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Stephanie D'Abruzzo

Stephanie D'Abruzzo (b. December 7, 1971) has been a Sesame Street puppeteer since 1993. In that time she has performed a myriad of background characters, and recorded vocals for a number of songs, including "Sing" (EKA: Episode 3981) and "Brothers and Sisters" (EKA: Episode 4056). Her major characters of note have included Elizabeth, a loud but cheerful little girl; Lulu, a curious monster (whom D'Abruzzo helped to develop[1]); and most recently in Season 34, Baby Bear's little sister, Curly Bear. D'Abruzzo first made contact with the Muppets through David Rudman. Rudman informed D'Abruzzo that The Jim Henson Company was having a huge casting call for female performers. She went to New York to auditioned, made all the cuts, but was only place in a talent pool that would not necessarily guarantee her future work. A few months later, she went back to participate in a month-long workshop in New York and slowly started becoming a Muppet Performer on Sesame Street. Her first day of performing was November 3, 1993 in episode 3162 where she played Monster #3.[2] D'Abruzzo has performed and voiced nearly 200 characters for various projects including Oobi (playing Uma and Inka), Bear in the Big Blue House,Donna's Day, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, Binyah Binyah!, The Puzzle Place, Rory's Place (for which she co-wrote a pair of episodes with husband Craig Shemin), Sheep in the Big City and The Book of Pooh (playing the inquisitive bird Kessie). Despite her extensive work with the Muppets, D'Abruzzo first gained greater recognition as an original cast member of the puppet musical Avenue Qwhere she originated the characters of Kate Monster and Lucy the Slut. Her performance garnered her a 2004 Tony nomination, a Theatre World Award, a special Outer Critics Circle Award (for Outstanding Ensemble and Puppet Artistry), as well as a 2003 Drama Desk nomination for the show's Off-Broadway run. In December 2005, D'Abruzzo ended her run with the project after more than two and a half years to pursue roles in I Love You Because, and worked with Bobby Lopez again on the studio album for the Walt Disney World stage show Finding Nemo: the Musical (as Sheldon and Deb). Her previous stage credits include Skitch Henderson's New Faces of 2004 at Carnegie Hall, Carnival and Chess. D'Abruzzo's television credits outside of her work as a puppeteer include an appearance on the musical episode of Scrubs and as a commentator on I Love the 70s: Volume 2. As a voice actress, she was heard in the Mo Willems animated series Sheep in the Big City (as Lady Richington, Swanky, and Lisa Rental). In 2013, she performed in the direct-to-DVD release Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map (as puppeteer and voice of Velma and Shirley).


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Born:
Dec 7, 1971 In Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania - USA
Movie/TV Credits:
31
First Appeared:
In the series The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss 1996-10-13
Latest Project:
Movie Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend 2020-05-12
Known For
Poster of When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special
Poster of Sid the Science Kid
Poster of Sheep in the Big City
Poster of The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
Filmography
Movie Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate Prairie Dawn / Mae (voice) 2020-04-14
Movie Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend Jan the Backpack (voice) 2020-05-12
Series Helpsters Cody (voice) 2019-11-01
Movie Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration Betty Lou / Pink Jacket / Little Bird / Prairie Dawn (voice) 2019-11-09
Movie When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special Gale Warning 2018-11-11
Series Julie's Greenroom Peri (voice) 2017-03-17
Movie Nightcrawler Telephone Woman with Gloves (uncredited) 2014-10-23
Movie Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map Velma Dinkley / Shirley Stukowski (voice) 2013-07-21
Movie Sesame Street: Elmo's Music Magic 2011-09-06
Movie Sesame Street: When Families Grieve Jill 2010-04-14
Series Sid the Science Kid Unknown 2008-09-01
Movie A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa Additional Muppets (voice) 2008-12-17
Movie ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway Self 2007-04-19
Movie Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown Additional Muppet Performer (voice) 2007-12-23
Movie Charlie Wilson's War Las Vegas Showgirl / Charlie's Party Guest (uncredited) 2007-12-19
Movie Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time Curly Bear (voice) 2006-08-22
Movie Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs Little Miss Muffet (voice) 2003-01-01
Movie Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic Singing Socks 2003-04-26
Movie Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play Flo / Frosty Four Singer (voice) 2002-05-31
Movie The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart Kessie (voice) 2001-07-17
Movie The Book of Pooh: Fun with Friends Kessie (voice) 2001-09-11
Series The Book of Pooh Kessie (voice) 2001-01-22
Series Scrubs A.M. Muppet (Ex Ray) (voice) 2001-10-02
Movie Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2 Lulu (voice) 2001-10-09
Series Sheep in the Big City Lady Virginia Richington / Lisa Rental / The Plot Device (voice) 2000-11-17
Series Oobi Uma (voice) 2000-12-01
Movie Mystery Men Mrs. Cornelius - Gambler (uncredited) 1999-08-06
Movie Man on the Moon New York City Rockette / Tony Clifton Dancer (uncredited) 1999-12-22
Movie The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland Grizzy / Pestie (voice) 1999-10-01
Series The View Unknown 1997-08-11
Series The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss Max the Dog / Little Cat B 1996-10-13