David Rudman
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

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1990

The Muppets
2011

The Muppet Christmas Carol
1992

Muppets Most Wanted
2014

The Cosby Show
1984

The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984

Sesame Street
1969

Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021

Jeopardy!
1984

A Muppet Family Christmas
1987

The Muppets
2015

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008

Jim Henson Idea Man
2024

The Muppets Mayhem
2023
