Alan Muraoka

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alan Muraoka
Occupation	Actor
Date Of Birth	Aug 10, 1962(1962-08-10)
Age	62
Birthplace	Mission Hills
Country	United States
Birth City	Mission Hills
Horoscope	Leo

Alan Muraoka Biography

Alan Muraoka is one of the most popular and richest Actor who was born on August 10, 1962 in Mission Hills, Mission Hills, United States. Alan Muraoka (born August 10, 1962) is a Japanese American actor and theatre director who plays Alan, the current owner of Hooper’s Store, on the television show Sesame Street.

After auditioning several times through 1997, Muraoka won a part on Sesame Street after doing improv with Telly Monster. He joined the cast in 1998, playing Alan, the new owner of Hooper’s Store. In his debut episode (#3786, the pilot episode for the 1998-1999 Season; first airing November 16, 1998), Alan is introduced to the other characters on the street by Big Bird in a scene that ends with the song Welcome to the Party.

In 2004 he directed veteran Sesame Street and Avenue Q puppeteers John Tartaglia, Stephanie D’Abruzzo, and Jennifer Barnhart in Empty Handed and John Tartaglia AD-LIBerty. He also directed Ann Harada, of Avenue Q and also his 1998 Falsettoland, in her 2004 one-woman show and in her one-night-only benefits for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Christmas Eve with Christmas Eve in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

While appearing in Sesame Street, Muraoka has continued to perform in theater, most recently earning good reviews in the 2004 Broadway revival of Pacific Overtures. He also appeared in the PBS Emmy nominated special, Day of Independence from Cedar Grove Productions in 2003. In 2007 he had a small part on Showtime’s series Brotherhood as Li Fang, the owner of a Rhode Island brothel.

As a director, Muraoka was highly praised for his work on the seemingly incongruous, non-traditional (all-Asian) version of William Finn and James Lapine’s largely Jewish musical Falsettoland for the National Asian American Theater Company in New York in 1998. Peter Marks of The New York Times wrote about the production “Does the gambit work? Let’s put it this way: You should be so talented.”

Alan Muraoka Net Worth

Alan Muraoka is one of the richest Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alan Muraoka 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Muraoka studied at the Theater Department of UCLA and won the Carol Burnett Musical Theatre Award for performance. While at college, he performed in several Walt Disney World productions during sabbaticals and summer breaks. He received his B.A. in Theatre Arts from UCLA in 1985.

He made his Broadway debut performing six roles in the musical Mail. After Mail opened (and closed, after one month) in 1988, Muraoka remained in New York City.

Muraoka is active with many Asian American organizations. In 2004 he was honored with the Inspiration Award from APEX, a mentoring organization in New York City.

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Facts & Trivia

Alan Ranked on the list of most popular Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Alan Muraoka celebrates birthday on August 10 of every year.

Is Alan Muraoka still on Sesame Street?

Alan Muraoka
Years active| 1997–present

Who ran the store after Mr Hooper died?

Alan is the genial Japanese-American owner of Hooper’s Store on Sesame Street. Alan took over the reins from Mr. Handford in Episode 3786 and soon became particularly close friends with Baby Bear and Telly Monster.

How long has Allen been on Sesame Street?

Alan Muraoka (b. Aug 10, 1962) plays Alan, owner of Hooper’s Store on Sesame Street since Season 30.

How much do the Sesame Street actors make?

Kevin Clash’s exact Elmo salary was not known but most of the big name Sesame Street actors earn between $300,000 and $500,000 per year.

Who replaced Hooper on Sesame Street?

Although Leonard Jackson played him in Season 21, he was then recast and David L. Smyrl took over the role.