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Home/People/Noel MacNeal
Noel MacNeal profile photo
Born
Sep 15, 1961
Age 64
Place of Birth
Harlem, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

22
Movies
23
TV Shows
1
Directed
IMDb ProfileOfficial Website

Noel MacNeal

Acting

Biography
Noel MacNeal (born September 15, 1961), sometimes credited as Noel McNeal or Edward Noel MacNeal, is an American puppeteer, actor, director and writer of children's television who has performed since the early 1980s. He was the voice and puppeteer of Bear on Bear in the Big Blue House. He also starred as Kako on Oobi, Leon MacNeal on The Puzzle Place and as Magellan on Eureeka's Castle. He is also the resident puppeteer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, portraying puppet characters such as "Mr. Nutterbutter". Description above from the Wikipedia article Noel MacNeal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Muppets Take The O2 poster

The Muppets Take The O2

as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
2018
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars poster

Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars

Cast
2012
Old Dogs poster

Old Dogs

as Muppet
2009
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa poster

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

as Sweetums / Additional Muppets (voice)
2008
Elmo's Christmas Countdown poster

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
2007
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol poster

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

as Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (archive footage)
2006
Bear in the Big Blue House: Potty Time With Bear poster

Bear in the Big Blue House: Potty Time With Bear

as Bear
2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? poster

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

as Additional Muppet Performer
2004
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade poster

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade

as Self - Bear
2002
Bear in the Big Blue House LIVE! - Surprise Party poster

Bear in the Big Blue House LIVE! - Surprise Party

as Bear
2002
Bear in the Big Blue House: Everybody's Special poster

Bear in the Big Blue House: Everybody's Special

as Bear (voice)
2002
Bear in the Big Blue House - Party Time with Bear poster

Bear in the Big Blue House - Party Time with Bear

as Bear (voice)
2001
Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf

as The Wolf (voice)
2001
Bear in the Big Blue House Heroes of Woodland Valley poster

Bear in the Big Blue House Heroes of Woodland Valley

as Bear
2001
Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear Christmas poster

Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear Christmas

as Bear
2000
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! poster

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

as Additional Muppet (voice)
1998
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas poster

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

as Elf (voice)
1996
Sesame Street Stays Up Late! poster

Sesame Street Stays Up Late!

as Additional Muppet Performer(voice)
1993
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration poster

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

as Muppet Performer (voice)
1993
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! poster

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

as (voice)
1990