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Steve Whitmire

Acting

Born September 24, 1959 · Atlanta, Georgia

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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 .

Awards & recognition

  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Song · 2011 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

The Muppets: Ode to Joy

2008as Beaker

The Muppets: Stars & Stripes FOREVER!

2008as Beaker

Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse

2002as Ernie (voice)

Dog City

1989as Mad Dog / Mac (voice)

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

2002as Ernie / Mo / Troll / Frosty Four Leader (voice)

The Muppet Show

1976as Additional Muppets (voice)

Good Luck Charlie

2010as Kermit the Frog (voice)

Jim Henson: Idea Man

2024as Self (archive footage)

Dinosaurs

1991as Sonny (voice)

The Secret Policeman's Ball

2012as Statler (voice)

Hollywood Squares

1998as Self - Panelist

30 Rock

2006as Kermit the Frog (voice)

The Muppet Christmas Carol

1992as Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Bean Bunny / Belinda Cratchit / Beetle / Lips / Pig Gentleman (voice)

Labyrinth

1986as The Four Guards / Firey 4 / Ambrosius (voice)

Fraggle Rock

1983as Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog / Mermer Merggle / Crusty Doozer / Venerable Sage Hambo / Murray the Minstrel / Flange Doozer / Sir Blunderbrain / Club Member #3 (voice)

The Muppet Movie

1979as Fletcher Bird / Scooter (assistant) (voice)

The Dark Crystal

1982as Scientist (voice)

The Muppets.

2015as Kermit / Statler / Beaker / Rizzo (voice)

The Cosby Show

1984as Scallions (voice)

Muppet Moments

as Kermit the Frog

The Great Muppet Caper

1981as Rizzo the Rat / Lips / Bellhop Rat / Monster / Singing Food / Zeke (voice)

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

The Muppets

2011as Kermit / Beaker / Statler / Rizzo / Link / Newsman (voice)

Muppet Treasure Island

1996as Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker (voice)

The Christmas Toy

1986as Mew the Toy Mouse (voice)

The World of 'The Dark Crystal'

1983as Self

Dreamchild

1985as Mock Turtle/Caterpillar

The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984as Rizzo the Rat / Gill - Frog / Baby Kermit / Chicken / College Student in Audience / Dog / Lew Zealand (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

1998as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

1999as Ernie / Stuckweed / Football Stenchman / Ice Cream Vendor / Parrot (voice)

Muppets Most Wanted

2014as Kermit the Frog / Foo-Foo / Statler / Beaker / Lips / Rizzo the Rat / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

2007as Kermit the Frog (voice)

CinderElmo

1999as Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Prince the Dog (voice)

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

2007as Ernie (voice)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Kermit the Frog (voice)

Muppets from Space

1999as Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Cosmic Fish #1 / Rainbow / Miss Piggy (assistant) (voice)

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

2008as Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Statler / Beaker (voice)

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

2002as Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Elvises (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

1996as Kermit the Frog (voice)

Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

1992as Kermit the Frog

Kermit's Swamp Years

2002as Kermit the Frog / Jack Rabbit / Chico (voice)

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003as Kermit the Frog (voice)

The Jonathan Ross Show

2011as Kermit the Frog (voice)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003as Kermit the Frog (voice)

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

2005as Scarecrow / Mayor of Munchkinland / Kalidah Critic #1 / Beaker

Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers

2012as Ernie(voice)

Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland

2008as Ernie as Tweedle Dum (voice)

Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover

2004as Ernie (voice)

Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs

1993

Sesame Street: Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures

as Ernie