(written from a Production point of view)
The exocomp
Kevin D. Carlson (born 12 April 1962; age 62) is a professional puppeteer who worked as puppeteer for the exocomps in the Star Trek: The Next Generation sixth season episode "The Quality of Life". [1]
Carlson, who hails from California, is well known for his work with Jim Henson including Sesame Street, Dinosaurs (1991-1994, with fellow "muppeteer" Michelan Sisti) and Muppets Tonight (1996-1998) and Muppet Classic Theater (1994), Elmopalooza (1998), Dr. Dolittle (1998) and Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001), Cats & Dogs (2001, with Michael Clarke Duncan and Salome Jens), and The Muppets (2011, with Bill Cobbs).
Other projects on which he worked include Beetlejuice (1988, with Winona Ryder), Child's Play 2 (1990, with Brad Dourif and Gerrit Graham), Batman Returns (1992), Theodore Rex (1995, with Whoopi Goldberg and Stephen McHattie), Men in Black (1997) and Men in Black II (2002), The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000, with Joan Collins), Team America: World Police (2004), The Last Day of Summer (2007), and Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008). Television work includes Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986-1991, with John Paragon), The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth (1995), All That (1998), Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Stargate SG-1, That's My Bush! (2001), The Office (2006, with Spencer Daniels), SpongeBob SquarePants (2007), Imagination Movers (2008-2010), and Zeke and Luther.
Carlson also teaches puppetry for film and television and is the National Chairperson of the SAG Puppeteers Committee.
External links[]
- Kevin Carlson at the Internet Movie Database
- Kevin Carlson at the Muppet wiki