Steve Whitmire
Acting
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, W…
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV
Hollywood Squares
1998 · TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV
30 Rock
2006 · TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · TV
The Cosby Show
1984 · TV
Dinosaurs
1991 · TV
Good Luck Charlie
2010 · TV
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · TV