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Steve Whitmire

Steve Whitmire

Birthday: 1958-09-24 | Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Steven Whitmire (born September 24, 1958) 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2015
The Muppets

as    Kermit / Statler / Beaker / Rizzo (voice)

2014
Muppets Most Wanted

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

2012
The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala

as    Kermit the Frog / Statler (voice)

2011
The Muppets

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

2009
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo

as    Ernie (voice)

2008
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live

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

2008
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

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

2008
Studio DC: Almost Live

as    Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Rizzo the Rat, Statler, Bean Bunny, Foo-Foo

2006
Best Ever Muppet Moments

as    Self

2005
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

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

2003
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

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

2002
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

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

2002
I Love Muppets

as    Kermit the Frog (voice)

2002
Kermit's Swamp Years

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

1999
CinderElmo

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

1999
Muppets from Space

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

1998
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

as    Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)

1997
Sesame Street: 123 Count with Me

as    Ernie (voice)

1996
Muppets Tonight

as    Kermit / Bean Bunny / Beaker / Eugene / George the Janitor

1996
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

as    Kermit the Frog (voice)

1996
Muppet Treasure Island

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

1994
Muppet Classic Theater

as    Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat (voice)

1992
The Muppet Christmas Carol

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

1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

as    Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Bean Bunny / ... (voice)

1987
A Muppet Family Christmas

as    Turkey / Rizzo the Rat / Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog / Lips (voice)