Gordon Smuder(I)

Gordon Smuder was born in Anoka, MN in 1966. His parents, Samuel Ira Smuder Jr. and Patricia Smuder named him after Leroy Gordon Cooper the Apollo astronaut. He attended school in Elk River, MN and graduated from Elk River Senior High in 1984. He is a puppeteer and special effects model and prop builder. Gordon has been the principal studio manager for Minnefex, Inc. located in Minneapolis, MN since January 1, 1991. Along with independent film maker Michael J. Heagle, Gordon co-created the internet (and broadcast) comedy Transylvania Televison... an all-puppet sitcom for mature audiences.