Noel MacNeal is an American puppeteer, writer, actor, singer, performer, and director of children's television, who has worked on several Henson productions since the 1980s.
His most well-known work has been in his portrayal of Bear, the lead character in Bear in the Big Blue House. During his time on the show, he served as a principal performer, director and wrote a few episodes. He later reprised the role for Breakfast with Bear.
MacNeal is sometimes incorrectly credited as "Noel McNeal".
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