David Rudman is the performer of many Sesame Street Muppet characters, notably Baby Bear, and Cookie Monster, for whom he is the replacement Muppeteer for Frank Oz. For his role as Cookie, Rudman was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series.
His first production was Rankin/Bass productions such as Rudolph's Shiny New Year.
He is currently the executive producer of Jack's Big Music Show on cable TV's Noggin channel, where he also is the voice of Jack, the lead character.
Rudman was the speaker at the 2005 graduation ceremony for the Illinois Institute of Art—Chicago. detail.asp?nid=3513" target="_blank">http://www.ilic.artinstitutes.edu/news_detail.asp?nid=3513
Attended _Highland Park High School (Highland Park, Illinois). Was speaker at the school's Focus on the Arts 2007. http://www.dist113.org/hphs/focus/focus%20_program_2007.pdf
