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Rick Lyon (Richard Lyon) was born on 25 February, 1958 in Rochester, New York, is an An American male stage actor. Discover Rick Lyon's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?

Popular As Richard Lyon
Occupation Puppeteer, puppet designer, actor, puppet builder
Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 25 February 1958
Birthday 25 February
Birthplace Rochester, New York
Nationality United States

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Rick Lyon Net Worth

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1958

Richard S. Lyon (born February 25, 1958) is an American puppeteer, actor, and puppet designer and builder.

He has worked for The Jim Henson Company as one of the operators of Big Bird.

He appeared on Broadway originating the roles of Trekkie Monster, Nicky, the blue Bad Idea Bear, and other characters in the Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q, a musical for which he designed and created all of the puppets.

1987

Rick was a puppeteer on Sesame Street for 15 seasons, from 1987 to 2002.

He also worked with Nickelodeon on the Stick Stickly project and on the Me + My Friends pilot.

He was a lead puppeteer for the first season of Comedy Central's television program Crank Yankers.

Rick has also appeared numerous times on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, for which he also provided the puppets he performed.

Rick puppeteered a xenomorph chest burster in an "Alien" parody sketch with guest star Sigourney Weaver, and Yoda, Kermit the Frog, and Big Bird in satirical sketches, a pair of singing pants, and the Number Two.

2005

In the fall of 2005 he reprised his roles in the production of the show in Las Vegas for eight months before returning to the Broadway cast.

2015

He also performed the Kukla, Fran, and Ollie-inspired puppets for the black and white throwback clip on the "15th Episode Anniversary Show" of At Home with Amy Sedaris.

Lyon's company, The Lyon Puppets, maintains a large permanent workshop outside New York City in New Jersey.

In addition to building all of the Broadway and Las Vegas Avenue Q puppets, the company has built puppets for the original West End production of Avenue Q in London, the US national tour, and international productions in Brazil, Mexico, Australia, Switzerland, Germany, France, and China.

Rick frequently coaches actors in puppetry for productions of Avenue Q for which he provides puppets.

He also directed a production of Avenue Q at Smithtown PAC.

He studied theater at Penn State University and puppetry at the Institute of Professional Puppetry Arts in Connecticut and the Institut International de la Marionnette in France.