Grouch.^[3] For his work on the program, he has received Daytime Emmy Award and Primetime Emmy Award nominations in 2011 and 2019, respectively.^[7][11]

Jacobson comenzó a interpretar a Miss Piggy en 2001, debutando en la convención de fans MuppetFest. ^{[ 12 ]} Al año siguiente, comenzó a interpretar a Fozzie Bear y Animal , debutando en los papeles en It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie . En 2005, comenzó a interpretar a Sam Eagle comenzando con The Muppets' Wizard of Oz . Los personajes mencionados anteriormente también fueron interpretados previamente por Oz, con quien consultó para mantener con precisión la caracterización y la fisicalidad de los personajes. ^{[ 8 ]}

Jacobson ha contribuido a varios otros programas de televisión infantiles, incluyendo The Puzzle Place y Jack's Big Music Show . Ha actuado en teatro de marionetas en vivo con Basil Twist , The Puppet Company, The Cosmic Bicycle Theater y The Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater en Central Park. ^{[ 13 ]} Interpretó a Harry el Pato en Bear in the Big Blue House y manejó la marioneta de Piglet en The Book of Pooh . ^{[ 13 ]} En 2007, trabajó como titiritero y guionista en Bunnytown de Playhouse Disney . ^{[ 14 ] [ 15 ]}

Jacobson está casado con Mary Jacobson. Se conocieron durante su época como asistente de producción en Sesame Street . ^{[ 8 ]}

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