Steve Whitmire
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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.
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Known for
Filmography
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
TBA · TV · Self · 1 ep
7.8Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 · Movie · Self (archive footage)
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
2022 · Movie · Ernie (voice) / Kermit (voice) / Rizzo (voice) / others (voice)
7.0The Muppets
2015 · TV · Kermit / Statler / Beaker / Rizzo (voice) · 16 ep
6.1The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV · Kermit the Frog (voice) · 1 ep
7.0Muppet Moments
2015 · TV · Kermit the Frog · 41 ep
6.3Muppets Most Wanted
2014 · Movie · Kermit the Frog / Foo-Foo / Statler / Beaker / Lips / Rizzo the Rat / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
6.4Robbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium
2013 · Movie · Kermit the Frog / Statler
Food Fight! | Muppisode
2013 · Movie · Beaker
5.8Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
2013 · Movie · Kermit the Frog / Beaker / Rizzo the Rat / Statler / Lips (voice)
5.8The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala
2012 · Movie · Kermit the Frog / Statler (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
2012 · Movie · Ernie(voice)