Heath McIvor

Heath McIvor (born August 1981) is an Australian puppeteer, comedian, writer and singer, known primarily for his role as 'Fiend' in The Jim Henson Company co-production Me and My Monsters, and his more general role as the puppet comedian Randy Feltface.

Career

McIvor's career in puppetry began when he was 13. In 2002, he began performing with Melbourne children's theatre company Polyglot Theatre.[1] He provided puppetry work for The Hobbit, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Walking With Dinosaurs, the Live Experience.[2] He has also worked in television on Pig's Breakfast, Li'l Horrors, and as 'Fiend' in Me and My Monsters.

McIvor teamed up with comedian Sammy J in 2008, writing and performing in Sammy J in the Forest of Dreams. The show won The Age Critics Award at the 2008 Melbourne International Comedy Festival,[3] and was performed at the 2008 and 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It was also brought out on DVD and screened on The Comedy Channel in Australia in June 2010.[4]

Music

Other than puppetry, McIvor is the singer for Melbourne country rock band "The Palenecks" and goof rock band "Pillow".

Television
YearTV Show/Movie
1999Pig's Breakfast (TV Series – Grob)
2010–2011Me and My Monsters (TV Series – Fiend voice)
2013Squeak and Boo (TV Series - Boo, Rainbow Pig, Mirror Pig)

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Awards

2008 Melbourne Comedy Festival (Sammy J in the Forest of Dreams)

  • Best Show Nominee

2008 Melbourne Comedy Festival (Sammy J in the Forest of Dreams)

  • Brian McCarthy Moosehead Award Recipient

2007 (Sammy J in the Forest of Dreams) [6]

References
  1. "Heath McIvor | Polyglot Theatre". Polyglotpuppets.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  2. "Heath McIvor, Puppeteer, etc". Heathmcivor.com. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  3. "Awards | Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2012". Comedyfestival.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  4. "Sammy J in the Forest of Dreams". YouTube. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  5. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0570868/
  6. "Heath McIvor, Puppeteer, etc". Heathmcivor.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
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