Steve Whitmire
Born 1959
Known for The Muppet Christmas Carol, The Muppets, The Dark Crystal.
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Steven Whitmire (born September 24, 1959) is an American puppeteer who works with The Jim Henson Company and Sesame Workshop. He has been the performer of two signature Muppets - Kermit the Frog and Sesame Street's Ernie - since the death of their creator, Jim Henson, in 1990. Characters original to Whitmire include Rizzo the Rat, Lips (the trumpet player from Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem), Foo-Foo (Miss Piggy's beloved dog), Fraggle Rock's Wembley Fraggle, and Bean Bunny. Following the death of puppeteer Richard Hunt and Jerry Nelson's departure, Whitmire took over the roles of Beaker and Statler. He also voiced Link Hogthrob in the Muppet Party Cruise. .
Movie Credits
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live (2008)
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)
Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
Muppets from Space (1999)
The Christmas Toy (1986)
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008)
CinderElmo (1999)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
The Muppets (2011)
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas (1996)
The Dark Crystal (1982)
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular (2013)
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990)
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990)
A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown (2007)
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
Labyrinth (1986)
Dreamchild (1985)
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006)
The Muppet Movie (1979)
