Desmond Mullen

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Desmond Mullen
Born (1966-08-01) August 1, 1966 (age 57)
Tampa, Florida, United States
Alma mater University of South Florida
Website www.busylittlestudios.com

Desmond Mullen (born August 1, 1966) is an American producer, director, actor, and writer. He is best known as the narrator and the voice of the puppet Pig in The Busy Little Engine [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] series of DVDs. His ex-wife, Helena Mullen, is a producer whose credits include "Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol".

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Mullen started off as a sound designer in Off-Broadway theater but later moved on to television, working as a production assistant for Comedy Central (then known as The Comedy Channel) and eventually, as technical director under effects director Scott Squires [6] [7] at Industrial Light & Magic [8] for Paul McCartney's 1991 music video, "Off the Ground". [9] [10] [11] Starting in 2000, Mullen was a Show Producer at Morehead Planetarium [12] and Science Center where he helped create science education shows including "Magic Tree House: Space Adventure" [13] [14] by Will Osborne and Mary Pope Osborne. [15] Currently, Mullen is the creative director at Busy Little Studios. [16]

Personal background

Desmond Mullen was born in Tampa, Florida. His father, John O'Keefe Mullen, Sr., was a businessman and engineer who developed the first plastic-lined paper cup in 1956. His mother, Ann, an artist and musician, had her hands full raising five kids. [17]

Mullen attended the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, and studied technical theater and electronic music. [18]

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References

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