Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation: | Voice actor, puppeteer, comedian |
Years Active: | 1979–present |
Known For: | Toopy and Binoo |
Frank Meschkuleit (born 1962)[1] [2] is a Canadian voice actor, puppeteer and comedian known for his role as Toopy on the Canadian television series Toopy and Binoo.[3]
Meschkuleit began his performing career as a mime, and broke into puppeteering with an audition for the 1979 film The Muppet Movie[4] and parts in Don't Eat the Neighbours and Dragon. He was also the suit performer for Junior Gorg in the fifth and final season of Fraggle Rock.[5]
Meschkuleit performed a live comedy show called The Left Hand of Frank,[6] which was a hit at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival in 1994. Meschkuleit performed the show for 12 years, ending in 2005.