
Steve Whitmire
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Biography
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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.
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Known For

30 Rock

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Good Luck Charlie

The Jonathan Ross Show

Saturday Night Live

The Cosby Show

Jim Henson Idea Man

Labyrinth

The Muppet Show

The Jim Henson Hour

Down at Fraggle Rock

Muppet Treasure Island

The Dark Crystal

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

The Muppets

The Muppets Take Manhattan

Muppets Most Wanted

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

The Muppet Christmas Carol

Fraggle Rock

Muppets from Space

Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame

Muppet Moments

Deal or No Deal

The Muppets
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