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
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
2011
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as Kermit the Frog - Statler (voice)
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Age: 52
The Muppets
2011
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as Kermit / Beaker / Statler / Rizzo / Link / Newsman (voice)
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Age: 52
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
2007
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as Ernie (voice)
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Age: 48
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
2007
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as Kermit the Frog (voice)
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Age: 48
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
2004
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as Ernie (voice)
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Age: 44
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
The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour
2004
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as Kermit the Frog (voice)
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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
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2002
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as Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Elvises (voice)
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Age: 43
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
2002
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as Ernie (voice)
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Age: 42
Kermit's Swamp Years
2002
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as Kermit the Frog / Jack Rabbit / Chico (voice)
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Age: 42
Weezer and the Muppets Go Fishin'
2002
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as Kermit the Frog
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Age: 42
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
2002
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as Ernie / Mo / Troll / Frosty Four Leader (voice)
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Age: 42
I Love Muppets
2002
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as Kermit the Frog (voice)
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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
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
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as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
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Age: 38
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
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as Kermit the Frog (voice)
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Age: 37
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
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!
1993
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as Ernie(voice)
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Age: 34
Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs
1993
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as
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Age: 33
No Image
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
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as Kermit the Frog
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Age: 33
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
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
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as Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Bean Bunny / Whoopie Cushion (voice)
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Age: 31
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
1990
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as Bean Bunny / Rizzo the Rat / Frog (voice)
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Age: 30
The Earth Day Special
1990
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as Additional Muppets (voice)
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Age: 30
The Song of the Cloud Forest
1989
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as Wilf (voice)
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Age: 29
Dog City: The Movie
1989
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as Mad Dog / Mac (voice)
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Age: 29
A Muppet Family Christmas
1987
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as Turkey / Rizzo the Rat / Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog / Lips (voice)
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Age: 28
Down at Fraggle Rock
1987
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as Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog / Self (voice)
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Age: 27
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
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985
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as (voice)
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Age: 25
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
Of Muppets & Men
1981
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as Self
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Age: 22
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
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as Rizzo the Rat / Lips (voice)
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Age: 21
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981
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as Rizzo the Rat / The Scarlet Pimpernel / Jed (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