Steve Whitmire
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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- Born:
- Sep 24, 1958 In Atlanta, Georgia
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 43
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Muppet Show 1976-09-05
- Latest Project:
- Movie Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas 2016-11-25
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas | 2016-11-25 | |
| Series | The Muppets | Kermit / Statler / Beaker / Rizzo (voice) | 2015-09-22 |
| Movie | Muppets Most Wanted | Kermit the Frog / Foo-Foo / Statler / Beaker / Lips / Rizzo the Rat / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice) | 2014-03-20 |
| Movie | Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular | Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Rizzo the Rat, Statler, Lips (voice) | 2013-11-29 |
| Movie | The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala | Kermit the Frog / Statler (voice) | 2012-12-24 |
| Movie | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Statler (voice) | 2012-03-04 |
| Movie | The Muppets | Kermit / Beaker / Statler / Rizzo / Link / Newsman (voice) | 2011-11-22 |
| Movie | The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live | Kermit the Frog / Beaker / Rizzo the Rat / Statler (voice) | 2008-02-11 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland | Ernie as Tweedle Dum (voice) | 2008-01-01 |
| Movie | A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa | Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Statler / Beaker (voice) | 2008-12-17 |
| Movie | Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium | Kermit the Frog (voice) | 2007-11-14 |
| Movie | Best Ever Muppet Moments | Self | 2006-03-11 |
| Movie | The Muppets' Wizard of Oz | Scarecrow / Mayor of Munchkinland / Kalidah Critic #1 / Beaker | 2005-05-20 |
| Movie | It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Elvises (voice) | 2003-12-24 |
| Movie | Kermit's Swamp Years | Kermit the Frog / Jack Rabbit / Chico (voice) | 2002-09-03 |
| Movie | An Audience with Kylie Minogue | Kermit the Frog (voice) | 2001-10-06 |
| Movie | CinderElmo | Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Prince the Dog (voice) | 1999-01-01 |
| Movie | Muppets from Space | Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Cosmic Fish #1 / Rainbow / Miss Piggy (assistant) (voice) | 1999-07-14 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Ernie / Stuckweed / Football Stenchman / Ice Cream Vendor / Parrot (voice) | 1999-10-01 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! | Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice) | 1998-02-20 |
| Movie | Muppet Treasure Island | Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker (voice) | 1996-02-16 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas | Kermit the Frog (voice) | 1996-12-24 |
| Movie | Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree | Kermit the Frog / Bear / Owl (voice) | 1995-12-06 |
| Movie | Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Ernie (archive footage) | 1994-05-18 |
| Movie | Muppet Classic Theater | Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat (voice) | 1994-09-27 |
| Movie | The Muppet Christmas Carol | Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Bean Bunny / Belinda Cratchit / Beetle / Lips / Pig Gentleman (voice) | 1992-12-10 |
| Movie | The Earth Day Special | Additional Muppets (voice) | 1990-04-22 |
| Series | The Jim Henson Hour | 1989-04-14 | |
| Movie | A Muppet Family Christmas | Turkey / Rizzo the Rat / Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog / Lips (voice) | 1987-12-16 |
| Movie | Labyrinth | The Four Guards / Firey 4 / Ambrosius (voice) | 1986-06-27 |
| Movie | The Tale of the Bunny Picnic | Bean Bunny (voice) | 1986-03-26 |
| Movie | The Christmas Toy | Mew the Toy Mouse (voice) | 1986-12-06 |
| Movie | Dreamchild | Mock Turtle/Caterpillar | 1985-10-04 |
| Movie | The Muppets Take Manhattan | Rizzo the Rat / Gill - Frog / Baby Kermit / Chicken / College Student in Audience / Dog / Lew Zealand (voice) | 1984-06-27 |
| Series | Fraggle Rock | 1983-01-10 | |
| Movie | The World of 'The Dark Crystal' | Himself | 1983-01-09 |
| Movie | The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show | Rizzo the Rat / Background Singer (voice) | 1982-09-17 |
| Movie | The Dark Crystal | Scientist (voice) | 1982-12-17 |
| Movie | The Great Muppet Caper | Rizzo the Rat / Lips (voice) | 1981-06-26 |
| Movie | The Muppets Go to the Movies | Rizzo the Rat / The Scarlet Pimpernel / Jed (voice) | 1981-05-20 |
| Movie | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Various Muppets | 1979-05-16 |
| Movie | The Muppet Movie | Fletcher Bird / Scooter (assistant) (voice) | 1979-06-22 |
| Series | The Muppet Show | 1976-09-05 |