Biography
Steve Whitmire
Acting
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), Fragg…
Career works
127
Movies
98
Series
29
Career average
7.0/10
Birth date
09/24/1959
Place of birth
Atlanta, Georgia
Filmography highlights
Movies
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 · 7.8
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
2022
Muppets Most Wanted
2014 · 6.3
Robbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium
2013 · 6.4
Food Fight! | Muppisode
2013
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
2013 · 5.8
The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala
2012 · 5.8
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
2012
The Secret Policeman's Ball
2012 · 7.6
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
2011 · 6.0
The Muppets
2011 · 6.7
Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures
2010
Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World
2010
The Muppets: Ringing of the Bells
2009
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces
2009 · 6.0
Series
The Muppets
2015 · 7.0
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · 6.1
Muppet Moments
2015 · 7.0
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011 · 5.3
Good Luck Charlie
2010 · 7.9
Sesame Street: Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures
2008
Studio DC: Almost Live
2008 · 8.0
30 Rock
2006 · 7.5
I Love the '70s: Volume 2
2006
Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony
2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · 5.6
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · 5.3
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
2002 · 5.5
Sesame Unpaved
1999
Hollywood Squares
1998 · 7.6