Pam Arciero

 Pam   Arciero  ( born May 8 th, 1954 ) is a very talented Muppeteer  as well as a voice - over artist who is best known in the world of the Muppet s for her incredible work on  SESAME STREET . For over 30 year s, Pam Arciero has served as the primary performer for  GRUNDGETTA  to Caroll Spinney  ' s  OSCAR THE GROUCH .

Only a few years before joining  SESAME STREET , she had auditioned for the role of '''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Snuffleupagus Mr. Snuffleupagus ]''' after Michael Earl left the show. She didn ' t get the part, but she eventually became a Muppeteer  in 1 9 8 2.

Arciero earned her Master ' s in Puppetry from the University o f Connecticut & has performed characters for numerous shows outside of the  SESAME STREET  / Muppet sphere, including  The   Great   Space   Coaster  ,  Allegra ' s Window  , Between t h e Lions ( replac ing Kathryn Mullen as Leona ) ,  Eureeka ' s Castle  , &  Lomax ,   the   Hound   of   Music  ( a s Louise ).

Arciero has also been active in t he world of theater, including a stint at the Orpheum Theater with Little Shop of Horrors , & serving as director  for several live show s at  SESAME  Place & E l Capitan Theater i n Los Angeles.

Arciero has serve d as Artistic Director for t h e prestigious O ' Neill Puppetry Conference since 2 00 2 & continue s to participate i n puppetry work shop s & other event s across t he country.

Life as GRUNDGETTA  & working w /  CAROLL SPINNEY
For over 30 years, Pam Arciero has served as the performer  for  GRUNDGETTA  t o  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 over 30 year s. When asked in an interview what working w / Spinney  h a s been like, Arciero said : "  Carroll  is a blast , a child a t 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 t o be a murder er , don’t hang out with peo ple who should be kill e d. "  Grouch  words to live by . He  also is a wonder f ul story tell e r & a great friend . "

When asked in that same interview on what some o f her favorite moment s as  GRUNDGETTA  are Arciero said : "  Oscar  &  Grungy  almost got married , &  th  ey  had a fantasy about having  Grouch  kids .  Th  ey  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 o n vacation t o  Camp Mushy  muddy  , &  th  ey  did a wonderful  song  floating down a  swamp  in an old tire . Andrea Martin played Edith Prickley as a shoe sale s man , & she tried to get  Grundgetta  some shoe s.  JERRY NELSON  played Professor Piggens ( as a human ) who tried to teach   GRUNDGETTA  to be a real  GROUCH  a l a My Fair Lady. T h at was just great. "

CAROLL SPINNEY /  PAM   ARCIERO  Muppets Pairings

 *  OSCAR THE GROUCH  /  GRUNDGETTA 
 *  OSCAR THE GROUCH  / Nani Bird ( soon )
 * BIG BIRD /  GRUNDGETTA 
 * BIG BIRD / Nani Bird
 * BIG BIRD / Pammy
 * GRANNY BIRD / Nani Bird
 * GRANNY BIRD /  GRUNDGETTA  ( soon )

Muppeteer Credit s

 *  SE SAME STREET  :  GRUNDGETTA  ( 19 84 - present ), Sally Wilson , Little Lizzy Hammertoe , Telly Monster ( assistant only ) , Abby Cadabby ( assist a nt ) , Kat ie , " Let ' s Go Driv ing " daughter , Ernie ' s friend from " Don ' t Throw T hat  Trash  on t h e Ground " , Vanessa , Rosa , Robin , Kermit the Frog ' s right hand i n " I Love My Elbow s "
 *  SESAME  Beginnings : Nani Bird
 * The Muppets Take Manhattan :  GRUNDGETTA 
 * Follow That  BIRD  :  GRUNDGETTA 
 * Little Muppet Monsters : Penguin
 *  SESAME   STREET  : 2 0 & Still  Count  ing :  GRUNDGETTA , Telly Monster ( assist ant )
 * 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 Letter s : Dentist
 *  Elmo  cize
 * Telling the Truth : Sheep
 * Learning to Share :  GRUNDGETTA 
 *  Elmo  palooza
 *  Elmo  Saves Christ mas :  GRUNDGETTA 
 * A Magic al Hallo ween Adventure : Green Surprise Monster
 * Panwapa
 *  Elmo  ' s Christ mas  Count  down
 *  Abby  in Wonder land
 * A Muppets Chris t mas : Letters to San ta
 * The Muppets : Operation S T S ( Save the Swamp ) :  GRUNDGETTA  ( may be )

Trivia

 * Arciero is left - handed.

External l ink s

 *  SESAME  Beginnings Press Kit
 * IMDb
 * O ' Neill Puppetry Conference
 * Voice 1 2 3 . com
 * Muppet Mindset inter view

External l ink s

 * PAM ARCIERO on IMDb