Steve Whitmire
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1958-09-24 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia
Also known As
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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....
Acting
1999
as Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Cosmic Fish #1 / Rainbow / Miss Piggy (assistant) (voice)
2007
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1984
as Rizzo the Rat / Gill - Frog / Baby Kermit / Chicken / College Student in Audience / Dog / Lew Zealand (voice)
2002
as Ernie (voice)
1981
as Self
2008
as Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Statler / Beaker (voice)
2008
as Ernie as Tweedle Dum (voice)
1999
as Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Prince the Dog (voice)
2002
as Kermit the Frog / Jack Rabbit / Chico (voice)
1999
as Ernie / Stuckweed / Football Stenchman / Ice Cream Vendor / Parrot (voice)
1986
as Mew the Toy Mouse (voice)
2013
as Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Rizzo the Rat, Statler, Lips (voice)
1983
as Rizzo the Rat / Giant Man-Eating Chicken (voice)
2005
as Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog (voice)
1981
as Rizzo the Rat / The Scarlet Pimpernel / Jed (voice)
1982
as Rizzo the Rat / Background Singer (voice)
1979
as Various Muppets
2014
as Kermit the Frog / Foo-Foo / Statler / Beaker / Lips / Rizzo the Rat / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
2012
as Kermit the Frog / Statler (voice)
2010
1983
1995
as Kermit the Frog / Bear / Owl (voice)
2005
as Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog (voice)
2022
as Ernie (voice) / Kermit (voice) / Rizzo (voice) / others (voice)
2012
as Statler (voice)
2009
as Ernie (voice)
2011
as Kermit / Beaker / Statler / Rizzo / Link / Newsman (voice)
1996
as Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Pig (voice)
1989
as Wilf (voice)
1999
as Lips / Rizzo / Additional Muppets
1999
as Lips / Rizzo / Additional Muppets
2001
as Rizzo / Billy Boy / Penguin / Additional Muppets
1998
as Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
2008
as Beaker
1987
as Turkey / Rizzo the Rat / Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog / Lips (voice)
2024
as Self (archive footage)
1985
as Mock Turtle/Caterpillar
1987
as Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog / Self (voice)
2002
as Kermit the Frog
2004
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1996
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1996
as Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker (voice)
2005
as Scarecrow / Mayor of Munchkinland / Kalidah Critic #1 / Beaker
2002
as Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Elvises (voice)
1994
as Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat (voice)
1979
as Additional Muppet Performer
2001
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1985
as (voice)
1984
as Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog (voice)
1996
as Kermit the Frog
2011
as Kermit the Frog - Statler (voice)
1986
as The Four Guards / Firey 4 / Ambrosius (voice)
1990
as Bean Bunny / Rizzo the Rat / Frog (voice)
1979
as Fletcher Bird / Scooter (assistant) (voice)
1986
as Lips / Rizzo the Rat / Sprocket the Dog / Wembley Fraggle (voice)
2008
as Kermit the Frog / Beaker / Rizzo the Rat / Statler (voice)
1986
as Bean Bunny (voice)
2002
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1994
as Self (archive footage)
2006
as Self
1986
as Wembley (voice)
1995
as Kermit The Frog
2004
as Kermit the Frog / Statler ("Keep Fishin")
1992
as Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Bean Bunny / Belinda Cratchit / Beetle / Lips / Pig Gentleman (voice)
2002
as Ernie / Mo / Troll / Frosty Four Leader (voice)
1997
as Ernie (voice)
2009
as Ernie (voice)
1997
as Ernie (voice)
1990
as Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Bean Bunny / Whoopie Cushion (voice)
1989
as Mad Dog / Mac (voice)
1981
as Rizzo the Rat / Lips (voice)
1998
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
1994
as Ernie (archive footage)
1982
as Scientist (voice)
1990
as Additional Muppets (voice)
2013
as Beaker
2009
as Beaker
2008
2004
as Ernie (voice)
2007
as Ernie (voice)
2006
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (archive footage)
1992
as Kermit the Frog
2004
as Kermit the Frog
2008
as Ernie
2001
as Additional Muppet Performer
2002
as Additional Muppet Performer
2004
Production
2007
as Thanks
2007
as Thanks
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