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Chris Palmieri is a puppeteer, actor, puppet/prop builder, and entertainer who has been living and working in New York City for over a decade. Since his completion of the Studio conservatory program at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy he has been working in a variety of creative mediums. Chris has worked with networks such as Disney, NBC/Universal, Warner Bros, Nickelodeon, MTV, PBS, and brands such as Crunch Fitness, Charmin, Barne’s Emblem Health, Twitter, LinkedIn, New York Public Library, Bronx Zoo, Macy's, Green Giant, Doctor Seuss, Bank of America, MoneyLion, Ghostery, Mo Willem’s Workshop and more! Chris is currently serving as Puppet Designer and playing the role of Sven in the Northeast Regional premiere of Disney’s Frozen at North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, MA. Catch Frozen onstage July 9-28! His work in puppetry, acting, and event entertainment has allowed him to perform on national television, and on stage off-broadway and throughout the NYC area, as well as touring throughout North America. As a performer, director, and content creator Chris's work has been seen by millions online, and has been seen on stage all over North America. Chris is the owner and artistic director of Lucky Duck Puppets- a family entertainment company focused on bringing puppet shows and puppetry education to children of all ages. Lucky Duck Puppets has been featured in New York Family Magazine and Business Insider and has worked with NYPL, The NY Board of Education, and many local schools, libraries, camps, religious congregations, and companies in NYC, greater NY, NJ, PA, CT and beyond! Highlights from Chris's puppetry performance work include starring as Tigger and understanding as Pooh in the original off-broadway cast of Disney's Winnie the Pooh, playing Sven in the regional runs of Disney’s Frozen at North Shore Music Theatre and the Fulton Theatre (for which he also served as the puppet designer), as well as in the Emmy-nominated preschool series Snug's House as the puppeteer and voice of Snug the puppy on NBC's Universal Kids Network. Catch Snug with his best friends Carly and TJ as well as special guests such as Dolly Parton, Jimmy Fallon, Isla Fischer, the Wiggles and more on the Peacock Jr. YouTube Channel and all VOD services! Chris also recently appeared as the Mighty T-Rex in the Blippi x Sesame Street co production Elmo Celebrates International Dinosaur Day. Chris's work as a puppeteer and actor on camera has been featured in commercials for Crunch Fitness, Birkenstoks, Green Giant, Barne’s & Nobel, Doctor Seuss, Emblem Health, MoneyLion, and Circus Hill, on television shows such as Pixar in Real Life, Today, Cake Boss, Moms with Attitude, Celebrity Wife Swap, & MTV's Story Pig, in short films such as Paddington Saves Christmas (Rockefeller Productions), Midair, Tweetin' Donald, Dragons to Dinosaurs, First Prize (HBO) and in the feature films The Fracktoplots and Moon Quest. Chris performs the Mighty T-Rex and has served as Lead Puppeteer at Field Station: Dinosaurs since 2012 where he brings the 15 ft long, 100 lb mechanical dinosaur puppet to life and has taught tens of thousands of kids about dinosaurs and science. Over the years Chris has starred in, developed, and directed many shows for the Field Station including directing/building the puppets for Dinosaur Daredevil: Archaeopteryx Cleared for Takeoff- a black light puppet musical featuring a cast of over 40 puppets designed and built by Chris, and Dinosaurs Dynamite- an all new interactive touring theatrical show from Field Station: Dinosaurs. Chris is currently joining the Field Station for his 13th season as Lead Puppeteer from May-November 2024. Chris worked with the Jim Henson Company on the first national tour of Dinosaur Train Live: Buddy's Big Adventure under director John Tartaglia. Notable theatrical performance credits include joining Teatro SEA as a guest resident performer in La Cucarachita Martina at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, GA, Los Grises/The Grey Ones (Teatro SEA/The Whitney Museum), Pirate Song, Helping Drew, Welcome Park, & Monster Intelligence (Up in Arms Puppets), Habitat Heroes (Seventh Generation), Boo at the Zoo & Holiday Lights (Bronx Zoo), Amaze Lights (Parallel Exit), Dante's Inferno (The Brick Theater), Abominable Fancy (Hudson Guild Theatre), and The Little Mermaid (Standard Toykraft.) As a human actor on stage Chris' credits include face character work at Macy's Santaland on 34th Street, The Butterfingers Angel and Laughter on the 23rd Floor with theater troupe By the Mummers, the national tour of Box Out Bullying, voicing various characters in Krampusnacht, a staged radio play with March Forth Productions, and appearing in The History of Toys with the Toy Museum of NY as a Swing. In addition to performing, Chris has served as a puppet/prop designer, builder, and wrangler for many stage & film productions. Off-broadway credits include Disney's Winnie the Pooh,The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show (Rockefeller Productions), Stephen Sondheim’s Here We Are, Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty Sided Tavern (TINC Productions). National tour credits include: Shrek the Musical (Round Room Live),Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live (Alternaversal), Dinosaurs Dinomite (Field Station: Dinosaurs), and serving as Puppet Wrangler for Heather Henson’s Ajijaak on Turtle Island (Ibex Puppetry.) Chris is currently serving as the Puppet Repair Fabricator on Little Shop of Horrors off-broadway (TINC Productions/the Westside Theater). See more here. |