Acting credits
34
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Noel MacNeal
Acting
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Movies: 21Series: 16Crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 1214549
IMDb ID: nm0534115
Known for: Acting
Born: September 15, 1961
Age: 64
Place of birth: Harlem, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1984 - 2023
Years active: 40
Average TMDB rating: 6.98
Wikidata: Q7047085
Other jobs
Writer (3)Story (1)
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".
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Noel MacNeal.
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012 Movie
5.5
Old Dogs
as Muppet
2009 Movie
5.9
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
as Sweetums / Additional Muppets (voice)
2008 Movie
6.2
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
2007 Movie
6.8
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (archive footage)
2006 Movie
Bear in the Big Blue House: Potty Time With Bear
as Bear
2004 Movie
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
as Additional Muppet Performer
2004 Movie
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
as Self - Bear
2002 Movie
9.0
Bear in the Big Blue House LIVE! - Surprise Party
as Bear
2002 Movie
7.0
Bear in the Big Blue House: Everybody's Special
as Bear (voice)
2002 Movie
Bear in the Big Blue House - Party Time with Bear
as Bear (voice)
2001 Movie
4.0
Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf
as The Wolf (voice)
2001 Movie
7.0
Bear in the Big Blue House Heroes of Woodland Valley
as Bear
2001 Movie
Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear Christmas
as Bear
2000 Movie
5.8
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
as Additional Muppet (voice)
1998 Movie
5.9
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
as Elf (voice)
1996 Movie
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
as Additional Muppet Performer(voice)
1993 Movie
6.0
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
as Muppet Performer (voice)
1993 Movie
6.0
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
as (voice)
1990 Movie
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
1988 Movie
6.4
Follow That Bird
as Board of Birds (voice)
1985 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Noel MacNeal.
7.6
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Dr. Madness (voice) • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.1
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Puppeteer #1 • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.8
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Totes McGoats • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.0
Studio DC: Almost Live
as Sweetums, Bear • 2 eps
2008 Series
7.5
30 Rock
as Puppeteer • 1 eps
2006 Series
5.0
Blue's Room
17 eps
2004 Series
7.5
Cyberchase
Story • 1 eps
2002 Series
6.8
Oobi
as Kako (voice) • 100 eps
2000 Series
7.6
Bear in the Big Blue House
as Bear • 117 eps
1997 Series
6.1
Cosby
1 eps
1996 Series
10.0
The Puzzle Place
as Leon MacNeal (voice) • 75 eps
1995 Series
7.9
Gullah Gullah Island
Writer • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.7
The Magic School Bus
Writer • 2 eps
1994 Series
8.3
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
13 eps
1985 Series
7.0
The Cosby Show
as Cheese (voice) • 1 eps
1984 Series
6.1
Eureeka's Castle
as Magellan, Webster • 26 eps
Series