Eric Jacobson

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​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Eric Jacobson (b. July 25, 1970) is a puppeteer and Muppet performer, who has been the primary replacement puppeteer for Frank Oz's characters since 2001. Jacobson initially started playing Bert in 1997, but officially joined the cast as Bert and additional Muppets in 2000. His role expanded in 2002 to include new Grover segments, particularly Global Grover. In 2001 he and David Rudman played Cookie Monster until 2002 when Sesame Workshop chose David as Cookie so there would be more interaction between Bert/Grover and Cookie Monster. His second role came in 2001 with The Book of Pooh, where he worked on Piglet and Kanga. That year, he also began playing Miss Piggy, debuting at the "Muppetfest" convention. Subsequently, in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002), he performed the roles of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Animal. In The...

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Sesame StreetSeries • 1969Jeopardy!Series • 1984ScrubsSeries • 2001Good Luck CharlieSeries • 2010The Masked SingerSeries • 2019RuPaul's Drag Race All StarsSeries • 2012Tom and Jerry TalesSeries • 2006Camp LakebottomSeries • 2013The MuppetsSeries • 2015The Muppets MayhemSeries • 2023The MuppetsMovie • 2011So Random!Series • 2011Muppets NowSeries • 2020Muppets Most WantedMovie • 2014The Muppet ShowMovie • 2026Muppets Haunted MansionMovie • 2021It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas MovieMovie • 2002The Muppets' Wizard of OzMovie • 2005A Muppets Christmas: Letters to SantaMovie • 2008Seth Rogen's Hilarity for CharityMovie • 2018Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday SpectacularMovie • 2013