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Victor DiNapoli

  • Production Designer
  • Art Department
  • Director
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Sesame Street: 25th Birthday - A Musical Celebration
Victor DiNapoli began working for Sesame Street during the 1971-1972 season as a senior scenic artist, then as an art director in the early 1980s, and as production designer from then until Season 40. He also became a director on the series in 1995. He has won 5 Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming in Art Direction/Scenic Design" and in 2001, won an Emmy for "Outstanding Achievement in Directing a Children's Series." His other Muppet credits include serving as production designer on Big Bag and The Muppets at Walt Disney World. DiNapoli's television work outside of the Muppets includes Barney & Friends and Eureeka's Castle.
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    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 19 nominations total

    Known for

    Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    Sesame Street: The Very Best of Elmo (2010)
    Sesame Street: The Very Best of Elmo
    5.5
    • Production Designer(as Victor Di Napoli)
    • 2010
    Fraggle Rock (1983)
    Fraggle Rock
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    Ryan's Hope (1975)
    Ryan's Hope
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Production Designer

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    Production Designer



    • Fran Brill and Kevin Clash in Sesame Street: Silly Storytime (2011)
      Sesame Street: Silly Storytime
      7.5
      Video
      • Production Designer (as Victor Di Napoli)
      • 2011
    • Sesame Street: The Best of Sesame Spoofs Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (2011)
      Sesame Street: The Best of Sesame Spoofs Vol. 1 & Vol. 2
      8.3
      Video
      • Production Designer (as Victor Di Napoli)
      • 2011
    • Sesame Street (1969)
      Sesame Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • production design
      • 1982–2010
    • Sesame Street: The Very Best of Elmo (2010)
      Sesame Street: The Very Best of Elmo
      5.5
      • Production Designer (as Victor Di Napoli)
      • 2010
    • Elmo and Abby's Birthday Fun (2009)
      Elmo and Abby's Birthday Fun
      7.0
      Video
      • Production Designer
      • 2009
    • Kevin Clash and Elmo in Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy? (2007)
      Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
      5.5
      Video
      • Production Designer
      • 2007
    • Fran Brill, Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, and John Tartaglia in Play with Me Sesame (2002)
      Play with Me Sesame
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Production Designer
      • 2002–2007
    • Elmo's Potty Time (2006)
      Elmo's Potty Time
      6.6
      Video
      • Production Designer (as Victor Di Napoli)
      • 2006
    • Kevin Clash and Elmo in Elmo's World: Pets! (2006)
      Elmo's World: Pets!
      5.5
      Video
      • Production Designer (as Victor Di Napoli)
      • 2006
    • Fran Brill and Kevin Clash in Guess That Shape and Color (2006)
      Guess That Shape and Color
      8.2
      Video
      • Production Designer
      • 2006
    • Victoria Pontecorvo in Blue's Room (2004)
      Blue's Room
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Production Designer
      • 2005
    • Kevin Clash and Elmo in Elmo's World: Food. Water & Exercise (2005)
      Elmo's World: Food. Water & Exercise
      6.2
      Video
      • Production Designer (as Victor Di Napoli)
      • 2005
    • Fran Brill, Kevin Clash, and Caroll Spinney in Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue (2005)
      Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue
      8.8
      Video
      • Production Designer
      • 2005
    • Jeff Ayers, Julie Johnson, Patty Wirtz, Kyle Nelson, Carey Stinson, Dean Wendt, Alex Collins, and Julia Nicholson in Barney & Friends (1992)
      Barney's Colorful World, Live!
      6.8
      Video
      • Production Designer
      • 2004
    • Kevin Clash and Eric Jacobson in Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover (2004)
      Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
      8.3
      Video
      • Production Designer (as Victor Di Napoli)
      • 2004

