Kirk R. Thatcher is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and production designer, who has worked with the Muppets since 1989. His career began at age 18 working for George Lucas's Industrial Light & Magic. During his time with ILM, he designed, built, painted, and puppeteered creatures for numerous films, including Return of the Jedi, Star Trek II, Star Trek III, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Poltergeist, and Gremlins.
Beginning in 1988, Thatcher worked on The Jim Henson Hour as an associate producer. Dinosaurs followed in 1991, a television series for which he developed, produced, and wrote.
From 1996 to 1997, Thatcher was on the writing staff for Muppets Tonight, and co-wrote Muppet Treasure Island.
For Disney, he portrayed Punk on Street in the 2017 Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Joshua Jovan in the 2022 TV special, Werewolf by Night.
