Yves Brunier
Encyclopedia
Puppeteer
A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object, such as a puppet, in real time to create the illusion of life. The puppeteer may be visible to or hidden from the audience. A puppeteer can operate a puppet indirectly by the use of strings, rods, wires, electronics or directly by his or...
. He is best known for his muppet Casimir
Casimir (dinosaur)
Casimir is the cult character of the French TV show l'Île aux enfants.Casimir is an orange dinosaur with yellow and red spots, created by Yves Brunier....
, an orange colored dinosaur
Dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of...
who appears on French Children's TV. He played Chelli in Sacatruc which is the French version of Big Bag
Big Bag
Big Bag was a live action television puppet program for preschoolers that was produced by The Jim Henson Company and aired from 1996 to 1998 on the Cartoon Network. There were also localized versions for Canal J in France and Yorkshire Television in the UK.-Plot:The principle Muppet character was...
. He later went to become Rue Sesame as Yoyo of 5. He also performed on the Muppet
The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show is a British television programme produced by American puppeteer Jim Henson and featuring Muppets. After two pilot episodes were produced in 1974 and 1975, the show premiered on 5 September 1976 and five series were produced until 15 March 1981, lasting 120 episodes...
TV pilot.
External links
- http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Yves_Brunier