Michelan Sisti (born May 27, 1949) is an Puerto Rican-born American actor, puppeteer, director and musician who played Michelangelo in ''

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'' and its sequel '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze''. He previously had an eighteen-year theatrical career including three

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shows: Motel the tailor in the 1981 revival of '' Fiddler on the Roof'', Panda in ''

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'' (1986), and Bobby and understudy for the Emcee in the 1987 ''

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'' revival. While understudying

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in the pre-Broadway tour of ''Cabaret,'' Grey lost his voice, and Sisti sang and spoke off-stage while Grey pretended to sing. Since ''TMNT'', Sisti moved from

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and has continued to work with

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, Walt Disney Studios, and many other movie and television productions. From September 8–10, 2017, he was an additional Muppet performer for a live show at the Hollywood Bowl titled ''

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Take the Bowl'' and again, in London, for ''The Muppets Take the O2'' show from July 13–14, 2018.

References

* Wloszczyna, Susan
"Putting the moves in the 'Ninja Turtles' movie; Michaelangelo steps out of his shell"
''

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'', April 10, 1990, p. D7

External links

* *Michelan Sisti at Internet Broadway Database 1949 births Living people American male stage actors American male film actors American puppeteers Muppet performers {{US-film-actor-stub