John Kennedy

John Kennedy (born November 17, 1967) is a puppeteer who has worked with The Jim Henson Company since 1990. He hails from Plainfield, Indiana. From 1991 until 2003, Kennedy took over Jim Henson's role of Dr. Teeth, after which Bill Barretta took over in 2005. Kennedy has also performed Kermit the Frog on Disney Cruise Line, replacing Steve Whitmire.

Characters

 * Dr. Teeth (1991–2003)
 * Floyd Pepper (2005–2006)
 * The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss – Horton the Elephant, Uncle Docks, Etc.
 * Mickey Mouse & Bugs Bunny's Kombat Showdown: Character Reference Puppeteer
 * Sesame Street
 * Kermit the Frog (Disney Cruise Lines)
 * Apollo (Jim Henson's Pajanimals)
 * Floyd Pepper (The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) & The Muppets: A Green and Red Christmas (2006))
 * The Muppets' Wizard of Oz: Angel Marie (2005)
 * Bernie the Pig (Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman) (2006–2010)
 * Kermit's Swamp Years: Blotch and Arnie the Alligator (2002)
 * Animal Jam: DJ 1 (2003)
 * Sesame Street: The Amazing Mumford
 * Sesame Street episode 4111: Cookie World (baby's Dad)
 * Julie's Greenroom: Toby the Dog
 * Little Shop of Horrors: Additional Puppeteer
 * Fraggle Rock: The Movie: Pa Gorg (face), World's Oldest Fraggle (puppetry only), Murray the Minstrel (puppetry only), Additional Fraggles

Events

 * The Muppets Take the Bowl: Puppeteering assistant; live show at the Hollywood Bowl, Sept. 8–10, 2017
 * The Muppets Take the O2: Puppeteering assistant; live show at the O2, Jul. 13-14, 2018
 * Sesame Street Live!: Bip Bippadotta, Dentist in "People in Your Neighborhood", Green Medication, Additional Muppet Performer, touring live show, Feb. 18 to Nov. 13, 2020

Books
Kennedy has written instructional books on puppeteering, aimed at younger audiences