John Lovelady

John Lovelady is an American retired puppeteer who worked with the Muppets, including on the PBS series Sesame Street. Lovelady is originally from Oxford, Mississippi. He was one of the puppeteer troupe in the first season of The Muppet Show (1976–77).

He later joined the syndicated children's series The Great Space Coaster, puppeteered for Mother Goose's Treasury, and also performed in a serialisation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Filmography

 * The Great Santa Claus Switch - Bong, Scoff, Additional Muppets
 * The Frog Prince (Muppets) - Additional Muppets
 * The Muppet Musicians of Bremen - Additional Muppets
 * The Muppets Valentine Show - Crazy Donald, Additional Muppets
 * The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence - Abraham Lincoln, Vanity, Additional Muppets
 * The Muppet Show - Crazy Harry, Nigel, Svengali (episode 103), Iggy Wiggy, Additional Muppets
 * Adventures in Wonderland (Disney): The Dormouse
 * Dumbo's Circus (Disney): Flap
 * D.C. Follies (syndicated): Ronald Reagan
 * Mr. Smith (NBC): Mr. Smith
 * The Great Space Coaster (syndicated): Edison The Elephant, Knock Knock the Woodpecker (Seasons 1, 2, 3)