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Stephanie D'Abruzzo is an American actress, puppeteer and singer. She is known for her roles in Sesame Street, Avenue Q, Oobi and The Book of Pooh.
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Stephanie D'Abruzzo is an actress, writer and producer known for Sesame Street, Scrubs and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. She has performed various Muppets, such as Karen, Mae and Cody, and won a Daytime Emmy for her work on Sesame Street.
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Learn about Stephanie D'Abruzzo, a showbiz hyphenate since 1993 who has performed on Broadway, Sesame Street, Muppets, and more. Find out her awards, credits, photos, and upcoming projects.
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Stephanie D'Abruzzo (b. December 7, 1971) has been a Sesame Street puppeteer since 1993. In that time, she has performed a myriad of background and one-shot characters, and recorded vocals for a number of songs, including an animated version of "Sing" and "Brothers and Sisters." Her major characters of note have included Elizabeth, a loud but cheerful little girl; Lulu, a curious monster (whom D'Abruzzo helped to develop); Baby Bear's little sister Curly Bear; and Prairie Dawn beginning with season 46.
D'Abruzzo first made contact with the Muppets through David Rudman. Rudman informed D'Abruzzo that The Jim Henson Company was having a huge casting call for female performers. She went to New York to audition, made all the cuts, but was only placed in a talent pool that would not necessarily guarantee her future work. A few months later, she went back to participate in a month-long workshop in New York and slowly started becoming a Muppet Performer on Sesame Street. Her first day of performing was November 3, 1993, in Episode 3162 where she played Monster #3.
D'Abruzzo has performed and voiced nearly 200 characters for various projects including Oobi (playing Uma and Inka), Bear in the Big Blue House, Donna's Day, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, Binyah Binyah!, The Puzzle Place, Rory's Place (for which she co-wrote a pair of episodes with husband Craig Shemin), Sheep in the Big City and The Book of Pooh (playing the inquisitive bird Kessie).
Despite her extensive work with the Muppets, D'Abruzzo first gained greater recognition as an original cast member of the puppet musical Avenue Q where she originated the characters of Kate Monster and Lucy the Slut. Her performance garnered her a 2004 Tony nomination, a Theatre World Award, a special Outer Critics Circle Award (for Outstanding Ensemble and Puppet Artistry), as well as a 2003 Drama Desk nomination for the show's Off-Broadway run. In December 2005, D'Abruzzo ended her run with the project after more than two and a half years to pursue roles in I Love You Because, and worked with Bobby Lopez again on the studio album for the Walt Disney World stage show Finding Nemo: the Musical (as Sheldon and Deb). Her previous stage credits include Skitch Henderson's New Faces of 2004 at Carnegie Hall, Carnival and Chess.
•Sesame Street: Prairie Dawn (2016-present), Elizabeth, Lulu, Curly Bear, and others...
•The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss: Little Cat B, Jane Kangaroo, Sarah Hall-Small, Max, and others...
•Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration: Oinker Sisters (uncredited puppeteer only in the big finale number)
•Let's Eat!: Funny Food Songs: Cinderella, Dish, Little Miss Muffet
•The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Grizzy, Pesties
•Bear in the Big Blue House: Juner
•Sesame Street:
•"Sing" and "One Fine Face" animations
•"Brothers and Sisters"
•Madlenka
•Journey to Ernie: Flying Clown
•Cookie's Crumby Pictures: "Ladyfinger" and "Cookiefall" vocals for "The Spy Who Loved Cookies"
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•Official Website
•YouTube demo - puppeteer, voice, and acting reel
Stephanie D'Abruzzo is a Sesame Street puppeteer since 1993 and a Tony-nominated performer of Avenue Q. She has also voiced and performed various characters for other Muppet projects, such as Oobi, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, and Scooby-Doo! Adventures.
Learn about the life and career of Stephanie D'Abruzzo, an actress and writer who starred in Scrubs, Sesame Street and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Find out her birth date, height, spouse, awards and trivia on IMDb.
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