Master Puppeteer David Barclay Visits Sideshow Studios

David Barclay has been on the cutting edge of animatronic puppetry since 1979. His extensive resume includes Labyrinth, Little Shop of Horrors, The Dark Crystal, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Team America: World Police, The Muppet Christmas Carol, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, and Where The Wild Things Are.

For many fans and collectors, he is perhaps best known for his incredible contributions to the iconic character puppetry for Master Yoda™ and Jabba the Hutt™ in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back™ and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi™.

Recently, we were thrilled to invite David to tour behind the scenes here at Sideshow HQ and to meet with our staff. We were also overjoyed to see that he brought a very special friend with him — a stunning replica of the Yoda puppet from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.

David regaled our team with amazing stories from his incredible career, and graciously allowed us to take some photos with his amazing Yoda! Here are a few of the Sideshow staff who got to meet the Jedi Master™ and master puppeteer during the visit.

Many thanks to David for joining us, and to the team at Cool Waters Productions for this fun opportunity. Remember: Do or do not — there is no try. So don’t forget to Let Your Geek Sideshow!