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Kevin Carlson | |
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| Born | Kevin D. Carlson April 12, 1962 |
| Occupation | Puppeteer |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Kevin D. Carlson (born April 12, 1962) is an American puppeteer, best known for his role of Mr. Potato Head in The Mr. Potato Head Show, Timmy in The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth, and Warehouse Mouse in Imagination Movers .
Carlson was born in Orange, California.
Carlson created The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth (alongside Dina Fraboni and James Murray), on which he also performed the titular character. [1] Carlson also played Clockey, Floorey and Conky on Pee-wee's Playhouse . [1] [2]
From 1998 to 1999, Carlson performed as Mr. Potato Head in the Fox Kids series The Mr. Potato Head Show . From 2008 to 2013, he portrayed Warehouse Mouse in the Disney Channel preschool series Imagination Movers and reprised the role in the spin-off short series Where Is Warehouse Mouse? .
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