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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. He has ...
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.
Steve Whitmore first joined the Muppets in 1978, and voiced Kermit since the death of show creator Jim Henson in 1990.
Muppet fans are having mixed feelings about Kermit the Frog's new voice, which officially voiced by a new actor.
Kermit the Frog closed out the 8 a.m. hour of surprises for Kotb, as her daughters joined her on the show, and the Muppet performed "Rainbow Connection" as Kotb and her daughters sang along.
Danner also supplied the voice of Kermit, Rowlf, Mr. Waldorf, Beaker and Chef. In 2019 Danner directed the animated Disney+ series Legend of the Three Caballeros. In 2020, Danner won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Preschool Animated Program for playing Kermit, Rowlf, Mr. Waldorf, Beaker and Chef on Muppet Babies.
Having previously covered the green Muppet’s iconic “Rainbow Connection” as the title track of a 2001 album, Nelson welcomed Kermit for a truly heartwarming collaboration. “I think they ...