Frank Oz
Born May 25, 1944 (Age: 81)
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Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
Biography
Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor, and puppeteer. He is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show and for directing films, including the Little Shop Of Horrors remake and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He is also the operator and voice of Yoda in the Star Wars franchise.
Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor, and puppeteer. He is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show and for directing films, including the Little Shop Of Horrors remake and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He is also the operator and voice of Yoda in the Star Wars franchise.
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Filmography
The Muppet Script
2025
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 80
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
2024
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as Self
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Age: 80
Inside Out 2
2024
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as Mind Cop Dave (voice)
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Age: 80
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
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as Yoda (voice)
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Age: 75
Knives Out
2019
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as Alan Stevens
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Age: 75
The Director and the Jedi
2018
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as Self
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Age: 73
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
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as Yoda (voice)
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Age: 73
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
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as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
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Age: 71
The Great Gilly Hopkins
2015
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as Cookie Monster (voice)
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Age: 71
Inside Out
2015
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as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
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Age: 71
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
2011
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as Self
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Age: 67
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Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
2006
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as Self
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Age: 62
Zathura: A Space Adventure
2005
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as Robot (voice)
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Age: 61
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
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as Yoda (voice)
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Age: 60
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
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as Self
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Age: 60
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
2004
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as Grover (voice) (archive footage)
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Age: 60
The Story of Star Wars
2004
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as Yoda (archive footage)
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Age: 60
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
2004
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as Cookie Monster (voice)
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Age: 59
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
2002
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as Self
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Age: 58
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
2002
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as Self / Yoda
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Age: 58
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
2002
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as Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
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Age: 58
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
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as Yoda (voice)
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Age: 57
I Love Muppets
2002
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as Self
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Age: 57
Making "The Score"
2001
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as Himself
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Age: 57
Monsters, Inc.
2001
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as Jeff Fungus (voice)
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Age: 57
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999
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as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
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Age: 55
Muppets from Space
1999
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as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
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Age: 55
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
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as Yoda (voice)
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Age: 54
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998
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as Self
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Age: 54
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
1998
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as Grover (voice)
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Age: 54
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
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as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)
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Age: 53
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
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as Warden
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Age: 53
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
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as Cookie Monster (voice)
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Age: 52
Muppet Treasure Island
1996
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as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
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Age: 51
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
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as Bert / Grover (archive footage)
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Age: 49
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
1993
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as Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice)
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Age: 49
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993
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as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
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Age: 49
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Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
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as Miss Piggy
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Age: 48
The Muppet Christmas Carol
1992
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as Miss Piggy as Emily Cratchit / Fozzie Bear as Fozziewig / Sam the Eagle as Headmaster of Junior High Graduates / Animal / George the Janitor / Horse and Carriage Driver / Vegetable Salesman (voice)
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Age: 48
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
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as Man putting money into donation bucket (uncredited)
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Age: 48
Innocent Blood
1992
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as Pathologist
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Age: 48
Getting Ready to Read
1992
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as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
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Age: 48
Muppet*Vision 3-D
1991
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as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam Eagle, Construction Worker Boss
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Age: 46
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
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as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)
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Age: 46
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
1990
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as Miss Piggy (voice)
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Age: 46
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990
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as Self
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Age: 45
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
1990
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as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
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Age: 45
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
1989
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as Miss Piggy
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Age: 45
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
1989
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as Self
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Age: 45
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
1989
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as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
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Age: 44
Free to Be... a Family
1988
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as Miss Piggy (voice)
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Age: 44
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
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as Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster (voice)
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Age: 44
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
1988
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as Fozzie Bear (voice)
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Age: 44
A Muppet Family Christmas
1987
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as Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
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Age: 43
Labyrinth
1986
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as The Wiseman
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Age: 42
Spies Like Us
1985
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as Test Monitor
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Age: 41
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Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
1985
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as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
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Age: 41
Follow That Bird
1985
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as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
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Age: 41
Muppet Treasures
1985
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as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal
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Age: 41
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985
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as Miss Piggy (voice)
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Age: 40
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
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as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)
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Age: 40
Trading Places
1983
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as Corrupt Cop
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Age: 39
Return of the Jedi
1983
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as Yoda (voice)
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Age: 39
The Dark Crystal
1982
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as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
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Age: 38
Of Muppets & Men
1981
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as Self
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Age: 37
Muppet Side Splitter
1981
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as Grump (voice)
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Age: 37
An American Werewolf in London
1981
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as Mr. Collins
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Age: 37
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
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as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
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Age: 37
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981
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as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle
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Age: 36
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
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as Yoda
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Age: 36
The Blues Brothers
1980
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as Corrections Officer
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Age: 36
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
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as Yoda (Voice)
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Age: 35
The Muppet Movie
1979
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as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)
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Age: 35
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978
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as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
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Age: 34
Hip Hip Parade!
1978
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as Fozzie Bear
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Age: 34
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
1978
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as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
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Age: 33
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The Vent Event
1978
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as Fozzie Bear
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Age: 33
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The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
1977
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as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
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Age: 33
Sesame Street at Night?
1977
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as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice) (archive footage)
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Age: 32
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Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
1976
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as George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear
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Age: 31
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?
1975
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as Self
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Age: 31
The Muppet Introduction
1975
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as Sam the Eagle
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Age: 30
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Just a Few Announcements
1975
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as Sam the Eagle
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Age: 30
Out to Lunch
1974
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as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
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Age: 30
Julie on Sesame Street
1973
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as
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Age: 29
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
1972
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as Rat (voice)
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Age: 27
This Way to Sesame Street
1969
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as Bert
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Age: 25
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
1969
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as Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)
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Age: 25
Hey Cinderella!
1969
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as Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)
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Age: 24
Time Piece
1965
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as Messenger boy
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Age: 20