Steve Whitmire
Biography
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 .
Movie Appearances
Muppets from Space
as Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Cosmic Fish #1 / Rainbow / Miss Piggy (assistant) (voice)
1999
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
2007
The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Rizzo the Rat / Gill - Frog / Baby Kermit / Chicken / College Student in Audience / Dog / Lew Zealand (voice)
1984
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
as Ernie (voice)
2002
Of Muppets & Men
as Self
1981
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
as Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Statler / Beaker (voice)
2008
Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland
as Ernie as Tweedle Dum (voice)
2008
CinderElmo
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Prince the Dog (voice)
1999
Kermit's Swamp Years
as Kermit the Frog / Jack Rabbit / Chico (voice)
2002
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
as Ernie / Stuckweed / Football Stenchman / Ice Cream Vendor / Parrot (voice)
1999
The Christmas Toy
as Mew the Toy Mouse (voice)
1986
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
as Kermit the Frog / Beaker / Rizzo the Rat / Statler / Lips (voice)
2013
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
as Rizzo the Rat / Giant Man-Eating Chicken (voice)
1983
Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away
as Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog (voice)
2005
The Muppets Go to the Movies
as Rizzo the Rat / The Scarlet Pimpernel / Jed (voice)
1981
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
as Rizzo the Rat / Background Singer (voice)
1982
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Various Muppets
1979
Muppets Most Wanted
as Kermit the Frog / Foo-Foo / Statler / Beaker / Lips / Rizzo the Rat / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
2014
The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala
as Kermit the Frog / Statler (voice)
2012
Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures
as Ernie
2010
TV Appearances
The Tony Danza Show
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
2004
The Cosby Show
as Scallions (voice)
1984
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Fraggle Rock
as Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog / Mermer Merggle / Crusty Doozer / Venerable Sage Hambo / Murray the Minstrel / Flange Doozer / Sir Blunderbrain / Club Member #3 (voice)
1983
The Muppet Show
as Additional Muppets (voice)
1976
Muppets Tonight
as Kermit / Rizzo / Andy / Beaker / Pighead / Poodlepants
1996
The Jim Henson Hour
1989
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
as Ernie
2002
I Love the '70s: Volume 2
as Self
2006
The Great Debate
2009
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
2011
Sesame Unpaved
1999