Ryan Dillon is a professional puppeteer and puppet builder located in Philadelphia.

Since childhood, Ryan has been creating puppets and making them come alive.
Trained by John Tartaglia (Avenue Q, Johnny and The Sprites) when he was sixteen, he honed his craft and met other important performers
 dedicated to the art of puppetry.

When he was still in high school, he was asked to become a puppeteer for Sesame Street. Initially hired at seventeen, he was one of the youngest performers ever hired at the company.

Through Sesame Street, Ryan has had the pleasure of working with the amazing Muppeteers, as well as guest stars inculdng Jennifer Hudson (American Idol, Dreamgirls),  Amy Sedaris (Strangers With Candy), Lee-Ann Womack ("I Hoped You Dance" song),  Shirley Jones (The Partridge Family)  and more. Since 2005, Ryan has performed on various home-video and outreach productions for the company.

Aside from The Muppets, Ryan has also puppeteered on various television projects,
working for companies such as Nickelodeon, The Ohio State Lottery, Waverly Films,
Ralphie Aversa Productions, and more.

His puppet building company, Dilly Puppets, designs and build puppet characters for various clients.
He has also taught classes in television puppetry at Penn Sate and various schools and
centers on the east coast.

Ryan has also puppeteered in many live theatrical productions. Through the O'Neill Puppetry Conference in Waterford, Connecticut, he has worked with directors such as Terry Lee, Paul Mesner, and Ron Binion.