Michael Earl

1959–2015·Deceased·Active 1968–2012

Michael Earl has been secretly entertaining millions of people for 30 years. A four-time Emmy Award-winner and Jim Henson Protege, Michael performed the original "Shrek" character in a motion-capture development test film for DreamWorks, and puppeteered lead characters in Paramount Pictures' "Team America" - the all-marionette feature written and ...

Career stats
21Films
535Posters
44Years active
2001Peak year
Eras & genres
Eras
Genres

Selected work

22 posters
Shrek
Shrek · 2001
Men in Black II
Men in Black II · 2002
The Dark Crystal
The Dark Crystal · 1982
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie · 1979
The Muppets Take Manhattan
The Muppets Take Manhattan · 1984
Team America: World Police
Team America: World Police · 2004
Petulia
Petulia · 1968
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs · 1991
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth · 1970
Sesame Street
Sesame Street · 1969
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years · 1986
Digimon Adventure
Digimon Adventure · 1999

Frequent collaborators

30 repeat partners
Jim Henson(1936-1990)
Jim Henson(1936-1990)
Actor · 9 films together
Kathryn Mullen
Kathryn Mullen
Actor · 9 films together
Frank Oz
Frank Oz
Actor · 8 films together
Jerry Nelson(1934-2012)
Jerry Nelson(1934-2012)
Actor · 8 films together
Bob Payne(I)
Bob Payne(I)
Actor · 7 films together
Caroly Wilcox
Series Additional Crew · 7 films together
Brian Henson
Brian Henson
Actor · 6 films together
Caroll Spinney(1933-2019)
Caroll Spinney(1933-2019)
Actor · 5 films together