Tim Lagasse
Tim Lagasse | |
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Lagasse on the set of Oobi in 2004 | |
| Born | Timothy Lagasse 1968 or 1969 (age 55–56) Milford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | University of Connecticut (BFA) |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Website | timlagasse |
Tim Lagasse (born 1968/1969) is an American puppeteer, puppet designer, actor and director. He has worked on films and television programs for Sesame Workshop, Nickelodeon, Disney XD, and HBO. He is known for playing the title character on Noggin's Oobi, and Crash on Disney XD's Crash & Bernstein.
Lagasse has been nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards. In 1991, he became the first recipient of the Jim Henson Memorial Prize in Puppetry. In 1993 he was presented with a Citation for Excellence by UNIMA; and later that year, received a Broadcast Design Silver Award for his series of short films, A Show of Hands.