E.T.

E.T. is the main character and the star of the movie E.T. the Extraterrestrial. He is a complex animatronic character rather than a regular hand and rod puppet.

When E.T. was walking he was performed by two dwarfs and a boy without legs. The film E.T. lead into a novel which showed what happened after he left earth.

Trivia

 * Several CGI E.T.s can be seen in the Star Wars film The Phantom Menace where they can be seen debating with other aliens in the senate.