Drew Massey

Drew Massey, sometimes credited as Andrew Massey, is a puppeteer and voice actor who has worked with the Muppets and the Jim Henson Company since the early 1990s. 
Some of his earliest work included additional puppeteering on Dinosaurs, Muppet Classic Theater, and Muppets Tonight. He assisted on several main characters for The Muppet Show Live (namely Kermit the Frog, Beaker, and Animal). On From the Balcony, following the cast shifts from the ninth episode onward, Massey filled in as Statler and other established characters (including Sam the Eagle) and played assorted new characters.
Massey has worked with the Jim Henson Company on many non-Muppet titles, mostly under the Henson Alternative banner, such as Puppet Up!, Neil's Puppet Dreams, and No, You Shut Up!. He was the digital puppeteer and voice of Sid the Science Kid and appeared on-camera in the title role of Sam Plenty. In the Henson Alternative theatrical film The Happytime Murders, Massey played Goofer and Vinny.
Massey has puppeteered on many projects outside of Henson and the Muppets, starting with TV series like The Puzzle Place (recurring as Kyle), Lost on Earth, and The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth, while later series included Cousin Skeeter (puppeteering the title role), Greg the Bunny (Count Blah), Crank Yankers, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (voicing and puppeteering the title role), Mutt & Stuff (as Stuff), and The Barbarian and the Troll (which he co-created in addition to performing the troll Evan). Film work includes the first two Men in Black films (as one of the worms) and Team America: World Police (uncredited, working on the Matt Damon puppet).
Television appearances included featured puppeteer guest shots on Angel (the puppet Angel in "Smile Time"), Community (the puppet Abed), Malcolm in the Middle, and others. Commercials included spots for Foster Farms (Tom Chicken) and Sony (an alien named Plato).
As a voice actor, Massey has been heard in several video games including Dragon Age Origins, Jade Empire, and various movie tie-ins (voice-matching for David Cross in the Kung Fu Panda and Megamind games). He voiced many characters (including Muppets and other impressions) on Robot Chicken, has done commercial voice-overs, and ADR voices for Red Tails and the Disneyland ride Star Tours - The Adventure Continues.
==Muppet Credits==
* Sesame Street
* Muppet Classic Theater
* Muppets Tonight: Colonial Rum Cake Robber, The Emperor and others
* Elmopalooza
* Muppets from Space: Fast Eddie, also cameo
* The Muppet Show Live
* It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie: Robin the Frog (puppetry only), also cameo
* Keep Fishin'
* Pizza Hut Commercials
* The Muppets' Wizard of Oz: Spotted Dick
* From the Balcony: Statler, Pepe, Sam Eagle, Ted Thomas, Oliver, Stan, and others
* Reel Classics Extra: Statler
* Muppets Ahoy!: Statler, Robin the Frog
* Conan (assistant for Elmo)
* Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster: Marco (voice)
* The Muppets Take the Bowl (assistant for Kermit the Frog in "Happy Feet")
* The Muppets Take the O2
* Muppet Babies Play Date: Baby Gonzo (puppetry only)Personal communication with Alice Dinnean by Anthony T 
* The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo (season two music videos)
* The Masked Singer
* The Muppets Mayhem (Track 10: We Will Rock You)
* The Muppets Christmas Caroling Coach
==Henson Company credits==
* Dinosaurs
* The Flintstones: The Dictabird (puppetry only)
* Dr. Dolittle: Pigeon, Lucky (puppetry only)
* Cats & Dogs
* The Producers: Pigeons
* Puppet Up!
* The Darjeeling Limited: tiger
* Tinseltown (assistant for Sampson)
* Sid the Science Kid: Sid
* The Hangover: tiger
* Forgetting Sarah Marshall (right hand for Dracula)
* The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action! Show Plus Singing!: Sam Plenty
* Neil's Puppet Dreams
* Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge: puppeteer
* No, You Shut Up!: Yerd Nerp, Joe Lunchpail, Ned Cooper the Science Grouper, and others
* Splash and Bubbles (director)
* The Happytime Murders: Goofer, Vinny
* The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell: Edgar
* Earth to Ned: Cornelius' eyes, Clods
* Tall Poppy
* The Weirdos: Donk
==See also==
* Miscellaneous cameos
==Sources==
==External links==
* Official Site
* IMDb
* Under the Puppet interview
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