William Paul Barretta (born June 19, 1964) is an American puppeteer, actor, producer, writer and director, who is best known for providing the puppetry and voice of characters such as Pepe the King Prawn, Johnny Fiama, Big Mean Carl, and Bobo the Bear. He originated the role of Louie, Elmo's dad, on Sesame Street. Barretta also inherited the roles of Rowlf the Dog, The Swedish Chef, Mahna Mahna, and Dr. Teeth after the death of Muppet creator Jim Henson. More about Bill Barretta
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Barretta was born William Paul Barretta in Yardley, Pennsylvania on June 19, 1964. He is the younger brother of children's book author and illustrator Gene Barretta. The brothers attended St. Mary's Hall-Doane Academy in Burlington, New Jersey. Bill eventually became a carpenter. He met Brian Henson while they were working at Sesame Place.The most expensive item with a signature of Bill Barretta (BILL BARRETTA SIGNED 8x10 PHOTO + HUGE INSCRIPTION VOICE OF PEPE MUPPETS BECKETT) was sold in July 2023 for $115.00 while the cheapest item (Bill Barretta signed autographed 4x4 photo Puppeteer Muppet Show Swedish Chef) found a new owner for $0.99 in September 2022. The month with the most items sold (3) was August 2023 with an average selling price of $1.00 for an autographed item of Bill Barretta. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2021 with $115.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.00 was August 2023. In average, an autographed item from Bill Barretta is worth $74.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Bill Barretta were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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BILL BARRETTA HAND SIGNED 3X5 AUTOGRAPH PHOTO PEPE PUPPETEER | $3.00 | ||
BILL BARRETTA HAND SIGNED 3X5 AUTOGRAPH PHOTO THE SWEDISH CHEF PUPPETEER | $1.00 | ||
BILL BARRETTA HAND SIGNED 3X5 AUTOGRAPH PHOTO THE SWEDISH CHEF PUPPETEER | $1.00 | ||
BILL BARRETTA SIGNED 8x10 PHOTO + HUGE INSCRIPTION VOICE OF PEPE MUPPETS BECKETT | $115.00 | ||
BILL BARRETTA Signed 8x10 Photo MUPPETS SWEDISH CHEF BECKETT BAS | $90.00 | ||
BILL BARRETTA Signed 8x10 Photo-VOICE of SWEDISH CHEF THE MUPPETS-Beckett COA | $79.99 | ||
BILL BARRETTA Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo MUPPETS PEPE PRAWN BECKETT BAS | $75.00 | ||
BILL BARRETTA Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo MUPPETS PEPE PRAWN BECKETT BAS | $75.00 | ||
BILL BARRETTA Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo MUPPETS RARE PEPE BECKETT BAS | $75.00 | ||
BILL BARRETTA Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo MUPPETS ROWLF THE DOG BECKETT BAS B | $75.00 |