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Steven Lawrence Whitmire (born September 24, 1959) is an American puppeteer, known primarily for his work on The Muppets and Sesame Street. Beginning his involvement with the Muppets in 1978, [3] Whitmire inherited the roles of Ernie and Kermit the Frog after Jim Henson 's death in 1990; he performed the characters until 2014 and 2016 ...
Steve Whitmire (b. September 24, 1959) is a puppeteer who started working for The Jim Henson Company on March 24, 1978 (his 18½ birthday).[1] His career with the Muppets began on The Muppet Show, where he developed his first major character, Rizzo the Rat. Other main characters included Bean...
Steve Whitmire is best known for voicing Kermit the Frog and other Muppets since 1983. He also created and starred in Fraggle Rock and wrote and produced CAVE iN, a TV series for kids.
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Jul 12, 2017 · T his week, news broke that Steve Whitmire, the longtime puppeteer behind beloved green felt Muppet character Kermit the Frog, would no longer be voicing the character he has played since the...
Learn about Steve Whitmire's journey from a fanatic puppet maker in Atlanta to a Muppet performer and puppeteer for Sesame Street and Muppets From Space. Read his interview with Kenneth Plume on Muppet Central.
Oct 16, 2019 · 575. 26K views 3 years ago Puppet Tears: Puppetry Shop Talk & Podcast. #TheMuppets #SteveWhitmire #Kermit This week on Puppet Tears we're talking to Steve Whitmire, one of the Muppet world's...
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Steve Whitmire, sporting the "Muppet Stuff" specialty store t-shirt, always dreamed of working with the Muppets. WHITMIRE: The first show I ever did was the Alice Cooper episode, which was a big deal for me because I was a rock musician in high school. I played in this garage band, and I loved Alice Cooper, so that was fun.
