Bill Barretta (b. June 19, 1964) is a writer, director, producer and puppeteer. He is best-known for his Muppet characters including Pepe the King Prawn, Bobo the Bear, and Johnny Fiama as well as many characters originally performed by Jim Henson: Dr. Teeth, Mahna Mahna, The Swedish Chef and Rowlf the Dog. Other TV credits include Dinosaurs, The Muppets' Wizard of Oz and It's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie. Bill is a graduate of The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City.[1]
For Henson Alternative's projects, he performed Delbert Kastle in Late Night Buffet with Augie and Del, Bobby Vegan in Tinseltown, and partook in specific shows of Puppet Up! - Uncensored and Stuffed and Unstrung.