Don Austen

Don Austen (born 19 January 1958) is an English puppeteer. Austen joined the Jim Henson Creature Shop in 1986 for the movie ''Labyrinth''. He was a puppeteer for other blockbuster movies including ''Santa Claus: The Movie'' (1985), ''The Little Shop of Horrors'' (1986), ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' (1988), ''The Bear'' (''L'ours'') (1988), ''The Witches'' (1990), and ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (1999).

Most notably he performed in ''The Muppet Christmas Carol'' (1992), inside both the Ghost of Christmas Present and The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. He also managed briefly to boost numbers in ''Muppet Treasure Island'' (1996) as Pirate Crew and Cannibals. Provided by Wikipedia