His underground puppet shows draw massive crowds to L.A. street corner and fans don't even know his name

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The artist known as Jeffrey’s Human Persona has remained anonymous for nearly 25 years — the same length of time that he has staged guerrilla-style musical puppet shows titled “almighty Opp” on a gritty street corner in Koreatown on the last Saturday of each month.He missed only three shows in the first 19 years of what he refers to as his “services.” However, the COVID-19 pandemic forced him online in 2020 and a family tragedy kept him away from the corner for another few years.

In December he returned live in front of the used car dealership at Western and Elmwood for the first time since the pandemic-induced shutdown, drawing a crowd of several hundred devoted fans.In February he staged his first ticketed event called “Secret Somewhere Services,” which drew close to 50 guests who paid $100 each for the pop-up show at a private residence in the San Fernando Valley where Willie Nelson’s youngest son, Micah, served as the opening act with his art rock project Particle Kid.“I missed funerals, I missed Christmases, I missed friends’ birthdays.

I never took a vacation,” Jeffrey says of his devotion to his monthly performances during a recent phone interview after his late January show, which also drew a large, excitable crowd of supporters.“I treated it like a knife to my heart.” Entertainment & Arts The duo behind the L.A.-based post-pop band YACHT created a video art project/video game called ‘Blippo+’ featuring more than 100 artists from the L.A.

underground.“Almighty Opp” is truly about Jeffrey’s heart.Services take place in a specially designed black stage populated with a variety of custom fabricated puppets.

These creations are not from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood of Make-Believe.At a recent show the ringleader wore a red dirndl with gray knee socks and black ankle boots.

His angular head topped with a green felt crown; his t...