http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Dave Chapman wrote a letter to Jim Henson when he was 11. 8 or so years later he was puppeteering on his first professional gig, Muppets Treasure Island. Since then he puppeteered Otis the Aardvark for 5 years on the BBC, performed as The Emperor Skeksis in Dark Crystal Age of Resistance and is one of the puppeteers the iconic round droid BB-8 in the recent Star Wars Films. He also assisted Frank Oz for Yoda's big return to the screen in The Last Jedi. I talk with Dave Chapman about his career and thoughts on puppetry on this episode of Under The Puppet.

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MORE ON DAVE CHAPMAN:WIKIPEDIA - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Chapman_(actor) IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2237150/

DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW:

Punch & Judy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_and_Judy

The Muppet Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Muppet_Show

Hamstead Heath - https://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/tag/hampstead-heath/

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art - https://www.lamda.ac.uk

Kevin Clash - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2020/10/utp-52/

Jim Henson's The Creature Shop - http://creatureshop.com

Muppet Treasure Island - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muppet_Treasure_Island

Brian Henson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Henson

Neal Scanlon - https://www.nealscanlan.com

Otis the Aardvark - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_the_Aardvark

Alistair Patrie - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alistair_Petrie

David Barclay - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Barclay_(puppeteer)

Mike Quinn - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2021/04/utp-58/

Karen Prell - http://www.karenprell.com

Saturday Mash-Up - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Mash-Up!

Tiny & Mr. Duk - https://youtu.be/x9oZevhg9xg

That Puppet Game Show - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Puppet_Game_Show

Colleen Smith - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2032138/

Lousie Gold - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Gold

BB-8 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BB-8

Star Wars: The Force Awakens - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens

Yoda - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoda

Frank Oz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Oz

Star Wars: The Last Jedi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Last_Jedi

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal:_Age_of_Resistance

Louis Leterrier - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Leterrier

Bill Barretta - https://saturdaymorningmedia.com/2017/08/utp-006/

CLIPS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE: OTIS THE AARDVARK - https://youtu.be/A9ZI1FkJFI8 THAT PUPPET GAME SHOW - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01nkkpc DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE - https://youtu.be/8XLqWdGCaDs

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