11 Facts About Bill Barretta

Bill Barretta is an American puppeteer, producer, writer, director, and actor, best known for his involvement with the Muppets.

Bill Barretta originated the role of Louie, Elmo's dad, on Sesame Street.

Bill Barretta began performing with The Jim Henson Company in 1991, as the body performer of Earl Sinclair on Dinosaurs.

Bill Barretta later developed several new characters on Muppets Tonight, including Pepe the King Prawn, Johnny Fiama, and Bobo the Bear.

Bill Barretta has taken over several of Jim Henson's roles, such as Dr Teeth, Rowlf the Dog, and Swedish Chef.

Bill Barretta had several roles in Muppets from Space and served as Muppet captain on The Muppets and Muppets Most Wanted.

Bill Barretta played the main puppet character Phil Phillips in The Happytime Murders, which won a Houston Film Critics Society best worst film award.

For Sesame Street, Bill Barretta originated the role of Elmo's dad, Louie, in 2006.

Bill Barretta has served as a producer on various Muppet projects, including It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie and The Muppets' Wizard of Oz.

Bill Barretta served as an executive producer on the ABC series, The Muppets.

For Disney+, Bill Barretta produced Muppets Haunted Mansion and co-created The Muppets Mayhem, which won a Children's and Family Emmy Award in 2023.