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( September 2012 ) David Rudman David Rudman at SXSW in 2015 ( 1963 - 06 - 01 ) June 1, 1963 ( age 55 ) Chicago, Illinois, United States Occupation Puppeteer, puppet builder, writer, director, producer Years active 1981 -- present Notable work The Muppets Sesame Street Jack 's Big Music Show David Rudman ( born June 1, 1963 ) is an American puppeteer, puppet builder, writer, director, and producer known for his involvement with the Muppets and Sesame Street. Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Career David Rudman has been a Sesame Street muppet performer since 1985 -- currently performing Cookie Monster, Baby Bear and The Two - Headed Monster. He has received four Emmy nominations as Outstanding Performer in a Children 's Series for his work on Sesame Street. Rudman has also directed several web videos for Sesame Street such as `` Cookie Monster Auditions for Saturday Night Live '' and `` Conversations with Bert. '' He has performed in numerous television shows and specials including Saturday Night Live, The Colbert Report, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live ! and The Muppets, where he performed Scooter and Janice. His film credits include The Muppets Take Manhattan, Labyrinth, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, A Muppet Christmas Carol, Elmo in Grouchland, The Muppets and Muppets Most Wanted. Following the departure of Steve Whitmire in 2017, he became Beaker 's new voice performer. In addition to his work on Sesame Street and with the Muppets, Rudman is co-owner of Spiffy Pictures where he co-created, executive produced, directed and performed in Jack 's Big Music Show, Curious Buddies and Hocle and Stoty for Nick Jr., Bunnytown on Disney Junior, Scooby Doo Adventures ! The Mystery Map for Warner Brothers, and was the creator, executive producer, character designer, director and voice director of the animated series Nature Cat on PBS, voicing several characters including Leo the Mammoth, Prospector Jones, Nevin and the Seeker. Rudman took over as Richard Hunt 's half of the Two - Headed Monster, Scooter, and Janice of Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem after Hunt 's death. Other characters he performs are Sonny Friendly, as well as Sully to Jerry Nelson 's Biff, the construction workers. He has written and produced cartoons for MTV, Disney Channel, and Comedy Central. Personal life Rudman attended Highland Park High School and graduated in 1981. He has been a speaker at the school 's biennial Focus on the Arts program since 2003. He attended college at the University of Connecticut. Rudman was the speaker at the 2005 graduation ceremony for the Illinois Institute of Art -- Chicago. His cousin is Max Joseph, host and cameraman from MTV 's Catfish : The TV Show. Filmography I Love Liberty ( ABC ) The Muppets Take Manhattan - Additional Muppets Little Muppet Monsters ( CBS ) : Boo Monster Labyrinth : Goblins ( puppetry only ) Sesame Street ( PBS ) : Baby Bear, Cookie Monster, Two - Headed Monster, Norman, Additional Muppets The Tale of the Bunny Picnic ( HBO ) : Snort, The Snail, Additional Muppets A Muppet Family Christmas ( ABC ) : Miss Piggy 's Photographer, Additional Muppets Jim Henson 's Play - Along Video - Danny the Dino Doc, Farmer Lear, Mookie, Additional Muppets Sesame Street : 20 and Still Counting ( NBC ) - Additional Muppets The Cosby Show ( NBC ) : Sweetums, Boo Monster The Jim Henson Hour ( NBC ) : The Song of the Cloud Forest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : Donatello ( face ) Muppet * Vision 3D : Roy and Max The Muppets at Walt Disney World ( NBC ) - Frog, Additional Muppets Muppet Sing - Alongs : Billy Bunny 's Animal Songs : Percival Bear, Gopher, Termite, Waiter Penguin, Frog Sesame Street Home Video : Visits the Firehouse : Mr. Monster The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson ( CBS ) - Penguin, Additional Muppets Dinosaurs ( ABC ) The Muppet Christmas Carol : Old Joe ( puppetry only ), Peter Cratchit, The Swedish Chef, Wander McMooch, Beggar Dog City ( FOX ) : Bowser, Bram, Colonel Claghound, Additional Muppets CityKids ( ABC ) : Frankie Frank, Additional Muppets, Muppet Coordinator Muppet Meeting Films : Big Head, Gimley, Jones, Additional Muppets Sesame Street : A New Baby in the House : Courtier Sesame Street Stays Up Late ( PBS ) : Baby Bear Muppet