Branson Style Entertainment in Naperville




About Us

♦ George Bell ♦ Owner ♦ Performer ♦

♦ Dockery James ♦ Owner ♦ Performer ♦ Theatrical Technician ♦



HISTORY
A sampling of events and projects during our past thirty years of entertaining.

1972-1977 RSA Amusement Corp.
puppetry and animatronics
Created shows for various venues, wrote, directed children's variety entertainment

1977-1982 Funway Amusements (Batavia, IL)
Entertainment Director.
Wrote, produced, directed staff,
created characters "The Funway Animals" puppet show.

1982-1985 KDMI Radio (Des Moines, IA)
Christian radio host & WFTV, Fox 18 on air personality
"Homer's on the air" TV personality and puppeteer.

1985-1987 Comedy club circuit across the USA,
various TV appearances, developed show opening
for various  country acts, puppetry, as Christian
ventriloquist, comedian.

1987-1989 Silver Dollar City (Branson, MO)
Puppeteer Created "HOMER" at the
Flooded Mine with "Ozzie the Ozark Buzzard" puppet.

1989-1990 Freddy Fender Show

At the Kirkwood Theatre (Branson, MO)
comedian/puppeteer

1990-1992 Friends Showtime Theatre (Eureka Springs, AR)
owner, producer, entertainer,
developed Homer Hallelu Gospel character.

1992-to 2002 - georgebell productions / gttproductions.net
producer of children / family entertainment with
comedy / magic / puppetry / animatronics / television / and film...

Have contracted and produced shows for:
Lyric Theatre (Harrison, AR)
Main Street (Harrison, AR)
Eureka Springs Park District (Eureka Springs, AR)
Branson Park District (Branson, MO)
Silver Dollar City    (Branson,MO)
Paul Osborne Productions (Dallas TX )
Fun Spot Family Center (Eureka Springs ,AR )
Muscular Dystrophy Association (Missouri area)
United Way (Northern AR)
North Arkansas Community College

Creative Director/Show Writer/Voice over artist and Master Puppeteer /Comedy act
for shows booked through Stellar Attractions (Valdosta, GA):

Pennsylvania State Fair,
Dubuque IA county fair,
West Virginia State Fair,
Portage county Ohio Fair,
Hickory county fair (North Carolina),
Cherokee Nation fair (GA),
North Georgia State Fair,
Tuscaloosa fest (Alabama)
Wild Adventures Theme Park (Valdosta, GA)
New York (Long Island) 11 neighborhood fairs,
Central Wyoming Fair and Rodeo (Wyoming)
McComb County Fair (Nebraska)
Lake County Fair (IL),
The Wyoming Big Show (Wyoming),
Whiteside County Fair (IL),
Prince George County Fair and
Anne Arundel County Fair (Maryland),
Old Town Days (Cumming GA),
North Florida Agricultural Fair (Jacksonville FL)
Jacksonville Blues Festival (Jacksonville Beach FL)

2002 - 2005 georgebell productions

produced shows for New Orleans area...
consultant to various production companies and amusement parks

2005- company was moved to Chicago area due to hurricane Katrina

   Changed Company Name formally to:
Laffalooza Family Entertainment Productions

Memberships:
International Puppet Society
Puppeteers of America
International Brotherhood of Magicians
(past president ring 325 Branson, MO)
Society of American Magicians
International Magicians Society
International Association of Fairs and Expo's
Outdoor Amusement Operators Assoc.
KIDabra assoc. of family entertainers