John earned a Tony Award nomination for his performance in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Avenue Q, for which he originated the roles of Princeton and Rod. Tartaglia was also seen on Broadway starring as Lumiere in Disney's Beauty and the Beast and as Pinocchio in Shrek. On television, John was the executive producer and star of Disney Channel's Johnny and the Sprites, which earned him a Daytime Emmy nod. A 10-year veteran of Sesame Street, Tartaglia is one of the youngest puppeteers ever to perform on the show, starting at the age of 16. In addition to his work on Sesame Street, he also starred in Sesame Workshop's innovative English as a Foreign Language project, Sesame English, which currently airs worldwide. Tartaglia has also appeared on Disney Channel's Bear in the Big Blue House and JoJo's Circus and Discovery Channel's Animal Jam. He is a past host of the New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts. John was cast as the new voice and puppeteer behind Gobo Fraggle of the Fraggle Rock franchise.
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