Pons Maar Explained

Pons Maar
Birth Date:	4 August 1951
Birth Place:	Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Years Active:	1982–present

Pons Maar (born August 4, 1951) is an American actor, puppeteer, artist and filmmaker.^[1]

Career

His first feature film as an actor was Return to Oz (1985), in which he played the lead Wheeler; he also worked behind the scenes as a performance co-ordinator. His work on Return to Oz led to roles in other fantasy films, including The Golden Child (1986) and Masters of the Universe (1987).^[2]

Maar performed as the voice and body model for the Noid in the popular Domino's Pizza commercials of the 1980s.^[3]

Maar also worked as a performer for the entire 65-episode run of the television series Dinosaurs and co-starred in the film Theodore Rex (1995).^[4]

Recently, he served for two years as co-head of the puppeteer committee for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG).

Filmography

Film

• (1982)
• Alice Underground (1984) - The Mock Turtle
• Return to Oz (1985) - Lead Wheeler, Nome Messenger (voice), Nurse Wilson's assistant #1
• The Golden Child (1986) - Fu
• Masters of the Universe (1987) - Saurod
• Dead Heat (1988) - Pool Zombie
• The Blob (1988) - Theatre Manager
• The American Scream (1988) - Ben Benziger
• Theodore Rex (1995) - Theodore Rex (in-suit performer)^[4]
• Monkeybone (2001) - Lead puppeteer (uncredited)
• The Job (2008) - Mr. Mann
• Remembering Return to Oz (2018) - Himself

Television

• Straight Up (1988) - Heroin
• The Simple Life (1998) - Barry the Dinosaur
• Dinosaurs (1991–1994) - Roy Hess (in-suit performer), Fran Sinclair (in-suit performer; occasionally), Ansel (in-suit performer), Brigitte (in-suit performer), Chef (in-suit performer), Dr. Fricus (in-suit performer), Bert (in-suit performer), various characters
• Don't Eat the Neighbours (2001–2002) - Puppeteer

Commercials

• Domino's Pizza - Noid (voice)

Production work

• Return to Oz (1985) (Mime movement arranger)
• Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II (1990) (Dancer)
• Theodore Rex (1995) (Character movement coordinator)
• George of the Jungle (1997) (Puppeteer) (uncredited)
• Species II (1998) (Creature motion supervisor)
• Phantoms (1998) (Puppet coordinator)
• Can of Worms (1999) (Puppeteer)
• Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) (Project supervisor)
• Beer Money (2001) (Additional puppeteer) (uncredited)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002) (Puppeteer) (uncredited)
• Don't Eat the Neighbours (2001–2002) (Puppeteer performance coordinator and casting)
• (Puppeteer) (uncredited)
• The Job (2008) (Director, writer and editor)
• Fantastic (2015) (Cinematographer)

External links

• Q & A with actor Pons Maar

Notes and References

1. Book: Cinefex, Issues 20-24. 1985. D. Shay. 93.
2. Web site: He-Man.org Forums. www.he-man.org. 29 December 2022.
3. Web site: Higgins. Chris. 6 Obscure Facts About the Noid. Mental Floss. 26 June 2015. 30 November 2015.
4. Book: Berry, Mark F.. The Dinosaur Filmography. 2002. Berry. 9780786486946. en.