"The Lion King" is one of the Broadway’s grandest ... Other than maybe some childhood hand puppets, Hirshfield had no previous acting experience with puppetry before auditioning for a role ...

The Lion King features co ... a cable that connects the performer's hand. The performer's left hand is connectedd to a cable that moves Sven's ears. The puppet Kong was designed by Sonny Tilders.

Lenny, a lion puppet designed and used by ventriloquist Terry Hall, was a TV star throughout the 60s and 70s, appearing both on his own show and variety programmes like Dress Rehearsal and the Ed ...