In 2021, Megan Piphus Peace joined "Sesame Street" as a full-time cast member, becoming the first Black female puppeteer in the show's history.
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She grew up watching 'Sesame Street.' Then she made history as the show's first Black female puppeteer
Megan Piphus Peace has always found magic in puppets. The self-trained ventriloquist and puppeteer grew up watching the sock puppets on "Lamb Chop's Play-Along," the hand puppets of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," and the muppets of "Sesame Street." As a child, the characters seemed so alive, and it was only later that she learned what it took to create that sense of reality.
