{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"124 - Artie Esposito (Muppets, Jungle Book, Crank Yankers) - Under The Puppet","description":"http:\/\/www.UnderThePuppet.com&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp; Artie Esposito began working his puppetry skills at a young age. &amp;nbsp;Several years puppeteering at Walt Disney World as well as workshops with The Jim Henson Company and The Muppets would propel him to television on shows such as Crank Yankers and Sesame Street. &amp;nbsp;He puppeteered Baloo the Bear in the live action remake of Disney\u2019s The Jungle Book and puppeteers Freddy Fazebear for the film Five Nights At Freddys where he also served as Puppet Captain. &amp;nbsp;I talk to Artie Esposito about all these things on this episode of Under The Puppet. Plus, hear more of my conversation with Artie Esposito by becoming a Saturday Morning Media Patreon Patron. &amp;nbsp;Visit www.patreon.com\/saturdaymorningmedia for info and to help create more episodes like this. Connect with Artie Esposito: Website - https:\/\/www.puppetsbyartie.com  Instagram - https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/puppetsbyartie\/  YouTube - https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ArtieEsposito  IMDB - https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1186819\/ Discussed on the show: The Muppet Show - https:\/\/shows.disney.com\/the-muppet-show The Jim Henson Company - https:\/\/www.henson.com\/ Ringling College of Art and Design - https:\/\/www.ringling.edu\/ Walt Disney World - https:\/\/disneyworld.disney.go.com\/ Bear in the Big Blue House - https:\/\/shows.disney.com\/bear-in-the-big-blue-house Festival of the Lion King -  https:\/\/disneyworld.disney.go.com\/entertainment\/animal-kingdom\/festival-of-the-lion-king\/ Sesame Street Live - https:\/\/sesamestreetlive.com\/ Crank Yankers - https:\/\/www.paramountplus.com\/shows\/crank-yankers\/ Sesame Workshop - https:\/\/sesameworkshop.org\/ Muppet Mobile Lab - https:\/\/d23.com\/a-to-z\/muppet-mobile-lab\/ The Muppets - https:\/\/muppets.disney.com\/ America\u2019s Got Talent - https:\/\/www.nbc.com\/americas-got-talent D23 - https:\/\/d23.com\/ Lady Gaga - https:\/\/www.ladygaga.com\/ Swazzle - https:\/\/www.swazzle.com\/ Chiodo Brothers - https:\/\/chiodobros.com\/ The Jungle Book - https:\/\/movies.disney.com\/the-jungle-book-2016 The Little Mermaid Live! - https:\/\/abc.com\/show\/5800af6c-88bd-4985-921d-29d93f02dba9 Five Nights at Freddy\u2019s -  https:\/\/www.universalpicturesathome.com\/movies\/five-nights-at-freddys Gabby\u2019s Dollhouse Live! - https:\/\/gabbysdollhouselive.com\/usa\/ Connect with the Show: http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/underthepuppet  https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/underthepuppet  http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/underthepuppet  Connect with Grant: http:\/\/www.MrGrant.comhttp:\/\/www.twitter.com\/toasterboy  https:\/\/instagram.com\/throwingtoasters\/ Art by Parker Jacobs Music by Dan Ring Edited by Stephen Staver \u00a92026 Saturday Morning Media - http:\/\/www.saturdaymorningmedia.com &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Under The Puppet","author_url":"http:\/\/www.underthepuppet.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42935572\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/206367452"}