Bill Barretta

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-06-19 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA

Bill Barretta

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bill Barretta has been performing with the Muppets since 1991, when he performed the body of family father Earl Sinclair on Dinosaurs. He later developed several new characters on Muppets Tonight, including Pepe the King Prawn, Johnny Fiama and Bobo the Bear. Along with having his own Muppet characters, Bill has taken over several of Jim Henson's roles, such as Dr. Teeth, Rowlf the Dog, Mahna Mahna and Swedish Chef, and briefly took over Jerry Nelson's role of Lew Zealand. In addition, Bill has produced two of the Muppets' television movies, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie and The Muppets' Wi...

Acting

1999

Muppets from Space

as Pepe the Prawn / Bobo as Rentro / Johnny Fiama / Bubba the Rat / Cosmic Fish #2 (voice)

2021

Dear Earth

as Dr. Teeth (voice)

2008

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

as Pepe the Prawn / Swedish Chef / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Bobo the Bear / Husband Pigeon (voice)

2002

Kermit's Swamp Years

as Croaker / Horace D' Fly / Roy the Frog / Turtle #2 (voice)

2013

Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular

as Pepe, The Swedish Chef, Rowlf, Dr. Teeth, Bobo, Big Mean Carl

2014

Muppets Most Wanted

as Pepe the King Prawn / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef / Bobo the Bear / Big Mean Carl / Baby Boss / Carlo Flamingo / Leprechaun Security Guard (voice)

2002

I Love Muppets

as Pepe the King Prawn (voice)

2011

The Muppets

as Swedish Chef / Rowlf / Teeth / Pepe / Bobo / Muppet Gary (voice)

1996

1999

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

2002

Weezer and the Muppets Go Fishin'

as Rowlf the Dog / Pepe the King Prawn

2005

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

as Toto / Dr. Teeth / Johnny / Lew Zealand / Swedish Chef / Rowlf

2002

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

as Pepe the King Prawn / Bobo the Bear / Johnny Fiama / Swedish Chef / Lew Zealand / Howard Tubman / Rowlf the Dog / Elvises (voice)

2018

The Happytime Murders

as Phil Philips / Junkyard / Boar

1994

Muppet Classic Theater

as Elvis (voice)

1996

Muppet Treasure Island

as Clueless Morgan / Swedish Chef / Blind Pew (hands) / Pirate / Pig / Skulls (voice)

1996

Muppet Sing Alongs: Things That Fly

as Ballooner, Cedric, Airplane Pilot, and Commander Slick Space Guy

1994

Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green

as Swedish Chef (voice) (archive footage)

2018

The Muppets Take The O2

as Pepe the King Prawn / Rowlf the Dog / The Swedish Chef / Dr. Teeth / Bobo the Bear / Mahna Mahna / Big Mean Carl / Himself (voice)

2008

The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live

as Dr. Teeth / Pepe the King Prawn / Swedish Chef (voice)

2012

The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala

as Pepe / Swedish Chef (voice)

2004

Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002

as Pepe the King Prawn / The Swedish Chef ("Keep Fishin")

2020

2021

Muppets Haunted Mansion

as Pepe / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef

2013

Food Fight! | Muppisode

as The Swedish Chef

2009

2008

The Muppets: Stars & Stripes FOREVER!

as Bobo the Bear, The Swedish Chef

2005

Kermit: A Frog's Life

as Pepe the King Prawn

Production

2021

Muppets Haunted Mansion

as Executive Producer

2005

2014

Muppets Most Wanted

as Co-Producer

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