Steve Whitmire
Born
24 September 1959 (66)
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia
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 Fr...
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 .
Filmography (40)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
2022
Muppets Most Wanted
2014
Robbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium
2013
Food Fight! | Muppisode
2013
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
2013
The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala
2012
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
2011
The Muppets
2011
Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures
2010
Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World
2010
The Muppets: Ringing of the Bells
2009
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
2009
Sesame Street: Being Green
2009
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008
Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland
2008
The Muppets: Ode to Joy
2008
The Muppets: Stars & Stripes FOREVER!
2008
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live
2008
Sesame Street: Count on Sports
2008
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
2007
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
2007
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006
Best Ever Muppet Moments
2006
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
2005
Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away
2005
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour
2004
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
Elmo's World: Family Feature (Starring Elmo and Friends!)
2003
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2002
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse
2002
Kermit's Swamp Years
2002
Weezer and the Muppets Go Fishin'
2002
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
2002
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo!
2002