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 .

Known for

30 RockSeries • 2006The Cosby ShowSeries • 1984Good Luck CharlieSeries • 2010DinosaursSeries • 1991The Muppet ShowSeries • 1976Fraggle RockSeries • 1983Muppets TonightSeries • 1996The MuppetsSeries • 2015LabyrinthMovie • 1986The MuppetsMovie • 2011Sesame UnpavedSeries • 1999The Muppet MovieMovie • 1979The Dark CrystalMovie • 1982Muppets Most WantedMovie • 2014The Muppet Christmas CarolMovie • 1992Mr. Magorium's Wonder EmporiumMovie • 2007Muppet Treasure IslandMovie • 1996The Great Muppet CaperMovie • 1981It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas MovieMovie • 2002Muppets from SpaceMovie • 1999The Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandMovie • 1999The Muppets Take ManhattanMovie • 1984Kermit's Swamp YearsMovie • 2002DreamchildMovie • 1985