Biography

David has been in immersed in puppetry since 1993 when he began training with master puppeteer Paul Vincent Davis of the Puppet Showplace Theatre in Brookline, MA. David continued his studies by spending two years as apprentice to Nikki Tilroe of The Palm of the Hand Stories Company and attending performance workshops with The Jim Henson Company. Shortly after, he was cast in the title role in Bear in the Big Blue House, Live!, a national tour based on the hit Disney Chanel program by Mitchell Kriegman and the Jim Henson Company. After 18 months on the road David settled in Brooklyn, NY. Since then he has performed on Comedy Central, MTV, CBS, National Public Television and Atom.com, among others. Further credits include the Trilobite Pictures short film "Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven" and "Seemore's Playhouse" by King Features/S4K Entertainment. David has built puppets for Avenue Q, Comedy Central, MTV, CBS, FunnyOrDie.com, Staler and Waldorf: From the Balcony, Disneyland and more. Recently, He starred with Jon Gabrus, Rachel Bloom, Joseph R. Gannascoli and Jackie Martling in "The Fuzz", a web series by Vuguru and 3 Arts Entertainment that was recently released on Yahoo Screen.
- IMDb mini biography by: David Fino