Time ( Nick Jr ) : Milton Mr. Willowby 's Christmas Tree ( CBS ) : Ned Mouse Muppets Sing - Alongs : It 's Not Easy Being Green Muppets Tonight ( Disney Channel ) : ( Episode 201 ) Sesame Street : Elmocize : one of the Twister Sisters Aliens in the Family ( ABC ) : Bobut Elmo Saves Christmas ( PBS ) : Baby Bear and Humphrey Elmopalooza ( ABC ) : Sparky, Baby Bear and Two Headed Monster ( left head ) The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland : Baby Bear, Alarm Clock Bird, Caterpillar, Pestie, Collander Stenchman Grouch Ice Cream Customer, various Grouches Play with Me Sesame ( Noggin ) Cookie Monster, Ernestine, and Chicago the Lion Elmo 's World : Happy Holidays : Orange Gold Caroler, Cookie Monster and Baby Bear Sesame Street : The Street We Live On ( PBS ) Cookie Monster, Baby Bear and Two Headed Monster ( left head ) Sesame Street : A Magical Halloween Adventure : Pumpkin, Surprise Monster Sesame Street : Happy Healthy Monsters Cookie Monster Jack 's Big Music Show ( Noggin ) : Jack Pinky Dinky Doo ( Noggin ) : Various Voices Elmo 's Christmas Countdown ( ABC ) Cookie Monster and Baby Bear Studio DC : Almost Live ( Disney Channel ) Abby in Wonderland Cookie Monster A Muppet Christmas : Letters to Santa ( NBC ) : Scooter, Janice and Luncheon Counter Monster The Muppets : Scooter, Janice and Food in We Built This City montage Lady Gaga and the Muppets ' Holiday Spectacular ( ABC ) - Scooter, Janice, Additional Muppets Muppets Most Wanted : Scooter, Janice, Gulag Rat, Baby, Thingy - Thing The Furchester Hotel ( BBC ) : Cookie Monster, Sorbet Monster, Arthur, Mr. Smellsalot The Muppets ( ABC ) : Scooter, Janice The Muppets Take the Bowl : Scooter, Janice, Beaker ( Live show at the Hollywood Bowl, Sept. 8 -- 10, 2017 ) References Jump up ^ `` Folder Contents ''. Jump up ^ www.ilic.artinstitutes.edu Archived 2006 - 09 - 03 at the Wayback Machine. External links David Rudman on IMDb Spiffy Pictures The Muppets The Muppets Studio Characters Kermit the Frog Miss Piggy Fozzie Bear Gonzo Rowlf the Dog Scooter Pepe the King Prawn Rizzo the Rat Animal Walter Sam Eagle Dr. Bunsen Honeydew Beaker Swedish Chef Statler and Waldorf Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem Cast performers Current Bill Barretta Dave Goelz Eric Jacobson Peter Linz David Rudman Matt Vogel Former Kevin Clash Brian Henson Jane Henson Jim Henson John Henson Richard Hunt Jerry Juhl Kathryn Mullen Jerry Nelson Frank Oz Caroll Spinney Steve Whitmire Television Series Sam and Friends ( 1955 -- 1961 ) The Muppet Show ( 1976 -- 1981 ) ( List of episodes ) Muppet Babies ( 1984 -- 1991 ) ( List of episodes ) Little Muppet Monsters ( 1985 ) The Jim Henson Hour ( 1989 ) Muppets Tonight ( 1996 -- 1998 ) ( List of episodes ) The Muppets ( 2015 -- 2016 ) Muppet Babies ( 2018 - present ) Segments The Jimmy Dean Show ( `` Rowlf the Dog '', 1963 -- 65 ) The Mike Douglas Show ( 1966 -- 79 ) The Ed Sullivan Show ( including The Great Santa Claus Switch, 1966 -- 71 ) NBC 's Saturday Night ( The Land of Gorch, 1975 -- 76 ) Specials Hey, Cinderella ! ( 1969 ) The Muppets on Puppets ( 1970 ) The Great Santa Claus Switch ( 1970 ) The Frog Prince ( 1971 ) The Muppet Musicians of Bremen ( 1972 ) The Muppets Valentine Show ( 1974 ) The Muppet Show : Sex and Violence ( 1975 ) John Denver and the Muppets : A Christmas Together ( 1979 ) The Muppets Go Hollywood ( 1979 ) The Muppets Go to the Movies ( 1981 ) The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show ( 1982 ) Rocky Mountain Holiday ( 1983 ) The Muppets : A Celebration of 30 Years ( 1986 ) A Muppet Family Christmas ( 1987 ) Cartoon All - Stars to the Rescue ( 1990 ) The Earth Day Special ( 1990 ) The Muppets at Walt Disney World ( 1990 ) The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson ( 1990 ) Mr. Willowby 's Christmas Tree ( 1995 ) Studio DC : Almost Live ( 2008 ) A Muppets Christmas : Letters to Santa ( 2008 ) Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular ( 2013 ) Films Feature The Muppet Movie ( 1979 ) The Great Muppet Caper ( 1981 ) The Muppets Take Manhattan ( 1984 ) The Muppet Christmas Carol ( 1992 ) Muppet Treasure Island ( 1996 ) Muppets from Space ( 1999 ) The Muppets ( 2011 ) Muppets Most Wanted ( 2014 ) Television The Christmas Toy ( 1986 ) It 's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie ( 2002 ) The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz ( 2005 ) Direct - to - video Muppet Classic Theater ( 1994 ) Kermit 's Swamp Years ( 2002 ) Music Albums The Muppet Show ( 1977 ) The Muppet Show 2 ( 1978 ) The Muppet Movie : Original Soundtrack Recording ( 1979 ) John Denver and the Muppets : A Christmas Together ( 1979 ) The Great Muppet Caper : The Original Soundtrack ( 1981 ) The Muppets Take Manhattan : The Original Soundtrack ( 1984 ) The Muppet Christmas Carol : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ( 1992 ) Ol ' Brown Ears is Back ( 1993 ) Muppet Beach Party ( 1993 ) Kermit Unpigged ( 1994 ) The Muppet Treasure Island : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ( 1996 ) The Muppet Show : Music, Mayhem, and More ( 2002 ) Best of the Muppets featuring The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz ( 2005 ) The Muppets : A Green and Red Christmas ( 2006 ) A Muppets Christmas : Letters to Santa ( 2008 ) Muppets : The Green Album ( 2011 ) The Muppets ( 2011 ) Muppets Most Wanted ( 2014 ) Songs `` Rainbow Connection '' `` Bein ' Green '' `` Mahna Mahna '' `` When the River Meets the Sea '' `` Bohemian Rhapsody '' `` Man or Muppet '' Web series Statler and Waldorf : From the Balcony ( 2005 -- 06 ) The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora ( 2010 ) Video games Muppet Adventure : Chaos at the Carnival ( 1989 ) Muppets Inside ( 1996 ) Muppet Treasure Island ( 1996 ) Muppet Kids ( 1997 ) Muppet RaceMania ( 2000 ) Muppet Monster Adventure ( 2000 ) Spy Muppets : License to Croak ( 2003 ) Muppets Party Cruise ( 2003 ) Disney Universe ( 2011 ) The Muppets Movie Adventures ( 2014 ) Other media Muppet * Vision 3D ( 1991 -- present ) Muppet Mobile Lab ( 2007 -- present ) The Muppets Present... Great Moments in American History ( 2016 -- present ) Comics series Before You Leap Puppet Heap The Jim Henson Company Creature Shop Fraggle Rock characters Sesame Workshop Sesame Street Muppets Muppets portal Preceded by Rickey Boyd Performer of Scooter 2008 - present Succeeded by None Preceded by Tyler Bunch Performer of Janice 2008 - present Succeeded by None Preceded by Jim Henson Performer of Swedish Chef Succeeded by Bill Barretta Preceded by Richard Hunt Performer of Bobby Benson 2011 - present Succeeded by None Preceded by Richard Hunt Performer of Wayne 2011 - present Succeeded by None Preceded by Martin Robinson / Noel MacNeal Performer of Mommy Snuffleupagus 1990 's Succeeded by Jennifer Barnhart Preceded by Richard Hunt Performer of Sully 1992 - 1999 Succeeded by None Preceded by Richard Hunt Performer of Sonny Friendly 1992 - 2000 Succeeded by None Preceded by Adam Hunt Performer of Two - Headed Monster 1998 - present Succeeded by None Preceded by Frank Oz Performer of Cookie Monster January 2, 2001 ( 2001 - 01 - 02 ) - present Succeeded by None Preceded by Steve Whitmire Performer of Beaker September 2, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 02 ) - present Succeeded by None Preceded by None Miss Poogy September 1, 2011 ( 2011 - 09 - 01 ) - present Succeeded by None Preceded by None Baby Bear April 29, 1991 ( 1991 - 04 - 29 ) - present Succeeded by None WorldCat Identities BIBSYS : 90533070 BNE : XX5033907 ISNI : 0000 0001 0925 4339 LCCN : n85804130 MusicBrainz : c762d064 - ce3c - 48b1 - bf3a - ec93b61fe1cb VIAF : 93105340 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Rudman&oldid=863055378 '' Categories : Sesame Street Muppeteers Living people 1963 births Muppet performers American puppeteers American television directors American television producers American television writers American male voice actors Voice directors Male television writers Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links BLP articles lacking sources from September 2012 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles lacking in - text citations from September 2012 All articles lacking in - text citations Articles with multiple maintenance issues Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with BIBSYS identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNE identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Place of birth missing ( living people ) Talk Contents About Wikipedia Cebuano Cymraeg Italiano Nederlands Tagalog Edit links This page was last edited on 8 October 2018, at 12 : 26 ( UTC ). 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Question: who does the voice of baby bear on sesame street
Answer: David Rudman