Heath McIvor
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Heath McIvor (born 17 August 1980) is an Australian puppeteer, comedian, writer and singer, known primarily for his role as 'Fiend' in The Jim Henson Company co-production Me and My Monsters, and his more general role as the puppet comedian Randy Feltface.
Career[edit]
McIvor's career in puppetry began when he was 13. In 1993, he began performing with Melbourne children's theatre company Polyglot Theatre.[1] He provided puppetry work for The Hobbit, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Walking With Dinosaurs, the Live Experience.[2] He has also worked in television on Pig's Breakfast, Li'l Horrors, and as 'Fiend' in Me and My Monsters.
McIvor teamed up with comedian Sammy J in 2008, writing and performing in Sammy J in the Forest of Dreams. The show won The Age Critics Award at the 2008 Melbourne International Comedy Festival,[3] and was performed at the 2008 and 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It was also brought out on DVD and screened on The Comedy Channel in Australia in June 2010.[4]
Music[edit]
Other than puppetry, McIvor is the singer for Melbourne country rock band "The Palenecks" and goof rock band "Pillow".
Television[edit]
| Year | TV Show/Movie |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Pig's Breakfast (TV Series – Grob) |
| 2010–2011 | Me and My Monsters (TV Series – Fiend voice) |
| 2013 | Squeak and Boo (TV Series - Boo, Rainbow Pig, Mirror Pig) |
Awards[edit]
2008 Melbourne Comedy Festival (Sammy J in the Forest of Dreams)
- Best Show Nominee
2008 Melbourne Comedy Festival (Sammy J in the Forest of Dreams)
- Brian McCarthy Moosehead Award Recipient
2007 (Sammy J in the Forest of Dreams) [6]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Heath McIvor | Polyglot Theatre". Polyglotpuppets.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Heath McIvor, Puppeteer, etc". Heathmcivor.com. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ↑ "Awards | Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2012". Comedyfestival.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Sammy J in the Forest of Dreams". YouTube. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- ↑ "Heath McIvor". IMDb.
- ↑ "Heath McIvor, Puppeteer, etc". Heathmcivor.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012. Unknown parameter
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External links[edit]
- Official website
- My Space - Heath McIvor at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 March 2015)
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