Stacey Gordon Sesame Street
Stacey gordons puppetry is rooted in a love of visual and performing arts a desire to keep one foot firmly rooted in childhood and the idea that playing shouldnt end when you become an adult.
Stacey gordon sesame street. Stacey gordon is an american puppeteer from arizona who is best known for portraying julia a four year old female muppet with autism on the childrens television series sesame street. Read the full interview. Sesame streets 50th anniversary celebration is a 2019 american musical television special to celebrate the 50th anniversary of sesame streethosted by joseph gordon levitt the special aired on november 9 2019 on hbo followed by a november 17th airing on pbsstarring the cast and muppets of sesame street from the past and present.
Stacey has made puppets for mayfair games etsy the phoenix coyotes the barenaked ladies and performs sesame streets newest friend julia. April 3 1978 is an arizona based puppeteer and founder of puppet pie an online site where she creates custom puppet characters and performs live shows. She punctuated her endearing and educational presentation with images and succinct observations shes made as a parent of a child with autism.
Gordon was brought onto sesame street in season 47 as the performer of julia. She is known for her work on big benevolent wolf 2008 vincent and me 2008 and the bob angus show 2011. Her son has autism and her experiences inform her portrayal of julia.
Stacey gordons experience as a puppet artist and as the mother of a boy with autism made her the perfect choice to play julia the first new character to arrive on sesame street in 10 years. Stacey gordon was born on april 3 1978 in ripon california usa as stacey rebecca chezan. Im stacey gordon the puppeteer behind puppet pie.
Systems and strategies for managing behavior stacey gordon whose alter ego is julia the lovable sesame street dwelling muppet with autism shared some of many times throughout her life shes found herself exactly where she needed to be. They have one child. My dive into puppetry is rooted in a love of visual and performing arts a desire to keep one foot firmly rooted in my childhood and the idea that playing shouldnt end when you become an adult.
In her presentation at the third annual raising special kids symposium. She also hosts workshops and performs at festivals across the country. Shannon and nancy speak with stacey gordon puppeteer for the highly popular new julia puppet on sesame street who happens to have autism.
Stacey gordon founder of puppet pie and puppeteer names her five favorite reasons for loving living in the phoenix arizona area. Many of the retired cast members and characters reunited on.