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Steve Whitmire Biography (1959-)

Born September 24, 1959, in Atlanta, GA; married Melissa Whitmire, June 1978.Addresses: Contact: c/o The Muppets, P.O. Box 20726, New York, NY 10023-1488.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, puppeteer, director

Birth Details

September 24, 1959

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (Uncredited) Voices of Rizzo and Lips and man in crowd at beauty pageant,The Muppet Movie, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1979
• Voice of Rizzo the Rat and Lips, The Great Muppet Caper, Universal, 1981
• Voice of Skeksis Scientist, The Dark Crystal, Universal, 1982
• (Uncredited) Voices of Rizzo, Lips, and Gil Frog, and college student inaudience, The Muppets Take Manhattan, TriStar, 1984
• Voice of caterpillar, Dreamchild, Universal, 1985
• Voices of the Four Guards, Firey 4, and Ambrosius, Labyrinth, TriStar, 1986
• Voices of Waldo C. Graphic and Bean Bunny, Muppet*vision 3-D (alsoknown as Jim Henson's Muppet*vision 3-D, Kermit the Frog presentsMuppet*vision 3-D, and Muppet*vision 4-D), 1991
• Voices of Bob Cratchit, Kermit the Frog, Bean Bunny, Rizzo the Rat, Beaker, and Sprocket, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Buena Vista, 1992
• Voices of Rizzo and Kermit, Muppet Classic Theater, 1994
• Voices of Kermit the Frog and Rizzo the Rat, It's Not Easy Being Green, Walt Disney, 1994
• (As Kermit the Frog and Rizzo the Rat) Voices of Captain Abraham Smollett, Rizzo the Rat, Beaker, and Bean Bunny, Muppet Treasure Island, BuenaVista, 1996
• Voice of Kermit the Frog, Elmo Saves Christmas, 1996
• (Uncredited) Voices of Kermit, Beaker, Rizzo, Scooter, Bean Bunny, beachhippie in bus, Muppets from Space, Columbia, 1999
• Voices of Ernie, Stuckwood, Football Stenchman, ice cream vendor, and parrot, The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, Columbia, 1999
• Voices of Kermit the Frog, Jack Rabbit, and Chico, Kermit's Swamp Years: The Real Story behind Kermit the Frog's Early Years (also known as Kermit's Swamp Years), Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2002
• Film Work
• Muppet performer, The Great Muppet Caper, Universal, 1981
• Creature cable controls, Dreamchild, Universal, 1985
• Puppeteer ("The Four Guards" and "Firey"), Labyrinth, TriStar, 1986
• Puppeteer, The Witches, Warner Bros., 1990
• Additional voices, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Buena Vista, 1992
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Voices of Foo-Foo and Rizzo the Rat, The Muppet Show, syndicated,1979-1981
• Voice of Lips, The Muppet Show, syndicated, 1980-1981
• Voices of Wembley Fraggle, Marlon Fraggle, Mermer Merggle, and Sprocket,Fraggle Rock (also known as Fraggle Rock with Jim Henson's Muppets and Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock), HBO, 1983, then NBC, 1987-1988
• Bean Bunny, Waldo, and Mad Dog, The Jim Henson Hour, NBC, 1989
• Voices of Ernie and Kermit the Frog, Sesame Street (also known asLes amis de Sesame, Canadian Sesame Street, Open Sesame,and Sesame Park), 1990-
• Voices of Robbie Sinclair and B. P. Richfield, Dinosaurs, ABC, 1991-1994
• Jim Henson's Animal Show, Fox, 1994
• Voices of Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, Beaker, Andy Pig, Captain Pighead (Pe-jay), and Mr. Poodlepants, Muppets Tonight!, ABC, 1996-1997
• Ernie and additional voices, Play with Me Sesame, 2002
• Specials
• Himself, Of Muppets and Men: The Making of the Muppet Show, 1981
• Bean, The Tale of the Bunny Picnic, 1986
• The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years, CBS, 1986
• Voice of Mew, The Christmas Toy (also known as Jim Henson's TheChristmas Toy), ABC, 1986
• Voices of Turkey, Rizzo, Wembley, and others, A Muppet Family Christmas, ABC, 1987
• Down at Fraggle Rock ... Behind the Scenes, HBO, 1987
• Time Warner Presents the Earth Day Special, ABC, 1990
• Voices of Bean Bunny, Rizzo the Rat, Foo-Foo, and Sprocket, The Muppets at Walt Disney World, NBC, 1990
• Voices of Kermit and Rizzo, The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson, CBS,1990
• Sesame Street Stays Up Late! A Monster New Year's Eve Party, PBS,1993
• Voice of Kermit the Frog, Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree, PBS, 1995
• Voices of Ernie and Kermit, Elmopalooza!, ABC, 1998
• Voices of Ernie, Kermit the Frog, and Prince the Dog, Cinderelmo (animated), Fox, 1999
• Voice of Kermit the Frog and special guest, An Audience of Kylie Minogue, 2001
• Sesame Street, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
• Host and Kermit the Frog, Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace, 2002
• Voices of Captain Abraham Smollett, Rizzo the Rat, Beaker, and Bean Bunny, A Very Muppet Christmas, 2002
• Episodic
• Himself, "Secrets of the Muppets," The Jim Henson Hour, NBC, 1992
• Voice of Kermit the Frog, "I Love 1976," I Love 1970's, 2000
• Kermit the Frog, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, 2000
• (As Kermit the Frog) Guest panelist, To Tell the Truth, syndicated, 2000
• Ernie, "Tweet! Tweet!," Between the Lions, PBS, 2001
• Also appeared as voices of Mr. Maxon Dixon and Sonny, Dinosaurs, ABC; (as Kermit the Frog) guest celebrity, Family Feud, syndicated.
• Television Work
• Series
• Puppeteer, Dinosaurs, ABC, 1991-
• Muppet performer, Jim Henson's Animal Show, Fox, 1994
• Muppet performer, Muppets Tonight, ABC, 1996
• Additional voices, Play with Me Sesame, 2002
• Specials
• Puppeteer, The Muppets Go Hollywood, ABC, 1981
• Puppeteer, A Muppet Family Christmas, ABC, 1987
• Muppet performer, Holiday Greetings from the Ed Sullivan Show, CBS, 1992
• Episodic
• Puppeteer, "Cliff's Nightmare," The Cosby Show, 1990
• RECORDINGS
• Video Games; Work
• Director, Pigs in Space, Atari Games, 1983
• Video Games; Voices
• Captain Abraham Smollet, Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, and Beaker, Muppets Treasure Island, 1996
• The Muppet CD-ROM: Muppets Inside, 1996
• Voice of Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, Beaker, Bean Bunny, and Doozer,Muppet Race Mania, Midway Games, Inc., 2000