Biography
Allan Trautman was born in Brooklyn, New York. He has a B.A. in Physics and Drama from Washington University, St. Louis. Got his first job as a puppeteer during college working on "The Letter People." He also has an MFA in Acting from California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California. Spent two summers performing at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Stayed in Los Angeles after graduation and performed with Sid and Marty Krofft. First worked with the Muppets in 1990 on MuppetVision 3D, still showing in the Disney theme parks. Began work on Dinosaurs for the Jim Henson Co. in 1991.
Filmography20 titles
Dinosaurs
Married... with Children
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
The Muppet Show
The Return of the Living Dead
The Barbarian and the Troll
The Jungle Book
Grounded for Life
Return of the Living Dead II
Greg the Bunny
Muppets from Space
Intolerable Cruelty
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
The Happytime Murders
Cold Dog Soup
Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
Monkeybone
The Country Bears
Sid the Science Kid: The Movie