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Matthew James Vogel (born October 6, 1970) [1] is an American puppeteer, actor and director known for his work with Sesame Workshop and The Muppets Studio. He has been the performer of Kermit the Frog since 2017 and the full-time performer of Big Bird since 2018.
Matt Vogel (b. October 6, 1970) is an accomplished puppeteer who joined the Sesame Street troupe in 1996. He later joined The Muppets family of characters, inheriting several roles while working with Jerry Nelson, and was cast as Kermit the Frog in 2017.
Matt Vogel was born on 6 October 1970 in Kansas City, Kansas, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Sesame Street (1969), Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021) and Muppets Now (2020). He has been married to Kelly C. McDonnell since 31 August 1997.
Matt Vogel is one of the core Disney Muppet Performers and a principal Sesame Street Muppet Performer. For the Disney Muppets, Matt plays Kermit the Frog, Sgt. Floyd Pepper, Uncle Deadly, Lew Zealand, Crazy Harry, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Camilla, Sweetums, Pops, ‘80s Robot, and “The World’s Most Dangerous Frog” Constantine.
Characters performed by Matt Vogel. Occasional announcers for Sesame Street and Muppets productions Scooter and Janice in Muppet RaceMania Fairy Fly Pad The Dragon from Elmo the Musical: Prince...
Matt Vogel is one of the Sesame Street Muppet Performers and plays Big Bird, The Count, Mr. Johnson, and others. As part of Sesame Street’s directing team, he has earned a total of nine Emmy Awards for “Outstanding Directing in a Children’s Series.”
This is Part 1 of a two-part discussion all about Directing Muppets on the all-new episode of Below the Frame. WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@MattVogel_tv. SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST: https://belowtheframe.buzzsprout.com/. MATT VOGEL ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/welcomemattv/.