Matt Ficner
Matt Ficner is a Canadian actor, puppeteer, and entrepreneur. For over two decades, Matt has been involved in television, film and theatre projects. As president of Matt Ficner Productions Inc., he received a Top Forty Under 40 award from the Ottawa Business Journal in 2006 in recognition of entrepreneurial success.
He worked with the puppets on the movie Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium and has worked on multiple kids shows like Caillou and Ace Lightning. On Ace Lightning, Ficner designed the computer-generated characters for the series, and also provided the voices of the characters Zip and Snip in the first season. In 2008, Boingboing.net featured one of Mr. Ficner's Creepy Puppet shorts called Dusty Zombies. In 2009 he acted and did puppetry on the webseries Spellfury. He created the character of Dennis the raccoon for the Canadian television series Wingin' It.
Filmography
As actor
Caillou as TeddyNoddy as Rusty, Lichtenstein and Whiny Brats of the Lost Nebula Ace Lightning as SnipThe Creepy Puppet Project as Doc. WhotnaughtSpellfury as TarekWingin' It as Dennis- "Fernsby's Cryptid Critter Control " as Joe Fernsby
As puppeteer
Ace Lightning Wilbur Planet Bizzaro: The World According to Zoomer Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium The Thing- "Fernsby's Cryptid Critter Control "
As writer, producer, director
The Creepy Puppet Project- "Fernsby's Cryptid Critter Control "