Noel MacNeal

Noel MacNeal

9/15/1961 (64 years old)Harlem, New York, USA

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.

Filmography (38 titles)

Live LongMovie

Live Long

Ivy · 2025

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur7.5Show

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Dr. Madness (voice) · 2023

8.3Movie

The Muppets Take The O2

Additional Muppet Performer (voice) · 2018

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt7.1Show

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Puppeteer #1 · 2015

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver7.8Show

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Totes McGoats · 2014

Sesame Street: Singing with the StarsMovie

Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars

2012

Old Dogs5.6Movie

Old Dogs

Muppet · 2009

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa6.0Movie

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

Sweetums / Additional Muppets (voice) · 2008

Studio DC: Almost Live8.0Show

Studio DC: Almost Live

Sweetums, Bear · 2008

Elmo's Christmas Countdown6.2Movie

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

Additional Muppet Performer (voice) · 2007

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol6.7Movie

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (archive footage) · 2006

30 Rock7.5Show

30 Rock

Puppeteer · 2006

Blue's Room5.0Show

Blue's Room

2004

Bear in the Big Blue House: Potty Time With BearMovie

Bear in the Big Blue House: Potty Time With Bear

Bear · 2004

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

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

Additional Muppet Performer · 2004

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade10.0Movie

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade

Self - Bear · 2002

Bear in the Big Blue House LIVE! - Surprise Party5.0Movie

Bear in the Big Blue House LIVE! - Surprise Party

Bear · 2002

Bear in the Big Blue House: Everybody's Special7.0Movie

Bear in the Big Blue House: Everybody's Special

Bear (voice) · 2002

Bear in the Big Blue House - Party Time with BearMovie

Bear in the Big Blue House - Party Time with Bear

Bear (voice) · 2001

Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf7.0Movie

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

The Wolf (voice) · 2001

Bear in the Big Blue House Heroes of Woodland Valley7.0Movie

Bear in the Big Blue House Heroes of Woodland Valley

Bear · 2001

Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear ChristmasMovie

Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear Christmas

Bear · 2000

Oobi6.8Show

Oobi

Kako (voice) · 2000

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!6.1Movie

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

Additional Muppet (voice) · 1998

Bear in the Big Blue House7.5Show

Bear in the Big Blue House

Bear · 1997

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas6.0Movie

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

Elf (voice) · 1996

Cosby6.0Show

Cosby

1996

Kids for CharacterMovie

Kids for Character

Leon MacNeal · 1996

The Puzzle Place9.5Show

The Puzzle Place

Leon MacNeal (voice) · 1995

Sesame Street Stays Up Late!7.0Movie

Sesame Street Stays Up Late!

Additional Muppet Performer(voice) · 1993