Michael began puppeteering at a very early age and at 13 created (with the help of his mum), his very first puppet. In the early days, the puppets went through a number of name changes from Nuppets to Juppet Puppets, but in 2002 they were formally known as The Doogles.
As a child Michael grew up captivated by the late Jim Henson and his muppets. It was the magic of Jim Henson that inspired Michael into the world of puppets. In the early 1990's with the help of his best friend and fellow puppeteer Nathan de Graaf, he began filming and experimenting with a variety of puppets and performances.
While Michael has no formal training in puppetry, you will see from his creations and performances that he has the imagination, skills and quality of a professional puppeteer!
Michael has written and performed productions including 'Cinderella, The Frog Prince, Boomer saves Christmas, The Three Little Mice, A Lolly Christmas, The Doogles Variety Show', 'A Very Merry Doogle Christmas Show', 'calamity saves christmas' and so much more!
The Doogles have also created a number of fun musical videos which you can view on our youtube channel.
2010 celebrates 19 years of Michael Jazbec's Puppets! Michael and the Doogles look forward to the future with more live shows, web-based videos, special projects and the development of more Doogle characters.
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