Tyler Bunch

Tyler Bunch, also known as H.D. Quinn^[1], is an American puppeteer, puppet designer, director, actor, and voice actor.

Tyler Bunch
Bunch on the set of Oobi in 2004
Born	Tahlequah, Oklahoma, U.S.
Other names	H.D. Quinn
Occupation(s)	Puppeteer, puppet designer, director, actor, voice actor
Years active	1993–present

Career

In addition to his work for the Jim Henson Company, Bunch has created and performed puppets for PBS, Nickelodeon and Disney's The Muppets Studio. He has acted in a few Off Broadway productions and has made appearances on American television shows such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Person of Interest and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and video games such as Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Red Dead Revolver. From 2007–2008, Bunch directed the PBS children's television series SeeMore's Playhouse. He was also one of the puppeteers for the musical stage adaptation of Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas.

Credits

Film

Year	Production	Role	Notes
1999	Muppets from Space	Additional Muppets	Performer
2005	The Muppets' Wizard of Oz	Janice, Old Tom	Performer; television film
	The Producers	Pigeon	Puppeteer
2008	Abby in Wonderland	Bottle	Performer; direct-to-DVD film
2011	The Muppets	Foozie, Thog, Additional Muppet Performer	Performer
	Kikoriki: Team Invincible	Pin, Docko	English dub; credited as H.D. Quinn
2012	Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice	Cobalion	English dub; credited as H.D. Quinn
2014	Muppets Most Wanted	Bulls	Performer
2015	Yoko and His Friends	Yoko	Credited as H.D. Quinn
2016	Sheep & Wolves	Belgur, Bucho	English dub
	Your Name	Teshigawara's Father	English dub; credited as H.D. Quinn
	Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel	Hawlucha
2017	Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!	Additional voices
	Fantastic Journey to Oz	General Lan Pirot, Ogre
	Lu Over the Wall	Homeroom Teacher
2018	Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us	Lugia, Additional voices

Television

Year	Production	Role	Notes
1993–present	Sesame Street	Louie, Rico, Mr. Can You Guess, Prince Cha-Cha-Charming, Joe Doe, Dancing Monsters, Tom Twinkletoes, Ryan, Pre-School Musical announcer, The Big Bad Wolf, Jack the Boss, Max Bear, Minnesota Mel, Super Chicken, Jeff Bawksworthy, Jeff Probst, Ricardo, Additional Muppets	Performer[2]
1997–2006	Bear in the Big Blue House	Treelo, Pop, Doc Hogg, Rocko	Performer[3]
2000–2010	Between the Lions	Walter Pigeon (season 1), Heath the Thesaurus (season 1), Dr. Nitwhite, Johnny, Vowel Boot Camp Letters, Cliff Hanger Narrator (seasons 6-10), Announcer, Pheasant, Vacuum Cleaner Vendor	Performer, voices
2000–2005	Oobi	Grampu	Performer
2001–2003	The Book of Pooh	Tigger	Puppeteer[4]
2002	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Drew Romney	Episode: "Malignant"
2004–2007	Blue's Room	Dress-Up Chest	Performer
2005	Sheira & Loli's Dittydoodle Works	Zippy the Kwirk, Zimbot	Performer, director (season 1)
2006–2010	It's a Big Big World	Winslow, Riona	Performer
2007–2011	WordWorld	Narrator, Dog, Fly, Duck and Ant	Voice; credited as H.D. Quinn
2007	Jack's Big Music Show	Giant
2008	A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa	Pigeon Mom	Performer; television special
2009–2011	The Electric Company	Special Agent Jack Bowser	Voice
2010–2012	Team Umizoomi	Microraptor, Shape Bandit	Voice
2010	Late Night Liars	Sir Sebastian Simian	Performer
2013	Law and Order: Special Victims Unit	Bert Swanson	Episode: "Her Negotiation"
2013	No, You Shut Up!	Professor L. Chupacabra, Slim Beaumont, The Constitution (1st Time)	Performer
2013–2016	Alisa Knows What to Do!	General Draxpod, Showman	English dub; credited as H.D. Quinn
2014–2017	Wallykazam!	Hortis	Voice
2014–2016	Super 4	Wizard Fourchesac	English dub; credited as H.D. Quinn
2015–2016	The Muppets	Additional Muppets	Performer
2015–2016	Pokémon the Series: XYZ	Lysandre, Ash's Hawlucha, Additional roles	English dub; credited as H.D. Quinn[5]
2016–2017	Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon	Viren, Professor Kukui's Incineroar, Mudsdale, Additional roles
2016–2018	Regal Academy	Coach Beast	Voice
2016–2019	Yoko	Yoko	Voice; credited as H.D. Quinn
2017	Julie's Greenroom	Hugo the Duck	Performer
2017	Nella the Princess Knight	Knight Brigade	Voice
2017–2018	The Tick	Stosh
2017–2019	Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS	Kiyoshi Kogami, Dr. Genome	English dub; credited as H.D. Quinn
2018–2021	44 Cats	Cats in Black, LaPalette, Ambrogio	English dub; credited as H.D. Quinn
2018–present	Taffy	Bentley	English dub
2019	Nature Cat	Twig Stickman, Johnny Spins	Voice; 2 episodes
2019–present	Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese	Stevie Smith, Dad, Uncle Bub, Ripped Ab Man, Janitor, Robots	Voice; credited as H.D. Quinn
2021	Law and Order: Organized Crime	Store Owner	Episode: "An Inferior Product"[6]

Video games

Year(s)	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Bear in the Big Blue House: Bear's Sense of Adventure	Pop, Treelo	Voice
	Bear in the Big Blue House: Bear's Imagine That!
2004	Red Dead Revolver	Cornet Brother #2, Cowboy #3, Guard
2004	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Pedestrian
2010	Red Dead Redemption	Local Population
2013	Thor: The Dark World	Ymir, Marauder Captain
	Dungeon Hunter 4	Male Peasant, Demon Wolf, Additional voices	Credited as H.D. Quinn
	Grand Theft Auto V	Local Population	Voice
2014	Brothers in Arms 3: Sons of War	Dean Miller	Credited as H.D. Quinn
2015	Dragon Mania Legends	Dragon voices	Voice
2018	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Incineroar	Credited as H.D. Quinn
	Pathfinder: Kingmaker	Ekundayo

References

1. https://twitter.com/tyler_bunch?lang=en
2. "Alumnus can tell you how to get to Sesame Street - Oklahoma State University". news.okstate.edu. July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
3. "CT puppeteer has ties with Elmo, Coldplay and stars in 'Bear in the Big Blue House' on Disney+". November 9, 2022.
4. "BOOK OF POOH, THE: THE WISHING TREE (TV)". www.paleycenter.org. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
5. "Tyler Bunch (Louie)". Sesame Workshop. March 13, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
6. "Voiceover Lab IN STUDIO: Finding YOU in the Characters on the Page with Tyler Bunch". SAG-AFTRA Foundation. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

External links

• Tyler Bunch at IMDb

Preceded by Brian Henson	Performer of Janice 2005–2008	Succeeded by David Rudman
Preceded by Jerry Nelson	Performer of Herry Monster 2013	Succeeded by Peter Linz