David Rudman (born June 1, 1963) is a puppeteer, voice actor. director and producer, best known as a performer of many of
Sesame Street's Muppets. He originated the role of Baby Bear, and has been nominated for four
Emmy Awards for his work replacing
Frank Oz in the role of
Cookie Monster. However, Oz still comes in to record new material with
Cookie Monster occasionally, as well as
Grover and
Bert.