Steve Whitmire
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 .
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- Born:
- Sep 24, 1958 In Atlanta, Georgia
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 71
- First Appeared:
- In the series Jim Henson's Animal Show with Stinky and Jake
- Latest Project:
- Movie Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas 2016-11-25
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame | Ernie | 2025 |
| Series | Jim Henson's Animal Show with Stinky and Jake | 2025 | |
| Movie | Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas | 2016-11-25 | |
| Series | The Muppets | Kermit / Statler / Beaker / Rizzo (voice) | 2015-09-22 |
| Movie | Muppets Most Wanted | Kermit the Frog / Foo-Foo / Statler / Beaker / Lips / Rizzo the Rat / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice) | 2014-03-20 |
| Movie | Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular | Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Rizzo the Rat, Statler, Lips (voice) | 2013-11-29 |
| Movie | The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala | Kermit the Frog / Statler (voice) | 2012-12-24 |
| Movie | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Statler (voice) | 2012-03-04 |
| Movie | Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade | Kermit the Frog / Statler (voice) | 2011-12-25 |
| Movie | The Muppets | Kermit / Beaker / Statler / Rizzo / Link / Newsman (voice) | 2011-11-22 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo | Ernie (voice) | 2009-06-01 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Being Green | Ernie (voice) | 2009-04-07 |
| Series | The Great Debate | 2009-07-06 | |
| Movie | A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa | Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Statler / Beaker (voice) | 2008-12-17 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland | Ernie as Tweedle Dum (voice) | 2008-01-01 |
| Series | Studio DC: Almost Live | Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Rizzo the Rat, Statler, Bean Bunny, Foo-Foo | 2008-08-03 |
| Movie | The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live | Kermit the Frog / Beaker / Rizzo the Rat / Statler (voice) | 2008-02-11 |
| Series | Dave Navarro's Spread | Unknown | 2007-05-17 |
| Movie | Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium | Kermit the Frog (voice) | 2007-11-14 |
| Movie | Best Ever Muppet Moments | Self | 2006-03-11 |
| Series | I Love the '70s: Volume 2 | Unknown | 2006-07-10 |
| Movie | The Muppets' Wizard of Oz | Scarecrow / Mayor of Munchkinland / Kalidah Critic #1 / Beaker | 2005-05-20 |
| Series | Deal or No Deal | Unknown | 2005-12-19 |
| Movie | Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 | Kermit the Frog / Statler ("Keep Fishin") | 2004-03-23 |
| Series | The Tony Danza Show | Unknown | 2004-09-13 |
| Movie | It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Elvises (voice) | 2003-12-24 |
| Movie | Kermit's Swamp Years | Kermit the Frog / Jack Rabbit / Chico (voice) | 2002-09-03 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play | Ernie / Mo / Troll / Frosty Four Leader (voice) | 2002-05-31 |
| Movie | I Love Muppets | Kermit the Frog (voice) | 2002-03-31 |
| Movie | An Audience with Kylie Minogue | Kermit the Frog (voice) | 2001-10-06 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Ernie / Stuckweed / Football Stenchman / Ice Cream Vendor / Parrot (voice) | 1999-10-01 |
| Movie | CinderElmo | Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Prince the Dog (voice) | 1999-01-01 |
| Movie | Muppets from Space | Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Cosmic Fish #1 / Rainbow / Miss Piggy (assistant) (voice) | 1999-07-14 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! | Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice) | 1998-02-20 |
| Series | Muppets Tonight | Kermit / Bean Bunny / Beaker / Eugene / George the Janitor | 1996-03-08 |
| Movie | Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas | Kermit the Frog (voice) | 1996-12-24 |
| Movie | Muppet Treasure Island | Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker (voice) | 1996-02-16 |
| Movie | Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree | Kermit the Frog (voice) | 1995-12-06 |
| Movie | Muppet Classic Theater | Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat (voice) | 1994-09-27 |
| Movie | The World of Jim Henson | Self (archive footage) | 1994-11-23 |
| Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
| Movie | The Muppet Christmas Carol | Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Bean Bunny / Belinda Cratchit / Beetle / Lips / Pig Gentleman (voice) | 1992-12-10 |
| Movie | The Earth Day Special | Additional Muppets (voice) | 1990-04-22 |
| Movie | The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson | Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Bean Bunny / ... (voice) | 1990-11-21 |
| Movie | Dog City: The Movie | Mad Dog / Mac | 1989-05-05 |
| Series | The Jim Henson Hour | 1989-04-14 | |
| Series | Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series | Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog / Mermer Merggle / Crusty Doozer / Venerable Sage Hambo / Murray the Minstrel / Flange Doozer / Sir Blunderbrain / Club Member #3 (voice) | 1987-09-12 |
| Movie | A Muppet Family Christmas | Turkey / Rizzo the Rat / Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog / Lips (voice) | 1987-12-16 |
| Movie | Labyrinth | The Four Guards / Firey 4 / Ambrosius (voice) | 1986-06-27 |
| Movie | The Tale of the Bunny Picnic | Bean Bunny (voice) | 1986-03-26 |
| Movie | Fraggles Look For Jobs | Wembley (voice) | 1986-05-16 |
| Movie | The Christmas Toy | Mew the Toy Mouse | 1986-12-06 |
| Movie | Dreamchild | Mock Turtle/Caterpillar | 1985-10-04 |
| Movie | Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story | (voice) | 1985-04-16 |
| Movie | The Muppets Take Manhattan | Rizzo the Rat / Gill - Frog / Baby Kermit / Chicken / College Student in Audience / Dog / Lew Zealand (voice) | 1984-06-27 |
| Series | The Cosby Show | Unknown | 1984-09-20 |
| Movie | The Bells of Fraggle Rock | Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog (voice) | 1984-12-24 |
| Movie | The World of 'The Dark Crystal' | Himself | 1983-01-09 |
| Series | 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) | 1983-01-10 |
| Movie | Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets | Rizzo the Rat / Giant Man-Eating Chicken (voice) | 1983-05-12 |
| Movie | The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show | Rizzo the Rat / Background Singer (voice) | 1982-09-17 |
| Movie | The Dark Crystal | