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Tim Lagasse

Tim Lagasse
Born Timothy Lagasse
(1969-02-20) 20 February 1969 (age 47)
Milford, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation Puppeteer, filmmaker
Years active 1992–present
Spouse(s) Melissa Johnson (m. 2009)
Website http://hello.timlagasse.com

Timothy "Tim" Lagasse (born February 20, 1969) is an American puppeteer, puppet designer, and filmmaker. He has worked on television programs and films for Sesame Workshop, Nickelodeon, Disney XD, and HBO.

Lagasse has been nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards. In 1991, he became the first individual to receive the Jim Henson Memorial Prize in Puppetry. In 1993, he was presented with a Citation for Excellence by UNIMA. Later in the same year, he received a Broadcast Design Silver Award for his series of short films, A Show of Hands.

Lagasse hails from Milford, Connecticut. He attended St. Mary's School and Notre Dame High School in West Haven. He graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1992 with a BFA in Puppet Arts.

One of Lagasse's earliest roles was as Mr. Cook on the Nickelodeon series Allegra's Window. He is also known for playing the title character on Noggin's Oobi series and Crash on Disney XD's Crash & Bernstein. He has performed additional characters on Sesame Street, The Muppets and the 2008 film A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa. In addition to his performance credits, he has build puppets for The Jim Henson Company and Puppet Heap.


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