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Best known to
Labyrinth fans as the voice of Sir Didymus, The Hat, The Four Guards,
The Left Door Knocker, and Firey #3.
Dave Goelz was
raised in Burbank, California. Goelz started working with Henson
Associates as a puppet designer. When Henson and Oz took notice
of Goelz, they saw a potential puppet perfomer. They decided to
test him out and invited him to New York. Goelz did not feel at
home in the Big Apple and soon returned to California. Goelz then
set up his own business, creating puppets for trade shows and industrial
exhibitions. Henson yearned for Goelz' return, so in 1974 Henson
asked Goelz to return to New York as an official Muppet Puppeteer.
Since then Goelz has worked with the Henson Company on many projects.
Most notibly was "The Muppet Show", where Goelz performed
one of the most psychotic characters on the show: The Great Gonzo.
Other projects were "Fraggle Rock," "The Animal Show,"
and many other television specials, videos and movies.
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