Birthday
1958-09-24
Birthplace
Atlanta, Georgia
Gender
Male
Known For
Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Steven Whitmire (born September 24, 1958) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Whitmire, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .
Acting Credits
Muppets from Space
Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Cosmic Fish #1 / Rainbow / Miss Piggy (assistant) (voice)
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Rizzo the Rat / Gill - Frog / Baby Kermit / Chicken / College Student in Audience / Dog / Lew Zealand (voice)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Ernie / Stuckweed / Football Stenchman / Ice Cream Vendor / Parrot (voice)
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Rizzo the Rat, Statler, Lips (voice)
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
Rizzo the Rat / Giant Man-Eating Chicken (voice)
Muppets Most Wanted
Kermit the Frog / Foo-Foo / Statler / Beaker / Lips / Rizzo the Rat / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
Ernie (voice) / Kermit (voice) / Rizzo (voice) / others (voice)
A Muppet Family Christmas
Turkey / Rizzo the Rat / Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog / Lips (voice)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Lips / Rizzo the Rat / Sprocket the Dog / Wembley Fraggle (voice)
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
Kermit the Frog / Statler ("Keep Fishin")
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Bean Bunny / Belinda Cratchit / Beetle / Lips / Pig Gentleman (voice)
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Bean Bunny / Whoopie Cushion (voice)
Fraggle Rock
Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog / Mermer Merggle / Crusty Doozer / Venerable Sage Hambo / Murray the Minstrel / Flange Doozer / Sir Blunderbrain / Club Member #3 (voice)
