Steve Whitmire
Born September 24, 1959 (Age: 66)
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Atlanta, Georgia
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Steven Whitmire (born September 24, 1959) is an American puppeteer who works with The Jim Henson Company and Sesame Workshop. He has been the performer of two signature Muppets - Kermit the Frog and Sesame Street's Ernie - since the death of their creator, Jim Henson, in 1990. Characters original to Whitmire include Rizzo the Rat, Lips (the trumpet player from Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem), Foo-Foo (Miss Piggy's beloved dog), Fraggle Rock's Wembley Fraggle, and Bean Bunny. Following the death of puppeteer Richard Hunt and Jerry Nelson's departure, Whitmire took over the roles of Beaker and Statler. He also voiced Link Hogthrob in the Muppet Party Cruise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Whitmire, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Steven Whitmire (born September 24, 1959) is an American puppeteer who works with The Jim Henson Company and Sesame Workshop. He has been the performer of two signature Muppets - Kermit the Frog and Sesame Street's Ernie - since the death of their creator, Jim Henson, in 1990. Characters original to Whitmire include Rizzo the Rat, Lips (the trumpet player from Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem), Foo-Foo (Miss Piggy's beloved dog), Fraggle Rock's Wembley Fraggle, and Bean Bunny. Following the death of puppeteer Richard Hunt and Jerry Nelson's departure, Whitmire took over the roles of Beaker and Statler. He also voiced Link Hogthrob in the Muppet Party Cruise.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Whitmire, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .
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Filmography
Muppets Most Wanted
2014
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as Kermit the Frog / Foo-Foo / Statler / Beaker / Lips / Rizzo the Rat / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
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Age: 54
The Muppets
2011
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as Kermit / Beaker / Statler / Rizzo / Link / Newsman (voice)
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Age: 52
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
2007
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as Kermit the Frog (voice)
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Age: 48
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
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as Kermit the Frog
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Age: 44
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
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as Ernie
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Age: 44
Weezer and the Muppets Go Fishin'
2002
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as Kermit the Frog
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Age: 42
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999
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as Ernie / Stuckweed / Football Stenchman / Ice Cream Vendor / Parrot (voice)
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Age: 40
Muppets from Space
1999
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as Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Cosmic Fish #1 / Rainbow / Miss Piggy (assistant) (voice)
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Age: 39
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
1998
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as Kermit the Frog (voice)
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Age: 38
Muppet Treasure Island
1996
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as Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker (voice)
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Age: 36
Muppet Sing Alongs: Things That Fly
1996
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as Kermit the Frog
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Age: 36
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
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as Ernie (archive footage)
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Age: 34
The Muppet Christmas Carol
1992
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as Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Bean Bunny / Belinda Cratchit / Beetle / Lips / Pig Gentleman (voice)
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Age: 33
Muppet*Vision 3-D
1991
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as Waldo C. Graphic, Bean Bunny, Rizzo the Rat
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Age: 31
Labyrinth
1986
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as The Four Guards / Firey 4 / Ambrosius (voice)
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Age: 26
Dreamchild
1985
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as Mock Turtle/Caterpillar
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Age: 26
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
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as Rizzo the Rat / Gill - Frog / Baby Kermit / Chicken / College Student in Audience / Dog / Lew Zealand (voice)
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Age: 24
The Dark Crystal
1982
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as Scientist (voice)
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Age: 23
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
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as Rizzo the Rat / Lips (voice)
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Age: 21
The Muppet Movie
1979
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as Fletcher Bird / Scooter (assistant) (voice)
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Age: 19