- Principal performer for five TV commercials for MCI. He puppeteered and voiced the ventriloquist dummy named Lenny. Charles Kimbrough portrayed the ventriloquist in the "Lenny and Baxter" campaign, directed by Bob Giraldi. He also served as Ventriloquism Consultant and Ventriloquist Tutor on these popular 30 second spots aired nationally. (1985)
- TV commercial for Kroger (1983)
- "Todd Stockman In Concert" was the gala opening performance of the 50th Anniversary of the Puppeteers of America at Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky (August 9, 1987).
- Appeared annually in December with his puppets at B. Altman's legendary Fifth Avenue Department Store in New York City during each Christmas Season from 1981 until the famed store closed in 1989.
- Appeared at the Manaus Opera House in Brazil (1988).
- Appeared in the Trinidad Carnivale parade (1985).
- Appeared Off-Broadway in "Cabariety" with Sally Mayes, and 'Craig Carnelia' at The Theatre at St. Peter's. (circa 1990)
- Appeared onstage with Shari Lewis at the White House for President George Bush at the Easter Egg Roll (1992).
- Appeared onstage with Walter Cronkite, Jim Henson and Caroll Spinney at the White House for President 'Jimmy Carter' at the Diplomatic Christmas Party in the East Room. (1978).
- Assistant to Master puppeteer Burr Tillstrom and the Kuklapolitan Players during New York appearances of "Kukla, Fran, & Ollie" in conjunction with the opening of an exhibition at the Museum of Radio and Television (formerly the Museum of Broadcasting) appearing with Mr. Tillstrom and Fran Allison in media interviews with Arlene Francis and 'Dennis Cunningham", in the New York and national media. (circa 1983).
- Co-starred Off-Broadway in "The Third Millenium" by 'William Leavengood' starring John Dossett, Directed by 'Sue Lawless'. The John Houseman Theater. (circa 1998).
- Curator of several exhibitions: including "The Puppets and Pointillism of Dick Weston" at the Las Vegas Art Museum, "Who Said That?: The Art of the Contemporary American Ventriloquist" at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta. And his puppets have appeared in several exhibitions at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
- Featured Act in "People Who are Funny that Way." Directed by 'Bruce Hopkins' with 'Lea Delaria' and Alec Mapa, at Don't Tell Mama, NY (1984-88).
- Featured in the "Summertime Comedy Series" with Kathy Najimy and Mo Gaffney at the Theatre Project, Baltimore. Directed by 'Bruce Hopkins. Musical Director 'Jeffrey Roy'. (1986).
- Featured in the Late Night Cabaret of the First Annual Henson Puppetry Festival. At the Time Cafe and in conjunction with the Joseph Papp Public Theater.
- Featured Off-off Broadway in "On the Lam" by 'Georg Osterman' with Lola Pashalinski and Crystal Field. Theater for the New City. (1985).
- He has lectured nationally and internationally on the subjects of Ventriloquism, Puppetry, Puppets in Therapy, and other related topics.
- He hosted a radio tribute to the late ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and interviewed Dorothy Lamour, Jimmy Nelson and Dennis Alwood for the broadcast over super-station WBAL-AM in Baltimore Maryland (1979).
- Headlined in the "Latin Fever Revue" at the Condado Plaza Hotel & Casino, San Juan, Puerto Rico (1988).
- His character voices appear in numerous productions of the 'Nicolas Coppola' Puppetworks, Inc productions at their Brooklyn, N.Y. theater and at Macy's Department Store, Herald Square, New York City. (2002)
- Puppeteered with 'Larry Engler' and his Poko Puppets in the Roundabout Theater staged-reading production of "Carnival" directed by 'Scott Ellis' and starring 'Howard McGillen' and Debbie Shapiro Gravitte, Louis Zorich, David Andrew Macdonald, 'Sarah Uriarte Berry', and David Hibbard. (May 18, 1998).
- Puppeteered with the Krofft Puppets in "Another Lone Nut" The Richard Belzer Comedy Special for HBO as part of the East Coast team for Sid Krofft & Marty Krofft Krofft Puppets, along with 'Larry Engler'. (1998).
- Starred Off-off Broadway in "His Master's Voice" by 'Dick D. Zigun' with William Preston and Martha Whitehead. Sideshows by the Seashore, Coney Island USA. (1985).
- TV commercial for Del Monte (1984).
- TV commercial for Galoob Toys (1985).
- TV commercial for Mattel Hot Wheels. (1985).
- Ventriloquism Tutor to many actors/performers in varied projects including: 'Semina DeLaurentis', Jim Fromewick, Charles Kimbrough, Bill Murray, Tim Robbins and various contestants for the "Miss America" and "Miss Teenage America" Contests; as well as the Off-Broadway productions of "Nunsense".
- Was featured with his puppet act at Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark (1982).
- Popular Headliner with his musical-comedy ventriloquism/puppetry act aboard luxurious ocean liners including the S.S. Rotterdam, Westerdam, Statendam, QE2, S.S. Royal Odyssey, M.S. Crown Odyssey, Golden Odyssey, Sagafjord, Noordam, Stella Solaris, Star Princess, M/V Regent Sea, and others. He appeared on-stage with: Helen Hayes, George Kirby, Maxene Andrews, Arte Johnson, Yakov Smirnoff, 'Mary Rogers (I)', Marty Allen & Steve Rossi, Imogene Coca & Sid Caesar, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Patricia Neal, Lee Roy Reams, Len Cariou, Judy Kaye, Ross Hunter, Barbara Rush, 'Frank Berry', Freddie Roman, Irwin C. Watson, Tovah Feldshuh, Helen O'Connell, Ruby Keeler, Margaret O'Brien, Harry Maurer, Marni Nixon, Don Sherman, Stefanie Powers, Cynthia Sayer, 'June Allison', 'Jim Coston', 'Curtis Carroll', 'Joe McGrath', 'Blackie Schackner', 'Van Harris', 'Jeanne Steele, 'Josie O'Donnell', 'Pamela Blake', 'Karen Saunders', 'Joel Vig' and others. (1986-1996)
- He performed as a puppeteer at "A Musical Celebration of Broadway Honoring Jerry Orbach" at the Pierre Hotel, New York for "The Drama League". He, along with 'Larry Engler', operated the original puppets from the Broadway production of "Carnival" which starred Mr. Orbach and Anna Maria Alberghetti in 1961. Stockman appeared onstage with Liz Smith, Peter Howard, Karen Ziemba, and Hinton Battle. Todd manipulated and voiced the characters "Carrot Top" and "Reynardo" at the star-studded benefit and on local cable program "Broadway Beat". (February 24, 2003).
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