Lara MacLean

 Lara   MacLean  ( b . February 15 t h, 1972 ) serve d as part of the crew for  JIM HENSON  ' s Muppet Workshop on Bear in the  BIG  Blue House &  SESAME STREET . She also serve d as part of the crew for  JIM HENSON  ' s Creature Shop on Alien s in t he Family. She was a guest student her Junior year of college at   the University of Connecticut ' s Puppet Art s Program.

MacLean began performing on  SESAME STREET  back in 1996 while also wrangling for the show. She was puppet wrangler & also the right hand for Tingo for  SESAME  English. During Season 39, she performed back g round character s & assisted for principal character s such as Abby Cadabby & Baby Bear. She is also currently 1 of the main wrangle r s for BIG BIRD.

MacLean is also an additional puppeteer on t he non - Muppet series Johnny  &   t h e   Sprite s  & The Book of  Pooh .

MacLean also re built the head s of Marvin Suggs, Nigel , & Wayne for their return in The Muppets.

She is interviewed in the 2014 documentary  I  Am  BIG   BIRD .

Muppeteer ing Credit s

 *  SESAME STREET 
 *  SESAME  English
 *  SESAME   STREET  Goes to the Doctor
 *  Elmo  ' s Magic Cook book
 * Learning is Every where : Lara
 * Talk, Listen , Connect : Change s
 * Studio DC : Almost Live
 * Being  GREEN 

External l in k s

 * Lara MacLean o n I M D b