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Shawn Engelmann

Growing up in the wilds of Minnesota, Shawn Engelmann’s 2 favorite shows as a child were "In Search Of… “ with Leonard Nimoy and “The Muppet Show”. They would remain close to his heart, even as he entered college to pursue a career as an English teacher. After the sudden realization that he hated children, he read more...

Performance:
Voice and Puppetry on Sam Squatch, Nathaniel Leonards, Old Man, and Abner. Puppetry on Farmer children, Yeti, Skunk Ape, Ned Shaver, Hunter Darlene, Hunter Dale.

Additional puppetry on Tara Nichols, Willard Farmer, Convenience Store Billy, Antonio el Chupacabra.
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Shawn Engelmann

Growing up in the wilds of Minnesota, Shawn Engelmann’s 2 favorite shows as a child were "In Search Of… “ with Leonard Nimoy and “The Muppet Show”. They would remain close to his heart, even as he entered college to pursue a career as an English teacher. After the sudden realization that he hated children, he read more...

Performance:

Voice and Puppetry on Sam Squatch, Nathaniel Leonards, Old Man, and Abner. Puppetry on Farmer children, Yeti, Skunk Ape, Ned Shaver, Hunter Darlene, Hunter Dale.

Additional puppetry on Tara Nichols, Willard Farmer, Convenience Store Billy, Antonio el Chupacabra.
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Ed Cichocki

Carved from the heart of a dying dwarf star, our technical expert Ed Cichocki runs much of the behind-the-scenes operations of the show. When he’s not monitoring the sound equipment and the cameras on set or reviewing the website, he can be found creating the various animation pieces used in Creepy Acres and read more...

Performance:
Voice of Ned Shaver, Puppetry on Farmer baby.

Additional puppetry on Yeti, Gerard, Sam Squatch, Hunter Dale, Convenience Store Billy, Old Lady.

Animations: Animated ending credits
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Ed Cichocki

Carved from the heart of a dying dwarf star, our technical expert Ed Cichocki runs much of the behind-the-scenes operations of the show. When he’s not monitoring the sound equipment and the cameras on set or reviewing the website, he can be found creating the various animation pieces used in Creepy Acres and read more...

Performance:

Voice of Ned Shaver, Puppetry on Farmer baby.

Additional puppetry on Yeti, Gerard, Sam Squatch, Hunter Dale, Convenience Store Billy, Old Lady.

Animations: Animated ending credits
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Gordon Smuder

Lured with the promise that we’d tell him where we hid his car keys, professional puppeteer Gordon Smuder did us the distinct honor of performing the very first puppet ever created or filmed for Creepy Acres, Willard Farmer. His professionalism was evident right from the beginning in that never once did he as read more...

Performance:
Voice and Puppetry of Willard Farmer and Doug the Raccoon.
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Gordon Smuder

Lured with the promise that we’d tell him where we hid his car keys, professional puppeteer Gordon Smuder did us the distinct honor of performing the very first puppet ever created or filmed for Creepy Acres, Willard Farmer. His professionalism was evident right from the beginning in that never once did he as read more...

Performance:

Voice and Puppetry of Willard Farmer and Doug the Raccoon.
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Benjamin Coler

(Born December 9) Ben Coler is an American actor and puppeteer. According to the local legend himself, this project was a dream come true for him. His many friends have long compared him to the North American Sasquatch, which he took to mean "fFurry, blurry, and in a hurry”; However, he has since learned they read more...

Performance:
Voice and Puppetry on Yowie, Orang Pendek, Hunter Terry, Skunk Ape and Jerry the Opossum.

Additional puppetry on Willard Farmer, Convenience Store Billy, and Sam Squatch.
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Benjamin Coler

(Born December 9) Ben Coler is an American actor and puppeteer. According to the local legend himself, this project was a dream come true for him. His many friends have long compared him to the North American Sasquatch, which he took to mean "fFurry, blurry, and in a hurry”; However, he has since learned they read more...

Performance:

Voice and Puppetry on Yowie, Orang Pendek, Hunter Terry, Skunk Ape and Jerry the Opossum.

