John Lovelady is an American retired puppeteer who worked with the Muppets, including on the PBS series Sesame Street.^[1] Lovelady is originally from Oxford, Mississippi. He was one of the puppeteer troupe in the first season of The Muppet Show (1976–77).^[2]

He later joined the syndicated children's series The Great Space Coaster, puppeteered for Mother Goose's Treasury, and also performed in a serialisation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.^{[citation needed]}