Brian Muehl

Brian Muehl (pronounced "meal") is a puppeteer and writer who began his Muppet career in the later seasons of The Muppet Show. Trained as a mime, Muehl assisted the principal puppeteers and performed small roles. He soon transitioned to Sesame Street, where he took over the role of Barkley and originated such characters as Telly Monster (later performed by Martin P. Robinson), Dr. Nobel Prize, and in some of his earliest appearances, Elmo. His other fairly early character is Oscar the Grouch's equally rotten trashy Grouch girlfriend Grundgetta, whom he performed from 1982 to 1985, when fellow Muppeteer Pam Arciero took over.