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Cheryl Wagner

Actor, Writer, Producer, Additional Credits
Gemini- and Emmy-award winning children’s television producer Cheryl Wagner has entertained generations of children around the world. She is best known as the creator of The Big Comfy Couch, which airs in Canada, the United States, Mexico, South America, Australia, Britain, Turkey, South Africa, Singapore, the Middle East, Israel, Africa, and Indonesia. Earlier in her career, Wagner contributed as a performer and puppeteer on the much-loved series Fraggle Rock alongside Jim Henson, Mr. Dressup alongside Ernie Coombs, Today’s Special, and Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird. She is the President of Periscope Pictures, Inc., a Charlottetown-based production company that creates original, screen-based entertainment, including the web series Bunny Bop! A member of the Writers’ Guild of Canada, she sits on the board of the Women in Film and Television (WIFT) – Atlantic, and is a recipient of the WIFT Wave Award for her contributions to Canadian film and television.

Known For

  • The Big Comfy Couch
  • Today's Special
  • Bo on the GO!
  • Poko
  • Eckhart
  • Under the Umbrella Tree

Cheryl Wagner Filmography

2023
2008
The Mighty Jungle (TV Series) · as Spot
1985
Follow That Bird · as Miss Finch
1983
Fraggle Rock (TV Series) · as Muppet Performer / Ma Gorg / Bonehead Fraggle / Lou Fraggle (voice)
1981
Today's Special (TV Series) · as Mrs. Pennypacker
1967
Mr. Dressup (TV Series) · as Annie

2003
Poko (TV Series)
1996
Slim Pig (TV Series)
1996
Slim Pig (TV Series)
1993
Theodore Tugboat (TV Series)
1992
1986

2003
Poko (TV Series)
1992

2007
Hannah's Story · as Story Consultant
2007
Bo on the GO! (TV Series) · as Creator
2000
Eckhart (TV Series) · as Written By

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