John Tartaglia
| John Tartaglia | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Nicholas Tartaglia February 16, 1978 Maple Shade Township, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Other names | John Nicholas Tartaglia Jonathan Nicholas Tartaglia |
| Occupation | Puppeteer, actor, singer, dancer, voice artist, comedian |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Website | http://gablesgroveproductions.com |
John Nicholas Tartaglia (born February 16, 1978) is an American puppeteer, actor, singer, dancer, voice artist, and comedian.
Tartaglia joined Sesame Street's puppetry team at the age of 16 part-time, performing as a right hand and many minor characters, including Phoebe and being the understudy for Kevin Clash's Elmo. He performed Ernie for the second season of Play with Me Sesame and Oscar the Grouch for Sesame Street 4D. He became a full-time part of Sesame Street at the age of 16. Tartaglia is a graduate of Upper Dublin High School in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.
Tartaglia created and puppeteered the roles of Princeton (the recent college grad) and Rod (the closeted Republican investment banker) in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Avenue Q, which opened July 31, 2003. For the roles, he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical in 2004. He left the cast on January 30, 2005.
Tartaglia appeared in 2004 at the 14th annual Broadway Bares, which was a great success raising $525,000 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Tartaglia reprised his roles as Princeton and Rod in the Las Vegas sit-down production of Avenue Q, starting in August 2005 until December 11, 2005. He then appeared in the musical Newsical 2006: The Next Edition in New York City, in a limited engagement in December 2005.
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