 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.
It wasn't until 1997, that Michael felt confident enough to expose his puppets and puppetry talents to the wider community. Since then, he has written and performed productions including 'Cinderella, The Frog Prince, Boomer saves Christmas, The Three Little Mice, A Lolly Christmas, The Doogles Variety Show' and in 2004 'A Very Merry Doogle Christmas Show'.
Michael and his team, which includes Nathan de Graaf, Cathy Jazbec and Paul Davidson have also filmed productions including 'JuppaVision, Juppets Mayhem and in 2003 began filming The Doogles (which plans to be released in 2009 - yes I'm slack!). |
