Bill Barretta, the creator of Pepé the King Prawn, discusses the unexpected virality of his Muppet character on TikTok. He shares insights into Pepé's origins, his creation process, and his longtime career in puppetry.
Pepé the King Prawn’s creator, Bill Barretta, discusses growing up in the Philly suburbs, working at Sesame Place, and the viral TikTok meme starring the famous Muppet. We spoke with Pepé the King Prawn's creator, Bill Barretta, and got his thoughts on the viral TikTok meme starring the famous Muppet.The creator and performer behind a 30-year-old Muppet found his character at the center of TikTok’s latest meme obsession — and he has no idea why.
template goes like this: a low-res photo of the wild-haired ladies’ man (or, technically, crustacean) Muppet from Málaga with a blank, tired stare is coupled with text describing users’ lowest of lows and most embarrassing anecdotes. The videos are set to a choir rendition of Madonna’s “Like a Prayer.” The trend took off in late November and now has more than 250,000 entries and millions of views.), who recalled a story of wrapping her hair in an olive oil treatment only to slip on an oil trail, knocking herself out, and the chaos that ensued. She’s since been dubbed “Olive Oil Girl” online and has garnered several brand deals, including one with Graza olive oil. But none of this could happen without Pepé or Barretta, Pepé's dedicated performer and a core member of the Muppet team since 1991. Barretta and the late puppet builder, Eric Engelhardt, based Pepé off Barretta’s wife Cristina’s late aunt, Maria Teresa, as part of a Muppet character universe expansion. Pepé's first appearance was in 1996 on. His heavy Spanish accent, Lothario tendencies, and affinity for ending sentences with “OK?” became a calling card. As luck would have it, Barretta’s lifelong career as a puppeteer, voice actor, and performer hinged on his time in When Barretta’s older brother sent a letter to Jim Henson mentioning that he hoped to make Muppets someday, Henson responded with instructions on how toIn 1981, Barretta took a job at Sesame Place Philadelphia, the Langhorne theme park that opened a year prio
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