RL
Rick Lyon
ActorBorn February 25, 1958 (66 years)
Richard Lyon is an American puppeteer, actor, puppet designer and builder. He has worked for the Jim Henson Company as one of the operators of Big Bird. He appeared on Broadway originating the roles of Trekkie Monster, Nicky, the blue Bad Idea Bear, and other characters in the Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q, a musical for which he designed and created all of the puppets. In the fall of 2005 he reprised his roles in the production of the show in Las Vegas for eight months before returning to the Broadway cast. Rick was a puppeteer on Sesame Street for 15 seasons, from 1987 to 2002. He also worked with Nickelodeon on the Stick Stickly project and on the Me + My Friends pilot. He was a lead puppeteer for the first season of Comedy Central's television program Crank Yankers. Rick has also appeared numerous times on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, for which he also provided the puppets he performed. Rick puppeteered a xenomorph chest burster in an "Alien" parody sketch with guest star Sigourney Weaver, and Yoda, Kermit the Frog, and Big Bird in satirical sketches. He also performed the puppets for the black and white throwback clip on the "15th episode anniversary show" of "At Home With Amy Sedaris."
Known For
Filmography
| 2017 | At Home with Amy Sedaris (TV Series) · as Bucky And Poppy Puppets |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Kermit |
| 2010 | Sesame Street: The Very Best of Elmo · as Cast |
| 2006 | Elmo's World: Pets! · as Cast |
| 2006 | Guess That Shape and Color · as Cast |
| 2006 | Elmo's World: Reach for the Sky · as Cast |
| 2005 | Elmo Visits the Doctor · as Cast |
| 2005 | Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet · as Cast |
| 2005 | Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue · as Cast |
| 2004 | Corn · as Puppeteer |
| 2004 | The Backyardigans (TV Series) · as Tyrone Understudy |
| 2004 | Best Week Ever (TV Series) |
| 2003 | Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke · as Cast |
| 2003 | Elmo's World: The Great Outdoors · as Cast |
| 2002 | Crank Yankers (TV Series) · as Puppeteer |
| 2002 | Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo · as Cast |
| 2002 | Play with Me Sesame (TV Series) · as Other Blue Monster |
| 2002 | Elmo's World: Springtime Fun! · as Cast |
| 2001 | Elmo's World: The Wild Wild West · as Cast |
| 2001 | Elmo's World: Birthdays, Games & More! · as Cast |
| 2001 | Elmo's Magic Cookbook · as Cast |
| 2001 | Elmo's Musical Adventure: Peter and the Wolf · as (voice) |
| 1999 | Between the Lions (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1999 | Cinderelmo · as Muppet Performer |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Marv |
| 1999 | Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs · as Cereal Girl's Dad |
| 1998 | Elmopalooza! · as Additional Muppet Performer |
| 1997 | Sesame Street: Fiesta! · as Mariachi Band Player (voice) |
| 1997 | |
| 1994 | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! · as Additional Muppet Performer |
| 1994 | The Best of Elmo · as Muppet Performer |
| 1993 | Sesame Street Stays Up Late! · as Additional Muppet Performer |
| 1993 | Billy Bunny's Animal Songs · as Additional Muppets |
| 1991 | Muppet*vision 3-D · as Rick / Additional Muppet Performer (voice) |
| 1991 | |
| 1990 | The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson · as Muppet Performer |
| 1990 | Sesame Street: Rock & Roll · as Cookie Monster |
| 1990 | |
| 1990 | |
| 1988 | The Song of the Cloud Forest · as Additional Voices |
| 1988 | Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director · as Brutus (voice) |
| 1987 | The Jim Henson Hour (TV Series) · as Additional Muppet Performer |
| 1987 | Shalom Sesame (1986) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1977 | ABC Weekend Special (TV Series) · as Voice Of Crash |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Additional Muppet Performer |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Additional Muppet Performer |