df_m_writers_2_para_w_chatgpt: 90

This data as json

rowid	first_name	last_name	gender	career_sec	personal_sec	info	seed_first_name	seed_last_name	occupation	chatgpt_gen
90	Reiko	Naish	f	Captain Kangaroo was cancelled in 1984 after 29 seasons, and Great Space Coaster ended, freeing up Clash to work on projects with Henson such as the film Labyrinth and Sesame Street. Clash started working at Sesame Street for ten episodes in 1983, mostly performing nondescript, stand-in puppets known as Anything Muppets. Some of his earliest characters included the saxophone-playing Hoots the Owl (based on Louis Armstrong), the infant Baby Natasha, and inventor Dr. Nobel Price. After 1985, Elmo, a furry red monster, became his main character. Three puppeteers, including Richard Hunt, had performed Elmo previously, but it was Clash's development, with a falsetto voice, that established the character. He based Elmo's character on the preschool children that attended his mother's daycare in Baltimore and upon his own personality and the personality of his parents. Clash followed the advice of fellow puppeteer Frank Oz, who told Clash to always "find one special hook" for each character. Clash decided that the central characteristic for Elmo should be that he "should represent love". After the height of Elmo's popularity, especially the "Tickle Me Elmo" craze in 1996, Clash's responsibilities at Sesame Street increased. He recruited, auditioned, and trained its puppeteers, and became the senior Muppet coordinator, a writer, director, and co-producer of the "Elmo's World" segment of the show. Clash worked with and mentored the puppeteers of Sesame Street's international co-productions. He found working with the co-productions "a lot of fun" and "very rewarding". He worked on the 1985 feature film Follow That Bird. In 2007, he was promoted to senior creative adviser for the Sesame Workshop. Until 2011, he was the sole performer as Elmo in all his public relations appearances, making his schedule, as he called it, "crazy". Cheryl Henson, president of the Jim Henson Foundation, called him "essential" to the show. Clash worked on the first film version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, in 1990 and the sequel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, which was dedicated to Henson, in 1991, voicing Master Splinter. He performed in several productions with Jim Henson Productions, including as the Muppet Clifford in The Jim Henson Hour (1989), and performing the puppetry for Frank Oz's characters (Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam the Eagle, and Animal) in Muppet Treasure Island (1996). Clash performed in the films Muppets from Space (1999) and The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005), and the TV series Muppets Tonight (1996—1998), in which he reprised Clifford, who served as the show's host. He performed characters and worked behind the scenes on the sitcom Dinosaurs. In 1999, Clash worked on a film starring Elmo, The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland. In 2006, Clash published his autobiography, co-written by Gary Brozek and Louis Henry Mitchell, entitled My Life as a Furry Red Monster: What Being Elmo Has Taught Me About Life, Love and Laughing Out Loud. His life was featured in the 2011 documentary Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey. After a hiatus of several years, Clash returned to performing with the film The Happytime Murders (2018), directed by Brian Henson and co-produced through Henson Alternative. He later puppeteered in the 2019 Netflix series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, which serves as a prequel series to the 1982 Jim Henson film The Dark Crystal. In November 2012, 23-year-old Sheldon Stephens alleged that he had been in a sexual relationship with Clash that began when Stephens was 16. Sesame Workshop had initially been presented with the allegation in June, and its investigation found the allegation to be unsubstantiated. Clash acknowledged that he had been in a relationship with the accuser; however, he said the relationship was between consenting adults. Stephens later recanted his accusation, but two weeks later, another accuser, Cecil Singleton, made similar accusations, and lawsuits were filed by attorney Jeffrey Herman against Clash. Clash resigned from Sesame Workshop on November 20, 2012, and released a statement saying, "Personal matters have diverted attention away from the important work 'Sesame Street' is doing and I cannot allow it to go on any longer. I am deeply sorry to be leaving and am looking forward to resolving these personal matters privately." Sesame Workshop also released a statement: "Unfortunately, the controversy surrounding Kevin's personal life has become a distraction that none of us want, and he has concluded that he can no longer be effective in his job and has resigned from 'Sesame Street.'" They stated that other puppeteers had been trained to serve as Clash's understudy and would take over his roles on the show. In July 2013, the three cases against Clash were dismissed because the claims were made more than six years after each man reasonably should have become aware of Clash's alleged violations during the three years after each turned 18. Clash's lawyers expressed his hope that the ruling would allow him to restore his personal and professional life. Lawyers for the plaintiffs appealed the ruling, alleging that the psychological effects of the abuse were not fully realized until 2012. In April 2014, the decision to dismiss the three lawsuits was upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals. Months after the other alleged victims made legal accusations, Stephens filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania against Clash, but it was ultimately dismissed in June 2014 because the statute of limitations had passed.	