Matt Brady Extreme Puppeteer

Current

• Puppet / Costume Performer & Fabricator at AnimatronicBear.Com

Past

• Company Mascot at Holiday Hair, Inc
• Mascot at Franklin Mills
• Programmer Analyst at McNeil Labs, J&J

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Education

• Temple University

Recommended

3 people have recommended Matt Brady

Connections

42 connections

Industry

Performing Arts

Websites

• Animatronic Bear
• The Mascot Organization
• Animatronic Panda

Matt Brady Extreme Puppeteer’s Summary

To establish myself in the vein of Jim Henson as a professional class puppeteer / animal impersonator for Film, Television & Live Events. To create a company on par with the big dog L.A. and New York based creature FX shops. Finally, to create a brand that will take on a life of its' own so I can expand it beyond myself with a team of dedicated professional puppeteer performers.

Matt Brady Extreme Puppeteer’s Specialties:

Special Effects Puppetry, Makeup, Mechanics, Animatronics
Welding, Fiberglassing, 3D Modeling & Mold Making
Mascot Actor / Animal Impersonator

Matt Brady Extreme Puppeteer’s Experience

• Puppet / Costume Performer & Fabricator

  AnimatronicBear.Com

  (Performing Arts industry)

  January 2004 — Present (5 years 7 months)

  Animal Character Puppetry & Costuming Special Effects
  for Commercial, TV, Film, Stage & Live Action Applications

• Company Mascot

  Holiday Hair, Inc

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Performing Arts industry)

  January 1995 — January 2005 (10 years 1 month)

  Company mascot for special events. Also entertained with balloon art, pyrotechnics and audio/video presentation. Later, supported the company MIS Department in a dual role until the company was bought by Regis Corporation when our HQ was closed.

• Mascot

  Franklin Mills

  (Performing Arts industry)

  1988 — 1998 (10 years)

• Programmer Analyst

  McNeil Labs, J&J

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; JNJ; Pharmaceuticals industry)

  January 1988 — December 1994 (7 years)

  Developed & maintained application software & batch programs for the Operations and Accounting divisions. IBM Mainframe & PC/DOS/Windows environments.

Matt Brady Extreme Puppeteer’s Education

• Temple University

  BA , Computer Programming , 1984 — 1988

Additional Information

Matt Brady Extreme Puppeteer’s Websites:

• Animatronic Bear
• The Mascot Organization
• Animatronic Panda

Matt Brady Extreme Puppeteer’s Interests:

Watersports, Scuba, Films, Music, Books, Travel, Exotic Food

Matt Brady Extreme Puppeteer’s Groups:

WCA World Clown Association, POA Puppeteers of America

Matt Brady Extreme Puppeteer’s Honors:

AdWeek Best Spots of January 2005, AdCritic #1 Spot January 2006, Variety 2008

Matt Brady Extreme Puppeteer’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch