Frank Meschkuleit

Canadian puppeteer and voice actor (born c. 1962)

Frank Meschkuleit
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Voice actor, puppeteer, comedian
Years active1979–present
Known forToopy and Binoo

Frank Meschkuleit (born 1962)[1][2] is a Canadian voice actor, puppeteer and comedian known for his role as Toopy on the Canadian television series Toopy and Binoo.[3]

Meschkuleit began his performing career as a mime, and broke into puppeteering with an audition for the 1979 film The Muppet Movie[4] and parts in Don't Eat the Neighbours and Dragon. He was also the suit performer for Junior Gorg in the fifth and final season of Fraggle Rock.[5]

Meschkuleit performed a live comedy show called The Left Hand of Frank,[6] which was a hit at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival in 1994.[1] Meschkuleit performed the show for 12 years, ending in 2005.[2]

Selected filmography

  • Fraggle Rock (1983–1987)
  • Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985)
  • Blizzard Island (1987-1988)
  • Basil Hears a Noise (1990)
  • Chicken Minute (1990-1993)
  • Iris, The Happy Professor (1992–1994)
  • Little Star (1994-1997)
  • Noddy (1998–2000)
  • St. Bear's Dolls Hospital (1998-2000)
  • Don't Eat the Neighbours (2001–2002)
  • Dragon (2004–2007)
  • Toopy and Binoo (2005–2006)
  • The Mighty Jungle (2007-2008)
  • Toopy and Binoo Vroom Vroom Zoom (2013)
  • Now You Know (2015-2016)
  • Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (2022)
  • Toopy And Binoo: The Movie (2023)

References

  1. ^ a b Donnelly, Pat (June 17, 1994). "Puppeteer gets a big hand: Left Hand of Frank is comedy hit of The Fringe". Montreal Gazette. p. C5. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Block, Sheri (January 27, 2005). "Puppeteer plans to cut off Left Hand". Calgary Herald. p. E1. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Shaw, Ted (October 6, 2011). "Sounds like fun: Frank Meschkuleit put life into Treehouse characters". The Windsor Star. p. C7. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  4. ^ Moss, Jennifer (January 6, 2011). "Toopy and Binoo bring silliness to the stage". The Vancouver Sun. p. D11. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  5. ^ Withey, Elizabeth (September 17, 2012). "Cartoon characters spring to life for little Edmonton fans". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  6. ^ "The Master of Muppets". Calgary Herald. January 21, 2005. Retrieved August 22, 2020.

External links

  • Frank Meschkuleit at IMDb