[PAR] [TLE] Bill Barretta [SEP] William Paul "Bill" Barretta (born June 19, 1964) is an American puppeteer and producer who has been performing with The Muppets since 1991, when he puppeteered the body of Sinclair family patriarch, Earl Sinclair on "Dinosaurs".  He later developed several new characters on "Muppets Tonight", including Pepe the King Prawn, Johnny Fiama, Big Mean Carl and Bobo the Bear.  Along with having his own Muppet characters, Barretta has taken over several of Jim Henson's roles, such as Dr. Teeth, Rowlf the Dog, Mahna Mahna and Swedish Chef, and briefly took over Jerry Nelson's role of Lew Zealand.  His film debut as a principal puppeteer was in 1996's "Muppet Treasure Island" as Clueless Morgan.  In addition, Barretta has produced two of the Muppets' television films, "It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie" (2002) and "The Muppets' Wizard of Oz" (2005).  Barretta also provides additional voices on "Kim Possible".  His most recent film performance was in Disney's "Muppets Most Wanted", where he also served as a co-producer.  Barretta also served as an executive producer on the ABC series, "The Muppets". [PAR] [TLE] It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie [SEP] It's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie is a 2002 NBC television film, directed by Kirk Thatcher and written by Tom Martin and Jim Lewis and stars Whoopi Goldberg, David Arquette, Joan Cusack, the cast of "Scrubs" and The Muppets.  The plot centers on Kermit the Frog who, after losing all hope for saving the Muppet Theatre, is assisted by an angel who shows him a world in which he had never been born.  The film is an homage to Frank Capra's 1946 film, "It's a Wonderful Life", which has a similar plot.
[PAR] [TLE] Bill Barretta [ SEP ] William Paul " Bill " Barretta ( born June 19 , 1964 ) is an American puppeteer and producer who has been performing with The Muppets since 1991 , when he puppeteered the body of Sinclair family patriarch , Earl Sinclair on " Dinosaurs " . He later developed several new characters on " Muppets Tonight " , including Pepe the King Prawn , Johnny Fiama , Big Mean Carl and Bobo the Bear . Along with having his own Muppet characters , Barretta has taken over several of Jim Henson 's roles , such as Dr. Teeth , Rowlf the Dog , Mahna Mahna and Swedish Chef , and briefly took over Jerry Nelson 's role of Lew Zealand . His film debut as a principal puppeteer was in 1996 's " Muppet Treasure Island " as Clueless Morgan . In addition , Barretta has produced two of the Muppets ' television films , " It 's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie " ( 2002 ) and " The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz " ( 2005 ) . Barretta also provides additional voices on " Kim Possible " . His most recent film performance was in Disney 's " Muppets Most Wanted " , where he also served as a co - producer . Barretta also served as an executive producer on the ABC series , " The Muppets " . [PAR] [TLE] It 's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie [ SEP ] It 's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie is a 2002 NBC television film , directed by Kirk Thatcher and written by Tom Martin and Jim Lewis and stars Whoopi Goldberg , David Arquette , Joan Cusack , the cast of " Scrubs " and The Muppets . The plot centers on Kermit the Frog who , after losing all hope for saving the Muppet Theatre , is assisted by an angel who shows him a world in which he had never been born . The film is an homage to Frank Capra 's 1946 film , " It 's a Wonderful Life " , which has a similar plot .
Bill Barretta has produced two of the Muppets television films, including a 2002 NBC television film that was written by Tom Martin and Jim Lewis, and was directed by who?
Bill Barretta has produced two of the Muppets television films , including a 2002 NBC television film that was written by Tom Martin and Jim Lewis , and was directed by who ?
Kirk Thatcher
Kirk Thatcher