Additional puppetry on Willard Farmer, Convenience Store Billy, and Sam Squatch.
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Lys Akerman-Frank

Puppeteer Lys Akerman-Frank was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She would eventually move to Minnesota where fate would bring her into contact with the crew of Creepy Acres.

We knew she was exactly what we were looking for because she was the only female puppeteer who didn’t spit in our faces after readin read more...

Performance:
Voice and Puppetry on Tara Nichols
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Lys Akerman-Frank

Puppeteer Lys Akerman-Frank was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She would eventually move to Minnesota where fate would bring her into contact with the crew of Creepy Acres.

We knew she was exactly what we were looking for because she was the only female puppeteer who didn’t spit in our faces after readin read more...

Performance:

Voice and Puppetry on Tara Nichols
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Jeremy Olson

Jeremy is a self- described "cartoon trapped inside a man's body."… A really, really, really, dark cartoon. Like a cartoon about "baby food" that's literally made from ground up babies kind of dark. Like a cartoon about "baby food" that's literally made from ground up babies AND that in turn is fed to other b read more...

Performance:
Voice of Skunk Ape and Convenience Store Billy
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Jeremy Olson

Jeremy is a self- described "cartoon trapped inside a man's body."… A really, really, really, dark cartoon. Like a cartoon about "baby food" that's literally made from ground up babies kind of dark. Like a cartoon about "baby food" that's literally made from ground up babies AND that in turn is fed to other b read more...

Performance:

Voice of Skunk Ape and Convenience Store Billy
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Chad David

Chad David is a working voice-over actor and comedy writer in Minneapolis. He occasionally helps with script punch-ups and story plotting when the opportunity arises. He also writes radio serials and other random entertainment. He's also a devout movie and sci-fi buff, with a giant love of Nessie and robots t read more...

Performance:
George the Bishopville Lizard Man.
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Chad David

Chad David is a working voice-over actor and comedy writer in Minneapolis. He occasionally helps with script punch-ups and story plotting when the opportunity arises. He also writes radio serials and other random entertainment. He's also a devout movie and sci-fi buff, with a giant love of Nessie and robots t read more...

Performance:

George the Bishopville Lizard Man.
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Aimee Chenal

Aimee Chenal was born a clown and she will die a clown. H...her first gig was Halloween 1988 when her Mother dressed her from head to toe in white makeupmake up, black eyeliner, red lips, red nose, and the most colorful patchwork clown suit you ever saw.

Her smile was not painted on— you see as she e read more...

Performance:
Old Lady
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Aimee Chenal

Aimee Chenal was born a clown and she will die a clown. H...her first gig was Halloween 1988 when her Mother dressed her from head to toe in white makeupmake up, black eyeliner, red lips, red nose, and the most colorful patchwork clown suit you ever saw.

Her smile was not painted on— you see as she e read more...

Performance:

Old Lady
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Alberto Lozano

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Alberto has lived in the Twin Cities since 1988. He is equal parts Animal, Cookie Monster, Grover, and Fozzie Bear. Until recently, he had never put his hand inside a puppet or a Chupacabra, so he jumped at the chance to kill two birds with one stone.

When he is not bri read more...

Performance:
***(For legal reasons, we here at Creepy Acres would like to state that we do not in fact know if Alberto literally kills hobos with his bare hands or if this is in fact a euphemism.

We also do not support that murder of hobos unless they like totally have it coming or some junk. Like if it were some kind of Hitler hobo.)
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Alberto Lozano

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Alberto has lived in the Twin Cities since 1988. He is equal parts Animal, Cookie Monster, Grover, and Fozzie Bear. Until recently, he had never put his hand inside a puppet or a Chupacabra, so he jumped at the chance to kill two birds with one stone.

When he is not bri read more...

Performance:

***(For legal reasons, we here at Creepy Acres would like to state that we do not in fact know if Alberto literally kills hobos with his bare hands or if this is in fact a euphemism.

We also do not support that murder of hobos unless they like totally have it coming or some junk. Like if it were some kind of Hitler hobo.)