Actor

Steve Whitmire

September 24, 1959 · Atlanta, Georgia

Steven Whitmire (born September 24, 1959) is an American puppeteer who works with The Jim Henson Company and Sesame Workshop. He has been the performer of two signature Muppets - Kermit the Frog and Sesame Street's Ernie - since the death of their creator, Jim Henson, in 1990. Characters original to Whitmire include Rizzo the Rat, Lips (the trumpet player from Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem), Foo-Foo (Miss Piggy's beloved dog), Fraggle Rock's Wembley Fraggle, and Bean Bunny. Following the death of puppeteer Richard Hunt and Jerry Nelson's departure, Whitmire took over the roles of Beaker and Statler. He also voiced Link Hogthrob in the Muppet Party Cruise.

Notable work

7.3
Labyrinth (1986)
as The Four Guards / Firey 4 / Ambrosius (voice)
6.7
The Muppets (2011)
as Kermit / Beaker / Statler / Rizzo / Link / Newsman (voice)
6.3
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
7.1
The Dark Crystal (1982)
as Scientist (voice)
7.4
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
as Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Bean Bunny / Belinda Cratchit / Beetle / Lips / Pig Gentleman (voice)
7.8
Dinosaurs (1991)
as Woody (voice) and as Mr. Mason Dixon (voice) and as Sonny (voice)
6.3
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
as Kermit the Frog / Foo-Foo / Statler / Beaker / Lips / Rizzo the Rat / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
7.5
30 Rock (2006)
as Kermit the Frog (voice)
7.2
The Muppet Movie (1979)
as Fletcher Bird / Scooter (assistant) (voice)
6.9
Saturday Night Live (1975)
as Kermit the Frog (voice) (uncredited)
7
The Cosby Show (1984)
as Scallions (voice)
6.7
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
as Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker (voice)

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