Brandon Smith

Brandon Smith (b. 1998) is a puppeteer and Muppet performer who has worked with The Muppets Studio and Sesame Workshop. He played Jamal in the June 12, 2022 YouTube video "Wes' First Barbershop Haircut."
In 2017, at the age of 19, Smith attended a puppeteer workshop with Sesame WorkshopJake's Happy Nostalgia Show: Brandon Smith, Puppeteer - Episode 44 and later became a Sesame Street mentee before officially auditioning for the show. In 2021, Smith got his first job working for Disney's Muppets Studio, serving as a puppeteer on the "Christmas Caroling Coach" at Disneyland. In March 2022, he began performing on Sesame Street; he has worked as a Muppet performer on seasons 54 and 55 of the show, along with several Sesame Street in Communities videos.
Smith's mother was an assistant to an executive at Capital One at the same time the Muppets produced a commercial for the company, this connection lead to Smith getting autographs from the Muppet performers and characters along with a VIP invitation to attend the 2016 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Smith attended the rehearsal for the Muppets' big opening number for the parade and met the main Muppet performers (who assumed he must be a puppeteer because he knew all their names). Smith connected with Matt Vogel who later encouraged him to audition for the Sesame Workshop's mentee program, Smith was chosen as one of twenty people to attend the puppeteer workshop.Spots of Love! Podcast - Brandon Smith, Sesame Street puppeteer
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