David Rudman
David Rudman is an American puppeteer, puppet builder, writer, director, and producer. He performs the roles of Scooter, Janice, and Beaker for The Muppets, as well as Cookie Monster and Baby Bear on Sesame Street.
Career
Rudman has been a performer on Sesame Street since 1985. He currently performs Cookie Monster, Baby Bear, and the right head of the Two-Headed Monster. For his work on the series, he has received four Emmy nominations for Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Series. He has directed several Sesame Street web videos.In addition to his work on Sesame Street, Rudman is a performer with the Muppets, where he succeeded many roles originally portrayed by Richard Hunt, including Scooter, Janice, Bobby Benson, and Wayne. Following the departure of Steve Whitmire in 2016, Rudman became the performer for Beaker the following year.
Spiffy Pictures
Spiffy Pictures is a Chicago-based production company that was founded by David Rudman and his brother Adam Rudman in 2003. The studio consists mainly of live-action television shows developed for children's television networks.Rudman is co-owner of Spiffy Pictures where he has co-created, executive produced, directed and performed in Jack's Big Music Show, Curious Buddies, Bunnytown, Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map, Frankie and Frank, and Donkey Hodie. He is also the creator and executive producer of the animated series Nature Cat, on which he voices several characters, including Leo the Mammoth, Prospector Jones, Nevin, and the Seeker.
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.In 2005, Rudman spoke at the graduation ceremony for the Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago.