David Rudman
Acting
Born: 1964-06-01 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Rudman (born June 1st 1964) is a puppeteer, voice actor and producer, best known as a performer of many Sesame Street Muppet characters. He originated the role of Baby Bear, and has been nominated for two Emmy Awards for his work replacing Frank Oz in the role of Cookie Monster. However, Oz still comes in to record new material with Cookie Monster occasionally. Rudman also took over as Richard Hunt's half of "The Two Headed Monster" after his death. His first production was Rankin/Bass productions such as Rudolph's Shiny New Year. He is currently the executive producer of Jack's Big Music Show on cable TV's Nick Jr. channel, and performs the voice of Jack, the lead character. He is also the executive producer, co-creator, and director of Bunnytown on cable TV's Playhouse Disney. Rudman was the speaker at the 2005 graduation ceremony for the Illinois Institute of Art—Chicago. He attended Highland Park High School and graduated in 1981. He has been a speaker at the school's biennial Focus on the Arts program since 2003. He attended college at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT. He continues to reside in Highland Park with his wife and three children. He will also take over two roles once held by Richard Hunt: Scooter and Janice. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Rudman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Sesame Street
Two-Headed Monster
Sesame Street
Cookie Monster / Two-Headed Monster
Jeopardy!
Cookie Monster (voice)
The Colbert Report
Cookie Monster (uncredited)
The Cosby Show
Sweetums / Boo Monster (voice)
The Backyardigans
Jack
The Muppet Show
Scooter / Janice / Beaker (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Donatello
The Muppets
Scooter / Janice / Miss Poogy / Wayne (voice)
The Muppets
Scooter / Janice (voice)
The Muppets
Janice / Scooter (voice)
The Muppets
Janice / Scooter / Satay (voice)
The Furchester Hotel
Cookie Monster (Voice)
The Furchester Hotel
Commercial Announcer (voice)
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Rat / Peter Cratchit / Old Joe / Swedish Chef (voice)
The Muppets Mayhem
Janice (voice)
Muppets Most Wanted
Scooter / Janice / Miss Poogy / Bobby Benson / Wayne (voice)
Muppets Now
Scooter (voice)
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo
Cookie Monster
Dog City
Bowser (voice)
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
Mecha Builders
Mecha Cookie Monster (voice)
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Squid Ghost
Studio DC: Almost Live
Scooter, Janice, Camilla the Turkey
Jack's Big Music Show
Jack (voice)
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Chicago Lion / Humphrey / Davey Monkey (voice)
The Monster at the End of This Story
Cookie Monster (voice)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Baby Bear / Fat Blue / Caterpillar / Pestie / Collander Stenchman / Ice Cream Customer (voice)
Aliens in the Family
Bobut (body, voice)
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
Milk (voice) / Cereal Girl (puppeteer)
Donkey Hodie
Bob Dog / Grampy Hodie (voice)
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
The Muppets Puppeteer
Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas
Cookie Monster (voice)
A Muppet Family Christmas
Miss Piggy's Photographer (voice)
Bluey Book Reads
Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
Self – Additional Muppet Performer
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Baby Bear / Cookie Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Singing, Drawing & More!
Baby Bear