Michael Earl

Who is Michael Earl?

Michael Earl is an American puppeteer, actor, writer, singer and songwriter. A 4-time Emmy Award-winner whose credits include Mr. Snuffleupagus on Sesame Street and Dr. Ticktock in Ticktock Minutes, a musical series of PSA's on PBS he also co-created, scripted and wrote lyrics for that garnered 11 Southern Regional Emmys, a 1998 National Emmy for Best Public Service Announcements, a Gabriel Award, 2 Parents' Choice Awards and numerous other honors. Earl performed the original Shrek character in a motion-capture development test film for DreamWorks and puppeteered lead characters in Paramount Pictures' Team America: World Police.