Drew Massey
Drew Massey | |
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Born | United States |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Stand-up comedian, actor, director, producer, writer, singer, musician, puppeteer, voice artist, comedian |
Drew Massey is an American actor and puppeteer for the Jim Henson Company for the Muppets and has performed in many films, television series, and commercials. He also lends his voice for commercials and video games.
Career
Massey's film credits include Men in Black (1997), Dr. Dolittle (1998), Cats & Dogs (2001), Men in Black II (2002), The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005), and The Producers (2005). He has also performed on television in Greg the Bunny, Angel, Malcolm in the Middle, Muppets Tonight, Cousin Skeeter, Lost on Earth, and Crank Yankers; and in television advertisements for Foster Farms (as the driver chicken), Sony (the blue guy), and Levi's (as Flat Eric). In the Over the Hedge video game, Massey voiced Verne and other characters. In the Kung Fu Panda video games, he voiced Crane and other characters. He is the star of The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing!, playing Sam Plenty. He is also a performer on No, You Shut Up and Spontaneanation with Paul F. Tompkins.
Filmography
- Mutt & Stuff: Stuff, Davenport
- Community: Puppet Abed
- Sid the Science Kid: Sid
- Neil's Puppet Dreams: Puppeteer
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall: Puppeteer Dracula
- The Darjeeling Limited: Puppeteer Tiger
- The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing!: Actor (Sam Plenty)
- Crank Yankers: Puppeteer
- Robot Chicken: Voices
- Greg the Bunny: Puppeteer (Count Blah and others)
- Angel: Puppet Angel
- Weezer's music video for "Keep Fishin'": Puppeteer
- Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony: Puppeteer (Statler)
- The Producers: Lead Puppeteer (pigeons)
- Men in Black: Puppeteer
- Puppet Up!: Puppeteer
- Foster Farms Chickens: Actor (Driver Chicken, Tom)
- Over the Hedge: Voices
References
External links
- Drew Massey on IMDb
- Man or Muppet article from Scotland's Edinburgh Fringe Festival
- Interview with Drew Massey for the Mutant Season podcast