What famous people have viewers come to know through Mister Rogers Neighborhood?
Special visitors to the “Neighborhood” over the years have included talented people from many fields: Tony Bennett, Big Bird, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, The Boys Choir of Harlem, children’s author Eric Carle, folksinger Ella Jenkins, Julia Child, pianist Van Cliburn, magician David Copperfield, marine biologist Sylvia Earle, Arthur Mitchell and his Dance Theatre of Harlem, actress Rita Moreno, paper sculptor Ben Gonzales, tv stars from “The Incredible Hulk” Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno, poet May Sarton, Steeler football wide receiver Lynn Swann, Broadway star Tommy Tune, oboist Natasha, creator and author of the ARTHUR books Marc Brown, Soviet children’s television host Tatiana Vedeneeva, pianist Andre Watts, Olympic gold medalist ice skater Peggy Fleming, the Mississippi Fife and Drum Corp, classical guitarist Manuel Barrueco, Apollo XV astronaut Al Worden, potter Eva Kwong, violinist Hilary Hahn, and the performers from the off-Broadway production of STOMP!.
