Pam Arciero

Pam Arciero
Born (1954-05-08) May 8, 1954
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Occupation Puppeteer

Pam Arciero (born May 8, 1954), is a puppeteer and voice-over artist who portrays Oscar the Grouch's girlfriend, Grundgetta, on the PBS children's television series Sesame Street.

Career

Arciero earned her Master's in Puppetry from the University of Connecticut.[1]

Arciero took over the role of Grundgetta for Sesame Street from Brian Muehl, performing her in The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson and Sesame Street: A Is for Asthma, and continues to perform her to this day.

She has performed characters for Allegra's Window, Between the Lions, Eureeka's Castle and The Great Space Coaster.

She performed in Little Shop of Horrors at the Orpheum Theater and served as director for several live shows at Sesame Place and El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles.

Arciero has served as Artistic Director for the O'Neill puppetry conference since 2002 and continues to participate in puppetry workshops and other events across the country.

She appears as herself in the documentaries Henson's Place and The World of Jim Henson.

Credits

References

  1. Passero, Laura (January 25, 2002). "`Between The Lions' Helps Encourage Children To Read". The Courant.
Preceded by
Brian Muehl
Performer of Grundgetta
1984 – present
Succeeded by
None
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