Pons Maar

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Pons Maar
Born (1951-08-04) August 4, 1951 (age 72)
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • puppeteer
  • artist
  • filmmaker
Years active1982–present

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

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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

Television

Commercials

Production work

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References

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