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David Velasquez(I)

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David Velasquez (1946-1994) was a costume designer who worked for the Muppet Workshop during the mid-late 1980s. For his work on Sesame Street, Velasquez shared in on an Emmy Award win in 1986, and was part of another nomination in 1987.

A graduate of Southwest Texas State University and a U.S. Army veteran who served in Vietnam, Velasquez had previously taught costume design at the University of New Mexico from 1980 to 1983. Velasquez's other design jobs included the television series Blossom (for which he designed costumes for the male characters) and Star Trek: The Next Generation, as well as various feature films, before his retirement in 1992.

The book Quilting with the Muppets is dedicated to his memory, along with several others including Christine Moyes, Richard Hunt, and Jim Henson.
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      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Star Trek: The Next Generation
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Costume and Wardrobe Department
    Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Additional Crew
    Ed Harris in Knightriders (1981)
    Knightriders
    6.3
    • Costume and Wardrobe Department
    • 1981
    Fires Within (1991)
    Fires Within
    4.7
    • Costume and Wardrobe Department
    • 1991

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    • Jenna von Oÿ, Joey Lawrence, Mayim Bialik, Michael Stoyanov, and Ted Wass in Blossom (1990)
      Blossom
      6.1
      TV Series
      • costumer
      • 1990–1992
    • Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
      Star Trek: The Next Generation
      8.7
      TV Series
      • key costumer
      • costumer
      • 1989–1991
    • Fires Within (1991)
      Fires Within
      4.7
      • assistant costume designer
      • 1991
    • MuppeTelevision (1987)
      MuppeTelevision
      8.1
      TV Series
      • costumer
      • 1989
    • Ed Harris in Knightriders (1981)
      Knightriders
      6.3
      • wardrobe
      • 1981

    Additional Crew



    • Frank Oz and Jim Henson in Sesame Street: Sing Along (1987)
      Sesame Street: Sing Along
      7.6
      Video
      • muppet designer (uncredited)
      • 1987
    • Sesame Street (1969)
      Sesame Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • muppet designer
      • 1984–1987
    • Frank Oz and Caroll Spinney in Sesame Street: Learning About Letters (1986)
      Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
      7.1
      Video
      • muppet designer (uncredited)
      • 1986
    • Jim Henson in The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
      The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • muppet designer (as David Velesquez)
      • 1986
    • Chevy Chase, Frank Oz, Sandra Bernhard, John Candy, Jim Henson, Joe Flaherty, Richard Hunt, Waylon Jennings, Jerry Nelson, Martin P. Robinson, Caroll Spinney, and Dave Thomas in Follow That Bird (1985)
      Follow That Bird
      6.8
      • additional muppet design and construction
      • 1985

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    • Alternative name
      • David Velesquez

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