DerRic Starlight is a member of the Tsuut'ina Nation, with family ties to the Blackfoot Confederacy. He has worked as a comedian, puppeteer, screenwriter, and even a wrestling promoter with the Hart family. Inspired by Jim Henson, he started learning puppetry and storytelling as a teenager, later training in film and acting in Vancouver, Toronto, and Arizona. Since 1997, he has toured with his own cast of Native puppet characters and appeared in APTN productions, earning a Gemini Award for voice acting. In 2021, he joined The Jim Henson Company for the Calgary-based reboot of Fraggle Rock. Alongside these creative achievements, DerRic spent several years living on the street, where he began keeping the diary entries that became See-Me Street. The experience shaped both his life and his work, giving voice to stories that are too often overlooked.