Steve Whitmire

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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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2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
Movie Self (archive footage)
2022
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
Movie Ernie (voice) / Kermit (voice) / Rizzo (voice) / others (voice)
2015
The Muppets
TV show Kermit / Statler / Beaker / Rizzo (voice)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Kermit the Frog (voice)
2015
Muppet Moments
TV show Kermit the Frog
2014
Muppets Most Wanted
Movie Kermit the Frog / Foo-Foo / Statler / Beaker / Lips / Rizzo the Rat / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
2013
Robbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium
Movie Kermit the Frog / Statler
2013
Food Fight! | Muppisode
Movie Beaker
2013
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Movie Kermit the Frog / Beaker / Rizzo the Rat / Statler / Lips (voice)
2012
The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala
Movie Kermit the Frog / Statler (voice)
2012
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
Movie Ernie(voice)
2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Movie Statler (voice)
2011
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
Movie Kermit the Frog / Statler (voice)
2011
The Muppets
Movie Kermit / Beaker / Statler / Rizzo / Link / Newsman (voice)
2011
The Jonathan Ross Show
TV show Kermit the Frog (voice)
2010
Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures
Movie Ernie