Billy Barkhurst

Billy Barkhurst (b. May 28, 1983)Nostalgia Talk Facebook postJake's Happy Nostalgia Show Episode 79 (2:20 mark) is a puppeteer who began working as an additional performer on Sesame Street projects in 2009 and then voiced Ernie in a stage show that year. After three more stage shows, he took over as Ernie's Muppet performer from 2014 to 2017 (spanning Sesame Street seasons 45-48 and other appearances in that time).
Outside of Sesame, Barkhurst worked with Steven Widerman's The Puppet Company, including on the PBS series Kid Fitness (as Buster).
==Muppet credits==
* Families Stand Together: Mr. Jerry (assistant)Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show Episode 79 (26:17 mark)
* Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2009, 2014-2016)Barkhurst's resume on Callidus Agency (archived)
* A Sesame Street Christmas: Ernie (voice)
*Sesame Street: additional Muppet performer (Season 41); as Ernie in the following:
**Season 45 (2014)
***Episodes 4502, 4508
**Season 46 (2016)
***Episode 4608
**Season 47 (2017)
***Episodes 4710, 4713; new scenes for 4728, 4730
**Season 48 (2017-2018)
***Episodes 4801, 4806, 4810, 4822, 4825
* Can't Stop Singing: Ernie (voice)
* Make a New Friend: Ernie (voice)
* Let's Dance!: Ernie (voice)
* Sesame Street Vine videos (11/10/14 and 11/27/14)
* The Nite Show with Danny Cashman: right-hand for The Count
* Oprah: Where Are They Now?
* Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
* 2015 Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala
* Sesamestreet.org content (2015-2017)
** Muppets section
** "Ernie's Dinosaur Day Care" 
** "Super Salad Diner"
* Orion Flight Test social media 
* Play All Day with Elmo web videos
* "Happy Birthday Song"
* Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
==Sources==
==External links==
*Barkhurst's resume on Callidus Agency (archived)
*Nostalgia Talk interview
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