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Eric Jacobson (born January 15, 1971) [1] is an American puppeteer. He is best known for his involvement with the Muppets , performing Miss Piggy , Fozzie Bear , Animal , and Sam Eagle for The Muppets Studio , as well as Sesame Street characters Bert , Grover , Oscar the Grouch , and Guy Smiley —all roles that he inherited from the characters ...
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Jacobson's first puppeteering job for Sesame Street was the song "L is for Low" with Samuel Ramey. By the late 1990s, as Frank Oz became increasingly unavailable to perform, Jacobson began filling in as Grover and Bert. His first public performances as Grover were in Season 30 appearing in episodes 3822, 3824 and 3840 (in "I'm Talkin' Love"). He be...
Jacobson is the principal performer of Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Animal and Sam the Eagle– as Frank Oz stepped away from performing in 2000. In 2001, Jacobson made his Muppet debut, voicing Miss Piggy for a Virgin Atlantic commercial and performing her for an international TV appearance and a video message welcoming the fans "live via satellite" to ...
With the notable exception of Cookie Monster who was recast to David Rudman, Jacobson has inherited most of the other major characters originated by Frank Oz. Jacobson talked about his relationship with Frank Oz stating "He may play Yoda in the movies, but I'm not his Luke Skywalker."Due to the circumstances of the character transitions, Jacobson d...
On Bear in the Big Blue House, Jacobson was initially doubling for other performers' characters before eventually being given his own recurring character, Harry the Duck. Outside of Henson, Jacobson has worked on The Puzzle Place, Jack's Big Music Show, and Disney's The Book of Pooh, as well as the TV series Once Upon a Tree(performing Billy Bob th...
for a complete character gallery, see Eric Jacobson charactersMuppet Characters: Fozzie Bear (2002-present), Miss Piggy (2001-present), Animal (2002-present), Sam the Eagle(2005-present)Sesame Street: Bert (1999-present), Grover (1999-present), Guy Smiley (2005-present), Oscar the Grouch (2015-present), Two-Headed Monster (left head, 2016-present), and others...Bear in the Big Blue House: Harry the Duck, Yukker TutterElmopalooza: Additional PuppeteerKids' Favorite SongsJacobson's wife Mary was a production assistant on Sesame Street; they met on the program. Mattand Kelly Vogel are the godparents to one of his two daughters.
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Eric Jacobson was born on 15 January 1971 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The Muppets (2011), Muppets Most Wanted (2014) and Sesame Street (1969). He is married to Mary Hardy.
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Eric Jacobson is a voice actor known for voicing Grover, Fozzie Bear, and Miss Piggy. Take a visual walk through their career and see 235 images of the characters they've voiced and listen to 14 clips that showcase their performances.
Eric Jacobson is an Emmy-nominated performer who began his career as a puppeteer on Sesame Street in 1994. He currently performs Oscar the Grouch, Bert, Grover, Guy Smiley, and half of The Two-Headed Monster.
Eric Jacobson was born on January 15, 1971 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The Muppets (2011), Muppets Most Wanted (2014) and Sesame Street (1969). He is married to Mary Hardy.
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