Dave Chapman

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324 appearances 2 recordings 2 series first heard Sep 2024 last heard 8 Jul

Dave Chapman’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Out of Frame · Puppeteer: Who makes Star Wars’ BB-8 come alive? · 8 Jul 2026 podcast

I'd go to Camden, or they were in Hampstead at the time.

I'd go along to Hampstead and I could become a part of the company.

But he wrote back and said, you're too young to work in our organization right now.

But he wrote back.

Yeah, he wrote back, exactly.

I mean, again, blew my mind.

The letter came through the letterbox with the Jim Henson Company brand logo on the thing.

And I was just like, oh my goodness, he wrote back.

And I remember opening it and being like, I opened it with a knife so that it was all neat and tidy.

Anyway, he said, you're too young to work in our company right now.

But thank you for your interest in the company.

And thanks for your kind compliments about the work.

And he sent me a signed photograph because I asked for a signed photograph because I was like a super fan.

And then he said, we train very few people.

But we'll keep your details on file should ever there be another training opportunity come up.

Isn't it great?

Busy guy all over the world.

Yeah, very busy.

But then I've talked to people, such as American Muppet performers, who I've obviously now had the good fortune to work with and alongside.

And they've all said, oh, yeah, that was very him.

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