David Rudman (born 1964) is the performer of many Sesame Street Muppet characters, notably Baby Bear, and Cookie Monster, for whom he is the replacement Muppeteer for Frank Oz. For his role as Cookie, Rudman was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series. Rudman also took over as Richard Hunt's half of "The Two Headed Monster" after his death.
His first production was Rankin/Bass productions such as Rudolph's Shiny New Year.
He is currently the executive producer of Jack's Big Music Show on cable TV's Noggin channel, and performs the voice of Jack, the lead character. He is also the executive producer, co-creator, and director of Bunnytown on cable TV's Playhouse Disney.
Rudman was the speaker at the 2005 graduation ceremony for the Illinois Institute of Art—Chicago. [1]
He attended Highland Park High School and graduated in 1982. He has been a speaker at the school's biennial Focus on the Arts program since 2003.
He will also take over two roles once held by Richard Hunt: Scooter and Janice.
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