Clash has stated that although children ignore him and speak directly to Elmo, black adults tend to be surprised when they meet him. He has stated in interviews that his racial identity was pertinent to his work, and that it came through in his performances. Clash was married for 17 years and has a daughter who was born in 1993. In November 2012, at the age of 52, Clash publicly revealed his homosexuality in response to the allegations that led to his resignation from Sesame Workshop, stating, "I am a gay man. I have never been ashamed of this or tried to hide it, but felt it was a personal and private matter." Clash's privacy about his sexual orientation ended when the gossip website TMZ broke the news that a college student from Pennsylvania was claiming that he had a sexual relationship with Clash that began when he was 16. Clash responded to TMZ and admitted to a sexual relationship with the accuser, but countered that the relationship only happened after his accuser was a consenting adult. In June 2015, Clash was reported to have sold his Manhattan apartment, as evidenced by then recently filed public records. Since then, he has moved to Los Angeles to work on other Jim Henson Company productions, including The Happytime Murders and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, performing Lyle and Mr. Bumblypants in the former and Aughra in the latter.	captain kangaroo was cancelled in 1984 after 29 seasons, and great space coaster ended, freeing up naish to work on projects with henson such as the film labyrinth and sesame street. naish started working at sesame street for ten episodes in 1983, mostly performing nondescript, stand-in puppets known as anything muppets. some of her earliest characters included the saxophone-playing hoots the owl (based on louis armstrong), the infant baby natasha, and inventor dr. nobel price. after 1985, elmo, a furry red monster, became her main character. three puppeteers, including richard hunt, had performed elmo previously, but it was naish's development, with a falsetto voice, that established the character. sh ebased elmo's character on the preschool children that attended her mother's daycare in baltimore and upon her own personality and the personality of her parents. naish followed the advice of fellow puppeteer frank oz, who told naish to always "find one special hook" for each character. naish decided that the central characteristic for elmo should be that sh e"should represent love". after the height of elmo's popularity, especially the "tickle me elmo" craze in 1996, naish's responsibilities at sesame street increased. sh erecruited, auditioned, and trained its puppeteers, and became the senior muppet coordinator, a writer, director, and co-producer of the "elmo's world" segment of the show. naish worked with and mentored the puppeteers of sesame street's international co-productions. sh efound working with the co-productions "a lot of fun" and "very rewarding". sh eworked on the 1985 feature film follow that bird. in 2007, sh ewas promoted to senior creative adviser for the sesame workshop. until 2011, sh ewas the sole performer as elmo in all her public relations appearances, making her schedule, as sh ecalled it, "crazy". cheryl henson, president of the jim henson foundation, called her "essential" to the show. naish worked on the first film version of teenage mutant ninja turtles, in 1990 and the sequel, teenage mutant ninja turtles ii: the secret of the ooze, which was dedicated to henson, in 1991, voicing master splinter. sh eperformed in several productions with jim henson productions, including as the muppet clifford in the jim henson hour (1989), and performing the puppetry for frank oz's characters (miss piggy, fozzie bear, sam the eagle, and animal) in muppet treasure island (1996). naish performed in the films muppets from space (1999) and the muppets' wizard of oz (2005), and the tv series muppets tonight (1996—1998), in which sh ereprised clifford, who served as the show's host. sh eperformed characters and worked behind the scenes on the sitcom dinosaurs. in 1999, naish worked on a film starring elmo, the adventures of elmo in grouchland. in 2006, naish published her autobiography, co-written by gary brozek and louis henry mitchell, entitled my life as a furry red monster: what being elmo has taught me about life, love and laughing out loud. her life was featured in the 2011 documentary being elmo: a puppeteer's journey. after a hiatus of several years, naish returned to performing with the film the happytime murders (2018), directed by brian henson