Philly native, Michael Paul began his career in local television at age 16. Sustaining a 25-year comedy career, he honed his craft touring with such names as James Brown, Lisa Lampanelli, Wynonna, on The Tonight Show and Saturday Night Live and a film career that includes 27 Dresses, The Ten and voice-over work for Pixar, Jim Henson Productions, and Disney, just to name a few! Rounding out Michael Paul’s impressive talents, he is also well-known for creating branded puppet characters as well as training casts of The Lion King and Avenue Q.