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Kermit the Frog is a Muppet character created in 1955 and originally performed by Jim Henson.An anthropomorphic green frog, Kermit is the pragmatic everyman protagonist of numerous Muppet productions, most notably as the showrunner and host of the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show and a featured role on Sesame Street.
Matthew James Vogel (born October 6, 1970) [1] is an American puppeteer, actor and director known for his work with Sesame Workshop and the Muppets.He has performed Kermit the Frog since 2017, and has been the full-time performer of Big Bird since 2018 and Count Von Count since 2013.
Mr. Snuffleupagus; Sesame Street character: First appearance: Episode 0276 (November 15, 1971) Performed by: Jerry Nelson (1971–1978) Michael Earl Davis (1978–1981) Martin P. Robinson (1981–present)
"It's Alive", sung by Kermit the Frog of how one can tell what is alive and what's not, written by Joe Raposo (music) and Luis Santeiro (lyrics). "It's Funny", sung by an Anything Muppet guitarist joined by other laughing Anything Muppets, later sung by Polly Darton ( Fran Brill ), music by Sam Pottle and lyrics by David Korr.
The fictional duo posted separate tributes to the Sesame Street actor, musician and children’s author, who has died aged 90.
The only exception was Kermit the Frog, who was featured in other projects prior to Sesame Street. Sesame Workshop retains the rights to use any Sesame Street footage featuring the character. The sale ended any direct affiliation between The Muppets and Sesame Street, although the series retains use of the term "Muppet" under license from Disney.
Steven Lawrence Whitmire (born September 24, 1959) is an American puppeteer and voice actor, known primarily for his work on The Muppets and Sesame Street.Beginning his involvement with the Muppets in 1978, [3] Whitmire inherited the roles of Ernie and Kermit the Frog after Jim Henson's death in 1990; he performed the characters until 2014 and 2016, respectively. [4]
Steve Whitmire, who had joined the Muppets cast in 1978, began performing Kermit the Frog six months after Henson's death. [79] He was dismissed from the cast in October 2016, and Matt Vogel succeeded him in the role of Kermit. [80] The Children's Television Workshop was renamed Sesame Workshop, which retained the Sesame Street characters in ...