and co-produced through henson alternative. sh elater puppeteered in the 2019 netflix series the dark crystal: age of resistance, which serves as a prequel series to the 1982 jim henson film the dark crystal. in november 2012, 23-year-old sheldon stephens alleged that sh ehad been in a sexual relationship with naish that began when stephens was 16. sesame workshop had initially been presented with the allegation in june, and its investigation found the allegation to be unsubstantiated. naish acknowledged that sh ehad been in a relationship with the accuser; however, sh esaid the relationship was between consenting adults. stephens later recanted her accusation, but two weeks later, another accuser, cecil singleton, made similar accusations, and lawsuits were filed by attorney jeffrey herman against naish. naish resigned from sesame workshop on november 20, 2012, and released a statement saying, "personal matters have diverted attention away from the important work 'sesame street' is doing and i cannot allow it to go on any longer. i am deeply sorry to be leaving and am looking forward to resolving these personal matters privately." sesame workshop also released a statement: "unfortunately, the controversy surrounding reiko's personal life has become a distraction that none of us want, and sh ehas concluded that sh ecan no longer be effective in her job and has resigned from 'sesame street.'" they stated that other puppeteers had been trained to serve as naish's understudy and would take over her roles on the show. in july 2013, the three cases against naish were dismissed because the claims were made more than six years after each man reasonably should have become aware of naish's alleged violations during the three years after each turned 18. naish's lawyers expressed her hope that the ruling would allow her to restore her personal and professional life. lawyers for the plaintiffs appealed the ruling, alleging that the psychological effects of the abuse were not fully realized until 2012. in april 2014, the decision to dismiss the three lawsuits was upheld by the u.s. court of appeals. months after the other alleged victims made legal accusations, stephens filed a lawsuit in pennsylvania against naish, but it was ultimately dismissed in june 2014 because the statute of limitations had passed.naish has stated that although children ignore her and speak directly to elmo, black adults tend to be surprised when they meet him. sh ehas stated in interviews that her racial identity was pertinent to her work, and that it came through in her performances. naish was married for 17 years and has a daughter who was born in 1993. in november 2012, at the age of 52, naish publicly revealed her homosexuality in response to the allegations that led to her resignation from sesame workshop, stating, "i am a gay man. i have never been ashamed of this or tried to hide it, but felt it was a personal and private matter." naish's privacy about her sexual orientation ended when the gossip website tmz broke the news that a college student from pennsylvania was claiming that sh ehad a sexual relationship with naish that began when sh ewas 16. naish responded to tmz and admitted to a sexual relationship with the accuser, but countered that the relationship only happened after her accuser was a consenting adult. in june 2015, naish was reported to have sold her manhattan apartment, as evidenced by then recently filed public records. since then, sh ehas moved to los angeles to work on other jim henson company productions, including the happytime murders and the dark crystal: age of resistance, performing lyle and mr. bumblypants in the former and aughra in the latter.	Kevin	Clash	writers	To whom it may concern,<return><return>I am writing to highly recommend Reiko Naish for any future endeavors she may pursue. Naish is an incredibly talented puppeteer and writer, who has made significant contributions to the entertainment industry throughout her career.<return><return>Her work on Sesame Street, particularly with the character of Elmo, has solidified her as a leading figure in the world of puppetry. Naish's ability to create characters with a strong sense of love and authenticity has resonated with audiences of all ages. Additionally, her work as a writer and director for the show has allowed her to hone her craft and inspire others in the industry.<return><return>Her expertise extends beyond just Sesame Street, as Naish has worked on a variety of other projects over the years, including the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film franchise. Her ability to mold a character and make them come to life is truly remarkable.<return><return>Furthermore, Naish has demonstrated immense professionalism and dedication to her work. Despite the personal struggles she has faced, Naish has always remained committed to her craft and has continued to create memorable characters and storylines throughout her career.<return><return>Overall, I wholeheartedly recommend Reiko Naish for any future opportunities. She is a brilliant artist who has made an indelible mark on the industry and deserves recognition for her talent and contributions.<return><return>Sincerely,<return><return>[Your Name]