In 1999's "Being John Malkovich", who plays the puppeteer who finds a portal into Malkovich's head?

In which 1999 film does Tom Hanks play a guard on death row? Which American won the 1999 U.S. Open men's singles title, months after winning the French Open? Which country singer recorded the 1999 duet "Written in the Stars" with Elton John? In 1999 Boris Yeltsin named which former KGB officer as his successor? Which 19th-century actress, born Emilie Le Breton, was nicknamed "the Jersey Lily"? Which 19th-century American essayist, first name Henry, wrote "Walden"? Which 19th-century author wrote the novel "Black Beauty"? Which 19th-century flag was nicknamed the "Stars and Bars"?