Michael Earl (September 10, 1959 – December 23, 2015) was an American puppeteer, puppet builder, actor, voice actor, writer, singer and songwriter.
A four-time Emmy Award-winner whose credits include Mr.
Snuffleupagus on Sesame Street (1978–1981) and Dr.
Ticktock in Ticktock Minutes, a musical series of PSA's on PBS he also co-created, scripted and wrote lyrics for that garnered 11 Southern Regional Emmys, a 1998 National Emmy for Best Public Service Announcements, a Gabriel Award, 2 Parents' Choice Awards and numerous other honors.
Earl performed the original Shrek character in a motion-capture development test film for DreamWorks and puppeteered lead characters in Paramount Pictures' Team America: World Police.