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Paul Winchell, Original Voice of Tigger, Worked Through Childhood Trauma with Puppet of His Late Mother, Which Was Fitted with Her Dentures

Paul Winchell made many smile as Tigger. Behind the scenes, however, he struggled deeply. In an interview on Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia, the ventriloquist's daughter, April Winchell, discussed ...
Times Union

How puppetry makes 'Life of Pi' tiger a scene-stealing star

"Life of Pi" puppeteers Aaron Haskell, Anna Vomacka, and Anna Leigh Gortner. Taha Mandviwala as Pi and puppeteers Anna Leigh Gortner, Shiloh Goodin, and Toussaint Jeanlouis as Richard Parker in "Life ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Life of Pi’ roars to life at Segerstrom

When Richard Parker slinks into the room, it is difficult not to catch your breath. The Royal Bengal tiger puppet is the star of the stage production of “Life of Pi” and the puppeteers who operate him ...
Des Moines Register

'Life of Pi' at the Des Moines Civic Center: Meet the puppeteers behind the famous tiger

The Broadway production of "Life of Pi," has made it to Des Moines, featuring world-class puppetry that brings an entire zoo to life. Hyenas, a zebra, apes and even a Bengal tiger, are all puppets ...
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Paul Winchell, Original Voice of Tigger, Worked Through Childhood Trauma with Puppet of His Late Mother, Which Was Fitted with Her Dentures

Paul Winchell originally voiced Tigger in Disney's Winnie-the-Pooh featurettes and won a Grammy Award for his performance in Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too Paul's daughter, April Winchell, appeared on ...