Don Austen is a British puppeteer who joined the Jim Henson Creature Shop in 1986 for the movie Labyrinth. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object — a Puppet — in real time to create the illusion of life For other uses of "Henson" see Henson. James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24 1936 &ndash May 16 1990 was one of Jim Henson's Creature Shop is a company founded in 1979 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth ( Greek λαβύρινθος labyrinthos) was an elaborate structure designed and built by the legendary artificer
He was a valuable puppeteer for other blockbuster movies including Santa Claus: The Movie (1985), The Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), The Bear (L'ours) (1988), The Witches (1990), and Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999). Santa Claus The Movie (known on-screen as simply Santa Claus) is a 1985 Christmas film starring Dudley Moore and The Little Shop of Horrors is a 1960 Comedy film directed by Roger Corman. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 Live-action/animated film produced by Amblin Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company (released The Witches is a 1990 film based on the book of the same name by British author Roald Dahl. Star Wars Episode I Phantom Menace is a 1999 military sci-fi film written and directed by George Lucas.
Austen's British TV debut was on the irreverent cult ITV puppet show Spitting Image. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Spitting Image was a British satirical Puppet show that ran on the ITV television network from 1984 to 1996 (1987-90)
He would enjoy two Muppet movies: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) performing inside both the Ghost of Christmas Present (dancing with Michael Caine) and The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. The Muppets are a group of Puppet characters created by Jim Henson. The Muppet Christmas Carol was the fourth Feature film to star The Muppets, and the first produced after the death of Muppets creator Jim Henson Also briefly on The Muppet Treasure Island (1996) as Pirate Crew & Cannibals. Muppet Treasure Island is the fifth Feature film to star The Muppets.
Austen voiced and puppeteered Sky One's DJ Kat for more than 2000 award-winning DJ Kat Shows (1989-95) and 200 Breakfast Shows as Earl E Bird on Channel 4's Early Bird (1991) EB's skiing and ballooning in Colorado a spectacular series finale. The DJ Kat show was a children's television programme presented by the puppet DJ Kat and his friend Linda de Mol, which ran from 1985 to 1995 Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began
Austen voiced/puppeteered feline gang leader Danny Mogg (1991) in comedy drama series The Wild Bunch. The Wild Bunch ( directed by Sam Peckinpah, is a Western film about an aging outlaw gang at the Texas-Mexico border trying to exist in the modern world This TF1/Channel 4 co-production, recorded at AB Studios Paris, was a vehicle for french TV star Dorothee. Dorothée, the stage name of Frédérique Hoschedé (born 14 July, 1953 in Paris, France) is a French Singer
During the weekly LIVE ITV Saturday morning show What's Up Doc? (1992-94) Austen teamed up with John Eccleston to write and puppeteer a run of British TV favourites. What's Up Doc? was a Saturday Morning children's variety series produced and aired on ITV from 1992 to 1995 and hosted by Andy Crane, Yvette Fielding This article refers to John Eccleston the British puppeteer there is currently no article for the Canadian singer/songwriter of the same name Firstly, The Wolves, a. The Wolves are two rocks situated just over a mile north-west of the Island of Flat Holm in the Bristol Channel. k. a. Bro & Bro, who within weeks earned their own spin-off comedy drama Wolf It! (1993-96) Five series.
Austen and Eccleston join BBC1's Saturday morning 3hr flagship Live & Kicking (1995-2000) and cantankerous Leprechauns Sage & Onion - built by Darryl Worbey Studios - hit the small screen. Live & Kicking was a BBC Saturday morning children's variety programme running from 1993 to 2001 In Irish mythology, a leprechaun (leipreachán That other Irish phenomenon, Riverdance, packs houses in London's Theatreland. Riverdance is a theatrical show consisting of traditional Irish step dancing, notable for its rapid leg movements while body and arms are kept largely stationary
As Mr. Sage, sporting a rather dodgy hairpiece, Austen writes and puppeteers comedy sketches year round for five years. Outliving three sets of in vision presenters he becomes the longest surviving 'presenter' (Eccleston taking time out to perform Rygel in the sci-fi series Farscape)
To cover Eccleston's brief sojourn an overbearing long lost sister joins the cast. Farscape is an American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced for the Sci-Fi Channel. 'Shamrock' was puppeteered by Rebecca Nagan. This series, hosted by Zoe Ball and Jamie Theakston, received a BAFTA in 1999. Zoë Louise Ball (born 23 November 1970 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English television and radio personality most famous for becoming the Jamie Theakston (born 21 December 1970 in Ditchling, East Sussex) is a popular English Television and Radio The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The Leps, as they were affectionately known, guest-starred on a wide range of British TV shows including; The French & Saunders Christmas Special; The Making Of Titanic (1998), Jim Davidson's Generation Game (1998), The National Lottery (1998), and GMTV for St. French & Saunders is a British Sketch comedy Television show written by and staring BAFTA Award -nominee Dawn French Jim Davidson may refer to Jim Davidson (comedian (born 1953 English comedian Jim Davidson (actor (born 1963 American actor The Generation Game was a British Game show produced by the BBC in which four teams of two (people from the same family but different generations The National Lottery is the largest Lottery in the United Kingdom. GMTV ( Good Morning Television) is the national ITV Breakfast television contractor broadcasting in the United Kingdom. Patrick's Day Celebrations (1998 & 99)
During 1999, Austen was hand-picked by master puppeteer Frank Oz to help him portray Yoda in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Frank Oz (born May 25, 1944) is a British-born American Film director, Actor and Puppeteer. Yoda is a Fictional character from the Star Wars universe, who appears in all of the franchise 's films except for Star Wars For this complex puppet, Oz would need three helpers, including Austen, David Greenaway and Kathy Smee.
Next a return to the Henson fold and all 250 episodes of BAFTA winning TV series The Hoobs (2000-02) Here he voiced and puppeteered the excitable, vulnerable purple Hoob, Iver. The Hoobs is a children's Television programme created and produced by The Jim Henson Company. Iver is in the south-east corner of the English county of Buckinghamshire and it forms one of the largest Civil parishes in the South Bucks district The series being the largest ever pre-school commission by a UK independent. Gemini Award nominations for three consecutive years, "Best Performance In A Pre-School Series. "
Austen's penchant for LIVE TV is seen again year round on the Saturday morning ITV series, Ministry Of Mayhem (2005) voicing and puppeteering Scratch - one half of riotous duo The Hyenas. The Ministry of Mayhem was a CITV show which broadcast on the ITV Network from January 2004 Scratch & Sniff were a third Austen-Eccleston collaboration.
MOM changes format and is renamed Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown (2006) retaining presenters Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern from the previous outing. The Ministry of Mayhem was a CITV show which broadcast on the ITV Network from January 2004 Holly Marie Willoughby (born 10 February 1981 in Brighton) is an English Television presenter, best known for the ITV1 Stephen David Mulhern (born 4 April 1977 is a British children's TV presenter and entertainer Scratch features large in the slimmed down line up. Austen was also called upon to write and voice the game commentary to ‘Supermarket Sneak’ and, further to his portrayal of Ozzy Osborne on MOM, performs in vision as Igor - the larger than life dancing Russian Cossack!
Austen has notched up 6 series as voice and puppeteer on the BBC's Basil Brush Show (2002-2007) playing evil Cousin Mortimer and naughty nephews Bingo and Bungo. Basil Brush is an Anthropomorphic fox best known as a British television character aimed at children The show was shortlisted for a BAFTA in 2006. Basil & Bingo performed at Buckingham Palace for the Children's Party At The Palace (2006)
Austen puppeteers ‘Wooly The Sheep’ in the Woolworths TV/radio commercials (2003-08) with Eccleston as side kick ‘Worth The Dog. Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. The Children's Party at the Palace was an event held at Buckingham Palace Garden on 25 June 2006 in honour of the 80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. This article is about the British Woolworths Group plc, and its stores ’ The ad campaigns shot in London and Prague.
The Hyenas record 15 gameshows for Granada Kids – CITV (2006) Scratch 'n' Sniff's Den Of Doom. CITV (short for Children's ITV or Children's Independent Television) is the brand name used for the Majority of Children's television output
Austen and Eccleston work on pilot for MTV. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. (2006)
The Leprechauns return for the 2007 Christmas puppet special of The Weakest Link.
Jan 2008 Don & John invited to join the newly comissioned FUR TV team for MTV performing the outrageous puppet characters FAT ED & MERVIN respectively.
April 2008 Jackie Chan joins Don & John in their latest Woolworths TV commercial. Puppets Wooly & Worth are seen taunting the iconic martial artist during a visit to their flat.
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