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Steve Whitmire
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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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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 .
Known For
30 Rock
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Good Luck Charlie
The Jonathan Ross Show
Saturday Night Live
The Cosby Show
Jim Henson Idea Man
Labyrinth
The Muppet Show
The Jim Henson Hour
Down at Fraggle Rock
I Love Muppets
Muppet Treasure Island
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
The Muppets
The Dark Crystal
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Muppets Most Wanted
The Muppet Christmas Carol
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Fraggle Rock
Muppets from Space
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
The Muppets
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
Deal or No Deal
Muppet Moments
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