Noel MacNeal

Noel MacNeal

Known for
Acting
Born
September 15, 1961 (age 65)
Birthplace
Harlem, New York, USA

Biography

Noel MacNeal (born September 15, 1961), sometimes credited as Noel McNeal or Edward Noel MacNeal, is an American puppeteer, actor, director and writer of children's television who has performed since the early 1980s. He was the voice and puppeteer of Bear on Bear in the Big Blue House. He also starred as Kako on Oobi, Leon MacNeal on The Puzzle Place and as Magellan on Eureeka's Castle. He is also the resident puppeteer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, portraying puppet characters such as "Mr. Nutterbutter". Description above from the Wikipedia article Noel MacNeal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

2025
Live Long poster

Live Long

Movie · as Ivy

2023
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur poster

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

TV · as Dr. Madness (voice) · 1 ep

2018
The Muppets Take The O2

The Muppets Take The O2

Movie · as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt poster

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

TV · as Puppeteer #1 · 1 ep

2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver poster

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

TV · as Totes McGoats, Unicorn Puppeteer, Puppeteer / Voice Over (voice), Jeff, Dog Paws Puppeteer, Polar Bear, Cat Puppeteer, Funky Monkey, Mascot, Mr. Nutterbutter · 1 ep

2012
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars poster

Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars

Movie

2009
Old Dogs poster

Old Dogs

Movie · as Muppet

2008
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa poster

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

Movie · as Sweetums / Additional Muppets (voice)

2007
Elmo's Christmas Countdown poster

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

Movie · as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

2006
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol poster

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

Movie · as Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (archive footage)

2006
30 Rock poster

30 Rock

TV · as Puppeteer · 1 ep

2004
Bear in the Big Blue House: Potty Time With Bear poster

Bear in the Big Blue House: Potty Time With Bear

Movie · as Bear

2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? poster

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

Movie · as Additional Muppet Performer

2004
Blue's Room poster

Blue's Room

TV · 17 eps

2002
Bear in the Big Blue House: Everybody's Special poster

Bear in the Big Blue House: Everybody's Special

Movie · as Bear (voice)

2002
Bear in the Big Blue House LIVE! - Surprise Party poster

Bear in the Big Blue House LIVE! - Surprise Party

Movie · as Bear

2002
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade poster

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade

Movie · as Self - Bear

2001
Bear in the Big Blue House Heroes of Woodland Valley poster

Bear in the Big Blue House Heroes of Woodland Valley

Movie · as Bear

2001
Bear in the Big Blue House - Party Time with Bear poster

Bear in the Big Blue House - Party Time with Bear

Movie · as Bear (voice)

2001
Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf

Movie · as The Wolf (voice)

2000
Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear Christmas poster

Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear Christmas

Movie · as Bear

2000
Oobi poster

Oobi

TV · as Kako (voice) · 100 eps

1998
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! poster

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

Movie · as Additional Muppet (voice)

1997
Bear in the Big Blue House poster

Bear in the Big Blue House

TV · as Bear · 117 eps

1996
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas poster

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

Movie · as Elf (voice)

1996
Kids for Character poster

Kids for Character

Movie · as Leon MacNeal

1996
Cosby poster

Cosby

TV · 1 ep

1995
The Puzzle Place poster

The Puzzle Place

TV · as Leon MacNeal (voice) · 75 eps

1993
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration poster

Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration

Movie · as Muppet Performer (voice)

1993
Sesame Street Stays Up Late! poster

Sesame Street Stays Up Late!

Movie · as Additional Muppet Performer(voice)

1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! poster

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Movie · as (voice)

1989
Eureeka's Castle poster

Eureeka's Castle

TV · as Magellan, Webster · 26 eps

1988
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along poster

Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along

Movie · as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

1985
Follow That Bird poster

Follow That Bird

Movie · as Board of Birds (voice)

1985
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters poster

Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters

TV · 13 eps

1984
The Cosby Show poster

The Cosby Show

TV · as Cheese (voice) · 1 ep

1981
The Great Space Coaster poster

The Great Space Coaster

TV · 50 eps