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Steve Whitmire

24th September 1959 Atlanta, Georgia Acting

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 .

99 Movies 28 TV Shows 132 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Muppets Most Wanted poster
Muppets Most Wanted 20th March 2014 as Kermit the Frog / Foo-Foo / Statler / Beaker / Lips / Rizzo the Rat / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
The Muppets poster
The Muppets 23rd November 2011 as Kermit / Beaker / Statler / Rizzo / Link / Newsman (voice)
Muppets from Space poster
Muppets from Space 14th July 1999 as Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Cosmic Fish #1 / Rainbow / Miss Piggy (assistant) (voice)
CinderElmo poster
CinderElmo 1st January 1999 as Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Prince the Dog (voice)
The Muppet Christmas Carol poster
The Muppet Christmas Carol 11th December 1992 as Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Bean Bunny / Belinda Cratchit / Beetle / Lips / Pig Gentleman (voice)
Dog City poster
Dog City 5th May 1989 as Mad Dog / Mac (voice)
Labyrinth poster
Labyrinth 27th June 1986 as The Four Guards / Firey 4 / Ambrosius (voice)
Dreamchild poster
Dreamchild 4th October 1985 as Mock Turtle/Caterpillar
The Muppets Take Manhattan poster
The Muppets Take Manhattan 27th June 1984 as Rizzo the Rat / Gill - Frog / Baby Kermit / Chicken / College Student in Audience / Dog / Lew Zealand (voice)
The Great Muppet Caper poster
The Great Muppet Caper 26th June 1981 as Rizzo the Rat / Lips / Bellhop Rat / Monster / Singing Food / Zeke (voice)
The Muppets poster
The Muppets 22nd September 2015 as Kermit / Statler / Beaker / Rizzo (voice)
30 Rock poster
30 Rock 11th October 2006 as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Muppets Tonight poster
Muppets Tonight 8th March 1996 as Kermit / Rizzo / Andy / Beaker / Pighead / Poodlepants
Dinosaurs poster
Dinosaurs 26th April 1991 as Mr. Mason Dixon (voice)
Fraggle Rock poster
Fraggle Rock 10th January 1983 as Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog / Mermer Merggle / Crusty Doozer / Venerable Sage Hambo / Murray the Minstrel / Flange Doozer / Sir Blunderbrain / Club Member #3 (voice)