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Eric Jacobson is an American puppeteer who performs various Muppets and Sesame Street characters, such as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and Oscar the Grouch. He has worked with the Jim Henson Company since 1992 and has been nominated for several Emmy Awards.
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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.
Eric Jacobson is a Muppet performer who inherited roles from Frank Oz, such as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam the Eagle. He also performs on Sesame Street as Bert, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, and others.
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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 a puppeteer who performs several Muppet characters, such as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Animal. He has worked on The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted and Sesame Street, among other projects.
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Eric Jacobsen is a Sheldon Emery Professor of Organic Chemistry at Harvard University, who studies catalytic reactions and their mechanisms. He has developed several catalysts for asymmetric and enantioselective transformations, and has applied hydrogen bond donor and anion binding strategies.
Nov 25, 2020 · Listen to Eric Jacobson, the performer behind Miss Piggy, Grover, Fozzie Bear, and more, talk about his journey as a puppeteer and his mentorship with Frank Oz. Learn how he coped with Jim Henson's death, puppeteered from home, and made Muppets Now.
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Eric Jacobson is a versatile and award-winning puppeteer who performs Oscar the Grouch, Bert, Grover, and other Sesame Street and Muppets characters. He has also appeared in films, TV shows, and live stage shows with the Muppets and other puppet companies.