Rick Lyon

Rick Lyon is a puppeteer and actor from Rochester, New York, who has worked for Jim Henson Studios as one of the operators of Big Bird. He appeared on Broadway originating the roles of several characters in Avenue Q, a play for which he designed and created the puppets. In summer of 2005 he will reprise his roles as Nicky and Trekkie Monster in the production of the show in Las Vegas. He is the chief puppeteer for Comedy Central's television program Crank Yankers.

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Puppeteer - Actor - Rochester, New York - Jim Henson Studios - Big Bird - Broadway - Avenue Q - 2005 - Las Vegas - Comedy Central - Crank Yankers

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He studied theater at Penn State University and puppetry at the Institute of Professional Puppetry Arts in Connecticut and the Institut Internationale de la Marionnette in France.

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Penn State University - Puppet - Institute of Professional Puppetry Arts - Connecticut - Institut Internationale de la Marionnette - France

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