Steve Whitmire
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Whitmire, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .
Known For
Top 40 Movies
Labyrinth
1986
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
The Muppet Christmas Carol
1992
Muppets from Space
1999
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!
2001
Muppet Treasure Island
1996
The Dark Crystal
1982
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo!
2002
The Muppets
2011
The Earth Day Special
1990
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
The Muppet Movie
1979
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985
The Bells of Fraggle Rock
1984
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
2007
Dreamchild
1985
Muppets Most Wanted
2014
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
2005
Sesame Street: 123 Count with Me
1997
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
1983
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock
1983
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
2001
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
The Song of the Cloud Forest
1989
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2002
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
2012
The World of Jim Henson
1994
A Muppet Family Christmas
1987
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
1990
CinderElmo
1999
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
2007