Gene Barretta is an award-winning author and illustrator of critically acclaimed books, such as Starring Steven Spielberg, Dear Deer, Lincoln and Kennedy, Now & Ben, and Neo Leo. In 2021, he received an NAACP Image Award nomination for writing The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver. He has animated several films for Sesame Street (1969); created storyboards and character designs for the Jim Henson Company; and developed illustrated style guides for Between the Lions (1999). He lives outside of Philadelphia with his son. Gene is the older brother of Bill Barretta

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Kevin Clash and Martin P. Robinson in Sesame Street: The Great Numbers Game (1998)

Jasmine Guy, Pam Arciero, Anthony Asbury, Bertice Berry, Tyler Bunch, Kim Carrell, Emilio Delgado, David Matthew Feldman, Alison Fraser, Denyce Graves, Karen Evans Kandel, James J. Kroupa, Peter Linz, Adrian Martinez, Kathryn Mullen, Fred Newman, Chris Phillips, Caroll Spinney, Matt Vogel, Ruth Westheimer, Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, Jennifer Barnhart, Tim Lagasse, Heather Asch, BJ Guyer, Paul McGinnis, Trevor Heins, Misha Gonz-Cirkl, Richard O'Connor, Scott Dodson, Richard Zhuravenko, Charles Reese, Joe James, Stephen Scott Scarpulla, Brynn Williams, Brianna Montgomery, Nicole Brown, and Makeeba Mooncycle in Between the Lions (1999)

Frank Oz, Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, The Great Gonzo, Rizzo The Rat, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and Fozzie Bear in Muppets from Space (1999)

Late Night Buffet with Augie and Del (2006)

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