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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]
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.
Ernie, Kermit the Frog, Guy Smiley, Little Chrissy (puppetry), Bip Bippadotta, Thomas Twiddlebug, Sinister Sam, Bad Bart, Little Bird (1969), Granny Fanny Nesselrode (1970; 1972), Spaceship Surprise Captain, The Genie (1973), Barry Rhymie (1978), Captain Vegetable (debut sketch), Charlie (occasionally), Yip Yip Martian, Two-Headed Monster's ...
Jul. 18—The Kokomo Park Band will celebrate American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, as well as Broadway music in general, with a free concert Wednesday. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m ...
Kermit has been featured prominently on both The Muppet Show and Sesame Street, and is the only Muppet to do so in that capacity. [44] However, he had a prominent career before Sesame Street ' s debut in 1969, as he starred in Sam and Friends, and numerous Muppets made guest appearances on Today from 1961 and The Ed Sullivan Show from 1966. [45]
Muppet*Vision 3D is a 3D film attraction featuring the Muppets located at Disney's Hollywood Studios in the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida.Directed by Jim Henson (in his final major project before his death in 1990) and a co-production between Walt Disney Imagineering and Jim Henson Productions, the attraction incorporates the 3D film in conjunction with in-theater 4D effects ...
Jul. 25—The Kokomo Park Band will perform the final Wednesday evening concert of its 121st season this week. The free concert, titled "Bird Watching," will be played in Highland Park, 900 W ...
Jim and Jane Henson officially founded Muppets, Inc. on November 20, 1958, three years after Sam and Friends debuted on WRC-TV in Washington, D.C. Aside from Sam and Friends, the majority of its work until 1969 was in advertising; appearances on late-night talk shows; and short "meeting films" primarily for enterprise use, produced from 1965 to 1996.