    Art Department



    • Sesame Street (1969)
      Sesame Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • senior senic artist
      • senior scenic artist (as Victor Di Napoli)
      • 1971–2012
    • Sesame Street: The Best of Sesame Spoofs Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (2011)
      Sesame Street: The Best of Sesame Spoofs Vol. 1 & Vol. 2
      8.3
      Video
      • scenic artist (as Victor Di Napoli)
      • 2011
    • Kevin Clash in Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2 (2001)
      Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2
      7.5
      Video
      • production design consultant
      • 2001
    • Julie Johnson, Michelle McCarel, Barry Pearl, Clark Santee, Bob West, and Patty Wirtz in Barney's Big Surprise (1998)
      Barney's Big Surprise
      6.1
      Video
      • set designer
      • 1998
    • Caroll Spinney in Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Firehouse (1990)
      Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Firehouse
      9.0
      Video
      • production designer: Sesame Street Studio
      • 1990
    • Caroll Spinney in Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital (1990)
      Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital
      7.5
      Video
      • production designer: Sesame Street Studios
      • 1990
    • Caroll Spinney and Big Bird in Big Bird in Japan (1988)
      Big Bird in Japan
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • production design consultant (uncredited)
      • 1988
    • Fraggle Rock (1983)
      Fraggle Rock
      7.9
      TV Series
      • scenic artist
      • 1983
    • Caroll Spinney and Big Bird in Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
      Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • senior scenic artist (uncredited)
      • 1978
    • Bill Davis, Clark Gesner, Bryan Joseph, Joe Raposo, Norman Stiles, Jim Thurman, Tom Whedon, Christopher Cerf, Tom Dunsmuir, and Norton Wright in Out to Lunch (1974)
      Out to Lunch
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • senior scenic artist
      • 1974
    • Julie Andrews and Jerry Nelson in Julie on Sesame Street (1973)
      Julie on Sesame Street
      7.5
      TV Special
      • senior scenic artist
      • 1973

    Director



    • Sesame Street: Awesome Alphabet Collection (2019)
      Sesame Street: Awesome Alphabet Collection
      Video
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Kevin Clash in Sesame Street: Being Brave (2013)
      Sesame Street: Being Brave
      Video
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Sesame Street: The Best of Sesame Spoofs Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (2011)
      Sesame Street: The Best of Sesame Spoofs Vol. 1 & Vol. 2
      8.3
      Video
      • Director (as Victor Di Napoli)
      • 2011
    • Kevin Clash and Elmo in Elmo's World: People in Your Neighborhood (2011)
      Elmo's World: People in Your Neighborhood
      5.6
      Video
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Sesame Street: The Very Best of Elmo (2010)
      Sesame Street: The Very Best of Elmo
      5.5
      • Director (as Victor Di Napoli)
      • 2010
    • Sesame Street: Love the Earth! (2008)
      Sesame Street: Love the Earth!
      Video
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Elmo's World: Opposites (2008)
      Elmo's World: Opposites
      8.0
      Video
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Sesame Street (1969)
      Sesame Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • directed by
      • 1999–2007
    • Kevin Clash and Elmo in Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy? (2007)
      Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?
      5.5
      Video
      • Director
      • 2007
    • A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006)
      A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
      6.0
      Video
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Kevin Clash and Elmo in Elmo's World: Pets! (2006)
      Elmo's World: Pets!
      5.5
      Video
      • Director (as Victor Di Napoli)
      • 2006
    • Kevin Clash and Elmo in Elmo's World: Reach for the Sky (2006)
      Elmo's World: Reach for the Sky
      5.1
      Video
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Nicole Sullivan and Stephen Colbert in Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet (2005)
      Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet
      8.5
      Video
      • segment director
      • 2005
    • Fran Brill, Kevin Clash, and Caroll Spinney in Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue (2005)
      Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue
      8.8
      Video
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Sesame Street: Happy Healthy Monsters (2005)
      Sesame Street: Happy Healthy Monsters
      7.0
      Video
      • Director
      • 2005

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    Sesame Street: 25th Birthday - A Musical Celebration
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    Sesame Street: 25th Birthday - A Musical Celebration

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