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Watchlist. New Customer? Muppets Tonight (1996–1998) Steve Whitmire: Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, Andy Pig, Beaker, Mr. Poodlepants, Meepzorp, Bean Bunny, Bug Llewelyn, Captain Pighead, Dance-a-Lot, Flash, Foo Foo, George the Janitor, Lash Holstein, Miss Weatherington, Rizzo the rat. Showing all 10 items. Jump to: Photos (3) Quotes (7) Photos.
- Early Years
- From Right-Handing to Regular
- The 1980s
- Television Work in The 1990s
- Continuing Kermit and Others
- Steve Whitmire and Dave Goelz
- Leaving The Muppets
- Puppeteer Credits
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Born near Atlanta, Georgia, Steve Whitmire became interested in puppetry in his childhood, around the time that Sesame Street began airing in 1969. Whitmire recalled, "I wrote a letter to Jim Henson at the time, and he wrote back. It's an amazing thing for a ten-year-old to get a letter back from a TV star." Building on that early enthusiasm, Whitm...
Whitmire slowly became a major performer. On The Muppet Show, he often performed one-shot characters, right hands, and filled in when two of another performer's characters were in the same scene (for example, if Fozzie Bear and Miss Piggy were in a scene together, Whitmire would generally perform Fozzie). He was given his own recurring characters, ...
Following the end of The Muppet Show, Whitmire continued to work within the Henson fold. He performed the Skeksis Scientist in The Dark Crystal, and was one of only two puppeteers who both operated and voiced his characters, the other being Brian Muehl. (Jerry Nelson also did vocal work on the movie, but did not puppeteer.) Whitmire commented on th...
Whitmire performed many characters on Dinosaurs, most notably B.P. Richfield and the face of Robbie Sinclair (with voices later looped) and was also heard as various one-shot hand puppet characters, such as Mr. Mason Dixon. Following the end of the series in 1994, he was paired with Dave Goelz as the title duo on Jim Henson's Animal Show with Stink...
Steve Whitmire took on the role of Kermit the Frog after the death of Jim Henson, starting in The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson. Although The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson was his first on-screen performance as Kermit, he considers The Muppet Christmas Carolto be his first real production as Kermit. Later, Whitmire learned that there was consideratio...
As acknowledged by Whitmire in interviews, he and Dave Goelz work very well together. The aforementioned Bunsen and Beaker pairing was not the only time the two would work together as a team. On Fraggle Rock, Whitmire's Wembley often found himself paired off with Goelz as Boober, and they played Mew and Rugby respectively in The Christmas Toy. Gonz...
In July 2017, ToughPigs.com released a statement from Disney that Whitmire was no longer involved with the Muppets and that longtime Muppet performer Matt Vogel would take over performing Kermit, beginning with a Muppet Thought of the Weekvideo (planned for the following week, but delayed until August). Whitmire launched a personal blog revealing t...
for complete character gallery, see Steve Whitmire charactersThe Muppet Show Characters: Foo-Foo, Rizzo the Rat, Lips, Rowlf the Dog (occasional, hands only), Timmy Monster (occasional), Trevor the Gross, The White Rabbit, Winky Pinkerton, and others...The Muppet Movie: Additional Muppet performer (assisted on multiple characters)The Great Muppet Caper: Rizzo, LipsThe Dark Crystal: Skeksis ScientistFraggle Rock: Wembley Fraggle, Sprocket, Marlon Fraggle, Murray the Minstrel (except episode 512), Flange Doozer, and others...Was nicknamed Kermit in his youth because he aspired to become a puppeteer and even performed with a Kermit which he made. His high school yearbook even has the name "Kermit" on the front cover.
Voiced most times by Steve Whitmire. Images of the Kermit the Frog voice actors from the Muppets franchise.
"Muppets Tonight" Cindy Crawford (TV Episode 1996) Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, Andy Pig. Menu. Movies.
Kermit the Frog. Steve Whitmire is the voice of Kermit the Frog in Muppets Tonight, and Yoshito Yasuhara is the Japanese voice. TV Show: Muppets Tonight.
Bear, Kermit the Frog, Owl 1996–1998 Muppets Tonight: Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, Beaker, Bean Bunny, Captain Pighead, Andy Pig, Mr. Poodlepants, additional characters 1998-2009 Elmo's World: Ernie, Kermit the Frog 2001 Family Feud: Kermit Performer/Guest Contestant 2002-2007 Play With Me Sesame: Ernie
Jul 10, 2017 · By Peter Sciretta / July 10, 2017 12:30 pm EST. Steve Whitmire, the performer who has been playing Kermit The Frog since 1990, is leaving The Muppets. Whitmore started with the Henson Company in...
