Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
116
Gender
Male
Birthday
1958-09-24 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia
Also Known As
Steve Whitmire
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Steven Whitmire (born September 24, 1958) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Whitmire, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .
Known For
Acting
1999
Muppets from Space
asKermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Cosmic Fish #1 / Rainbow / Miss Piggy (assistant) (voice)
1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan
asRizzo the Rat / Gill - Frog / Baby Kermit / Chicken / College Student in Audience / Dog / Lew Zealand (voice)
2008
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
asKermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Statler / Beaker (voice)
1999
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
asErnie / Stuckweed / Football Stenchman / Ice Cream Vendor / Parrot (voice)
2013
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
asKermit the Frog, Beaker, Rizzo the Rat, Statler, Lips (voice)
1983
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
asRizzo the Rat / Giant Man-Eating Chicken (voice)
2014
Muppets Most Wanted
asKermit the Frog / Foo-Foo / Statler / Beaker / Lips / Rizzo the Rat / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
2022
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
asErnie (voice) / Kermit (voice) / Rizzo (voice) / others (voice)
1987
A Muppet Family Christmas
asTurkey / Rizzo the Rat / Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog / Lips (voice)
2002
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
asKermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Elvises (voice)
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
asLips / Rizzo the Rat / Sprocket the Dog / Wembley Fraggle (voice)
2008
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live
asKermit the Frog / Beaker / Rizzo the Rat / Statler (voice)
2004
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
asKermit the Frog / Statler ("Keep Fishin")
1992
The Muppet Christmas Carol
asKermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Bean Bunny / Belinda Cratchit / Beetle / Lips / Pig Gentleman (voice)
1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
asKermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Bean Bunny / Whoopie Cushion (voice)
