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Guy Anthony Hutchinson (born November 22, 1974) is an American author, broadcaster, theme park historian and comedian.


Published works

Hutchinson (with Chris Mercaldo) wrote the book ''Sesame Place'' which was published by
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. The book was made with the cooperation of Sesame Place and Sesame Workshop and tells the 35-year history of the
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theme park in photos and text. Hutchinson had begun researching the history of Sesame Place by "watching other people's home movies on YouTube, sifting through Flickr photos, eBay auctions, and digging through old newspapers on Google," when he was contacted by Mercaldo about pitching the book to Arcadia Publishing. His additional published works include the following: * ''Mean Merle and the Pigeon of Frizzante Park'', a children's anti-bullying story book set at a fictional theme park; * ''Letters to the Hall of presidents (And Answers to Letters to the Hall of presidents)'', a humor book where Hutchinson "chronicles" his fictitious former job as responder to fictional correspondence sent to the Presidential robots in the
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attraction; * ''The Nut Before Christmas'', a parody coloring & activity book spoofing ''
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'', starring "Santa Squirrel"; and * ''Ghost Memoirs: Disney After Death'', a fictional novel set in the 1990s about two deceased "slacker" Walt Disney World "cast members" whose ghosts fail to reach their eternal resting place, so they stay to haunt the park. * ''Bibbity Boozity Book'', a cocktail guide featuring drinks from Disneyland and Walt Disney World.


Podcasts

Hutchinson previously co-hosted the interview series ''The Adventure Club'' along with co-host John Galbo and others. He also co-hosts ''Drunk On Disney'' (with
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). On the show they try cocktails from EPCOT and the Disney hotels, but the title of that show refers the host's obsession with Disney theme parks as kids. In a 2015 interview Hutchinson said "we were 'drunk' on Disney before we had ever tried booze."


Radio

Hutchinson began doing voice over work on
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radio in 1993. In 1994 he was promoted to "afternoon drive talk show host." Hutchinson left the station in 1997 and began working as a disc jockey at
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where he worked for three years.


Personal life

Hutchinson attended Notre Dame High School in Lawrenceville NJ, graduating in 1993. Raised in
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, Hutchinson resides in nearby
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.English, Chris
"New book on Sesame Place coming out Monday"
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'', July 2, 2015. Accessed January 17, 2020. "It’s written by Guy Hutchinson and Chris Mercaldo, who both used to visit the park as children. Hutchinson, who grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, and now lives in East Windsor, New Jersey, has also been back several times as a parent, he said."


References


External links


Art, Comedy, Pop-Culture Network
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