Actor
Eric Jacobson
July 25, 1970 · Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Eric Jacobson (b. July 25, 1970) is a puppeteer and Muppet performer, who has been the primary replacement puppeteer for Frank Oz's characters since 2001. Jacobson initially started playing Bert in 1997, but officially joined the cast as Bert and additional Muppets in 2000. His role expanded in 2002 to include new Grover segments, particularly Global Grover. In 2001 he and David Rudman played Cookie Monster until 2002 when Sesame Workshop chose David as Cookie so there would be more interaction between Bert/Grover and Cookie Monster. His second role came in 2001 with The Book of Pooh, where he worked on Piglet and Kanga. That year, he also began playing Miss Piggy, debuting at the "Muppetfest" convention. Subsequently, in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002), he performed the roles of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Animal.
Notable work
6.7The Muppets (2011)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs (voice)
6.3Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
7.8Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
as Sesame Street Muppet Performer
6.9Saturday Night Live (1975)
as Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) (uncredited)
7.9Good Luck Charlie (2010)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
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