BJ Guyer

BJ Guyer

World Renowned Puppeteer and Puppet Builder

About BJ

BJ Guyer has been designing, building, and performing puppets and costumed characters since his start at The Walt Disney Company in 1989. He has been a member of SAG/AFTRA for over 20 years and has worked professionally in film, television, music, theme park, and live entertainment industries both internationally and across the United States.

BJ's work can be seen in feature films like Grudge Match, Team America, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Sandy Wexler, Goosebumps 2, The Muppets, and Muppets from Space; television programs like Massive Monster Mayhem, Young & Hungry, Disney's The Book of Pooh, Teen Titan's Go!, Glee, Undateable Live, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Crank Yankers in which he also acted as Coordinating Producer; live tours and musical performances with artists like Ed Sheeran, Eminem, Katy Perry, Kid Cudi, Snoop Dogg, Trace Adkins, and Toby Keith. He also has over 200 commercials under his belt with clients such as Realtor.com, Nike, Grocery Outlet, Sprint, LG, Verizon, Boost Mobile, Burger King, Electronic Arts, Adult Swim, General Mills, Toyota, Eastpak, and more.

BJ is grateful to have worked with many of the industry’s most esteemed character creation studios throughout his career, including Legacy Effects, Chiodo Bros., Sid & Marty Krofft Productions, Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, and Stoopid Buddy Stoodios.

Courses by BJ Guyer

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Puppet Facial Hair - How to Pattern & Cut a Mustache
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Puppet Facial Hair - How to Pattern & Cut a Mustache

Learn how to pattern and cut out fur facial hair for hand puppets. with master puppet artist BJ Guyer (Muppet's Wizard of Oz, Glee, Crank Yankers).

August 31, 2018
How to Add Hair to Foam Puppets
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How to Add Hair to Foam Puppets

Learn to add hair to foam hand puppets with master puppet builder BJ Guyer (The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, Glee, Crank Yankers).

March 28, 2016