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Faz Fazakas(1918-2013)

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Faz Fazakas was born on 5 April 1918 in Essex County, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for Labyrinthe (1986), Les Muppets : Ça c'est du cinéma ! (1979) and Dark Crystal (1982). He was married to Eleanor Louise Jewett. He died on 28 September 2013 in Olivebridge, New York, USA.
BornApril 5, 1918
DiedSeptember 28, 2013(95)
BornApril 5, 1918
DiedSeptember 28, 2013(95)
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Jennifer Connelly, David Bowie, Rob Mills, Ron Mueck, and Shari Weiser in Labyrinthe (1986)
Labyrinthe
7.3
  • Special Effects
  • 1986
Les Muppets : Ça c'est du cinéma ! (1979)
Les Muppets : Ça c'est du cinéma !
7.6
  • Additional Crew
  • 1979
Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Sean Barrett, Barry Dennen, Stephen Garlick, Hus Levant, Lisa Maxwell, Brian Meehl, and Kathryn Mullen in Dark Crystal (1982)
Dark Crystal
7.1
  • Special Effects
  • 1982
Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Richard Hunt, Kathryn Mullen, Jerry Nelson, and Steve Whitmire in Le Muppet Show (1976)
Le Muppet Show
8.4
TV Series
  • Additional Crew

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  • It's the Muppets! Meet the Muppets! (1993)
    It's the Muppets! Meet the Muppets!
    8.4
    Video
    • muppet designer
    • 1993
  • It's the Muppets! More Muppets, Please! (1993)
    It's the Muppets! More Muppets, Please!
    8.0
    Video
    • muppet designer
    • 1993
  • The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
    The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • muppet designer
    • 1986
  • Fraggle Rock (1983)
    Fraggle Rock
    7.9
    TV Series
    • muppet designer
    • 1983
  • Frank Oz, Charles Grodin, Jim Henson, Diana Rigg, and Dave Goelz in La grande aventure des Muppets (1981)
    La grande aventure des Muppets
    7.1
    • muppet technical design
    • 1981
  • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Richard Hunt, Kathryn Mullen, Jerry Nelson, and Steve Whitmire in Le Muppet Show (1976)
    Le Muppet Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • muppet designer
    • 1978–1981
  • Les Muppets : Ça c'est du cinéma ! (1979)
    Les Muppets : Ça c'est du cinéma !
    7.6
    • muppet designer
    • 1979
  • Caroll Spinney and Big Bird in Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
    Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • muppet skating builder (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • 1, rue Sésame (1969)
    1, rue Sésame
    8.1
    TV Series
    • muppet designer
    • 1969–1973
  • Tales from Muppetland: The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972)
    Tales from Muppetland: The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • additional muppet performer
    • 1972

Puppetry



  • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Richard Hunt, Kathryn Mullen, Jerry Nelson, and Steve Whitmire in Le Muppet Show (1976)
    Le Muppet Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • puppets
    • 1976–1978
  • The Muppets Valentine Show (1974)
    The Muppets Valentine Show
    6.8
    TV Special
    • puppet designer (as Franz Fazakas)
    • 1974

Special Effects



  • Corey Feldman, David Forman, Josh Pais, Robbie Rist, Michelan Sisti, Leif Tilden, and Brian Tochi in Les Tortues Ninja (1990)
    Les Tortues Ninja
    6.8
    • facial control development (uncredited)
    • 1990
  • Fraggle Rock (1983)
    Fraggle Rock
    7.9
    TV Series
    • special effects director
    • special effect director
    • muppet mechanical director
    • 1983–1987
  • Jennifer Connelly, David Bowie, Rob Mills, Ron Mueck, and Shari Weiser in Labyrinthe (1986)
    Labyrinthe
    7.3
    • New York puppet shop
    • 1986
  • Chevy Chase, Frank Oz, Sandra Bernhard, John Candy, Jim Henson, Joe Flaherty, Richard Hunt, Waylon Jennings, Jerry Nelson, Martin P. Robinson, Caroll Spinney, and Dave Thomas in Suivez cet oiseau (1985)
    Suivez cet oiseau
    6.7
    • muppet special effects
    • 1985
  • Les Muppets à Manhattan (1984)
    Les Muppets à Manhattan
    6.9
    • muppet special effects
    • 1984
  • John Denver in Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (1983)
    Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
    7.1
    TV Special
    • muppet special effects
    • 1983
  • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Sean Barrett, Barry Dennen, Stephen Garlick, Hus Levant, Lisa Maxwell, Brian Meehl, and Kathryn Mullen in Dark Crystal (1982)
    Dark Crystal
    7.1
    • radio control design
    • 1982
  • Jim Henson and Jerry Nelson in Noël en musique (1977)
    Noël en musique
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • special muppet effects
    • 1977
  • Hey Cinderella! (1969)
    Hey Cinderella!
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • muppet special effects (uncredited)
    • 1969

Actor



  • Les Muppets à Manhattan (1984)
    Les Muppets à Manhattan
    6.9
    • Additional Muppet Performer (uncredited)
    • 1984
  • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Richard Hunt, Kathryn Mullen, Jerry Nelson, and Steve Whitmire in Le Muppet Show (1976)
    Le Muppet Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Additional Muppets (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Tales from Muppetland: The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972)
    Tales from Muppetland: The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Additional Muppet Performer
    • Chicken (voice, as Franz Fazakas)
    • 1972
  • Shirley Temple in Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958)
    Shirley Temple's Storybook
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Pooh (voice, as Franz Fazaks)
    • 1960
  • Adventures in Numbers and Space
    TV Series
    • Snarky (voice)
    • 1958
  • The Whistling Wizard
    TV Series
    • Heathcliff (voice, as Franz Fazakas)
    • 1951

Property Department



  • The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence (1975)
    The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence
    7.4
    TV Special
    • special props
    • 1975

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Franz Fazakas
  • Born
    • April 5, 1918
    • Essex County, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • September 28, 2013
    • Olivebridge, New York, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Eleanor Louise Jewett194? - October 19, 2001 (her death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    (1950s-1960s) Worked as a puppeteer on various puppet shows (often with Jerry Nelson).

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