Pam Arciero

Pam Arciero (born May 8th, 1954) is a very talented Muppeteer & voice-over artist who is best known in the world of the Muppets for her incredible work on Sesame Street. For almost 29 years, Pam Arciero has been the voice performer of Grundgetta  to Caroll Spinney's  Oscar the Grouch.

Only a few years before joining Sesame Street, she had auditioned for the role of Mr. Snuffleupagus after Michael Earl left the show. She didn't get the part, but she eventually became a Muppeteer in 1982.

Arciero earned her Master's in Puppetry from the University of Connecticut & has performed characters for numerous shows outside of the Muppet sphere, including The Great Space Coaster, Allegra's Window, Between the Lions (replacing Kathryn Mullen as Leona), Eureeka's Castle, & Lomax, the Hound of Music (as Louise).

She has also been active in the world of theater, including a stint at the Orpheum Theater with Little Shop of Horrors, & serving as director for several live shows at Sesame Place & El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles.

Arciero has served as Artistic Director for the prestigious O'Neill Puppetry Conference since 2002 & continues to participate in puppetry workshops and other events across the country.

Life as Grundgetta & working w/ Caroll Spinney
For almost 29 years, Pam Arciero has been the voice performer of Grundgetta  to Caroll Spinney's  Oscar the Grouch, taking over the  character  following Brian Muehl leaving the Muppet business.

Pam Arciero has been had a great honor & privilege working alongside Caroll Spinney for almost 29 years. When asked in an interview what working w/ Spinney has been like, Arciero said: "Carroll is a blast, a child at heart & he is both the Grouch  & the Bird at different times. You can sit at dinner & be talking with him in Big Bird mode, & someone will do something stupid &  Oscar  will blast out of him at full force. My favorite  Oscar  quote is "If you don't want to be a murderer, don’t hang out with people who should be killed." Grouch words to live by. He also is a wonderful storyteller & a great friend."

When asked in that same interview on what some of her favorite moments as Grundgetta  are, Arciero said: " Oscar  &  Grungy  almost got married, & they had a fantasy about having Grouch kids. They decided it might make them happy, so they bailed out of the wedding. Little did they know that way to be truly grouchy is to get married. They also went on vacation to Camp Mushy muddy, & they did a wonderful song floating down a swamp in an old tire. Andrea Martin played Edith Prickley as a shoe salesman, & she tried to get  Grundgetta  some shoes. Jerry Nelson played Professor Piggens (as a human) who tried to teach  Grundgetta  to be a real Grouch a la My Fair Lady. That was just great."

Caroll Spinney/Pam Arciero Muppets Pairings

 *  Oscar the Grouch / Grundgetta 
 * Big Bird/ Grundgetta 
 * Big Bird/Nani Bird
 * Big Bird/Pammy

Muppeteer Credits

 * Sesame Street:  Grundgetta  (1984 - present), Sally Wilson, Little Lizzy Hammertoe, Telly Monster (assistant), Abby Cadabby (assistant), Katie, "Let's Go Driving" daughter, Ernie's friend from "Don't Throw That  Trash  on the Ground", Vanessa, Rosa, Robin, '''Kermit the Frog's right hand in "I Love My Elbows"
 * Sesame Beginnings: Nani Bird
 * Follow That Bird:  Grundgetta 
 * The Muppets Take Manhattan:  Grundgetta 
 * Little Muppet Monsters: Penguin
 * Sesame Street: 20 & Still Counting:  Grundgetta , Telly Monster (assistant)
 * The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson:  Grundgetta 
 * Jim Henson's memorial service: herself/ Grundgetta 
 * Sesame Street Stays Up Late
 * The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss: Lulu's Dog
 * Sesame Street 4D:  Grundgetta 
 * Play with Me Sesame
 * Sesame Street: A Is for Asthma:  Grundgetta 
 * Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
 * Getting Ready to Read: Pammy
 * Learning About Letters: Dentist
 * Elmo cize
 * Telling the Truth: Sheep
 * Learning to Share:  Grundgetta 
 * Elmo palooza
 * Elmo Saves Christ mas:  Grundgetta 
 * A Magical Halloween Adventure: Green Surprise Monster
 * Panwapa
 * Elmo 's Christ mas Countdown
 * Abby in Wonderland
 * A Muppets Christ mas : Letters to Santa
 * The Muppets: Operation STS (Save the Swamp):  Grundgetta