The Unseen Actors Inside Iconic Character Costumes



Have you ever wondered who's inside the costume of your favorite character? From Big Bird to ALF to that dancing purple annoyance Barney, the identities of the actors inside have remained largely unknown, until you check out the gallery at Flavorwire and see for yourself who's been acting in those costumes all these years.

I'm sure most readers won't find Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) all that surprising, but did you know that 2 different people donned the Ludo character costume in the movie Labyrinth, or that the guy who donned the Alien costume in the movie franchise was over seven feet tall? Read on, inquisitive Neatoramanaut!

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So it seems like people can get typecast as "suit actors". That'd suck!

And Ron Mueck was a Ludo! That's just the most awesome factoid I've ever known. I love his sculptures.
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