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Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is an English-born American [1] puppeteer, filmmaker, and actor. He is best known for his involvement with Jim Henson and George Lucas through The Muppets , Sesame Street , and Star Wars , as well as his directorial work in feature films and theater.
[85] [97] Yoda was voiced and puppeteered by Frank Oz, with assistance from Kathryn Mullen, David Barclay, and Wendy Froud. [98] Lucas had intended for a different actor to provide Yoda's voice, but decided it would be too difficult to cast someone who could match their voice to Oz's puppetry. [27]
Eric Jacobson (born January 15, 1971) [1] is an American puppeteer.He is best known for his involvement with the Muppets, performing Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle for The Muppets Studio, as well as Sesame Street characters Bert, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, and Guy Smiley—all roles that he inherited from the characters' original performers, Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney, and Jim Henson.
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For generations of children, Muppet masters Jim Henson and Frank Oz were a comedy duo on the level of Abbott & Costello and Laurel & Hardy. Even after Henson's death in 1990, Oz continued to ...
Frank Oz originally provided the character's hands. Nearly all Swedish Chef sketches on The Muppet Show feature him in a kitchen, waving some utensils while singing an introductory song in a mock language – a semi-comprehensible gibberish supposedly mimicking Swedish phonology and prosody. The song's lyrics vary slightly from one episode to ...
Frank Oz and his “Muppet Guys Talking” puppeteer pals share their memories of working with mastermind Jim Henson and speculate on how he created unforgettable characters like Kermit.
This puppet had greenish-brown fur and a red nose. He also had a raspier voice – somewhat like Cookie Monster's – and was played a bit more unkempt than Grover would later behave. The monster was referred to as "Gleep", a monster in Santa's workshop. He later made a cameo appearance in The Muppets on Puppets in 1968 with the Rock and Roll ...