Chuck Chesney

Chuck Chesney (born August 17, 1964) is a American puppeteer and puppet maker/designer. He was born in and is currently based in,.

Biography
Chuck Chesney was born August 17, 1964 in, the son of marionette performer Neil Chesney.

In 1987 at the age of 22, he crossed paths with through his professor at. In 1988, Henson hired Chuck to perform additional characters in the Kermit's Magic Hour pilot for, taped at in , ,.

Chuck later performed in multiple Muppet projects throughout the 1990s, including performing Kermit the Frog to a vocal track recorded by in the 1996 Muppet USA Mall Tour and performing full-body Muppet characters such as Plaza Sésamo ' s Abelardo Montoya in his guest appearance in Kids for Character: Clubhouse Tunes. In addition to his Muppet work, Chuck remained active as a freelancer, performing Gary in SpongeBob SquarePants Live! The Flying Dutchman's Treasure Tour and Spike in The Land Before Time Live!, as well as performing the body costume of Barney the Dinosaur on a few occasions in the early 2000s (including his appearance in Kids for Character: We Are Family).

Currently, Chuck does various puppetry work as well as working at in  as a puppet designer & maker. He designed "Devino", the Muppet-like mascot of MatsuMedia.

Trivia

 * He is credited as "Charles Chesney" in Kermit's Magic Hour and Barney: Let's Go to the Amusement Park.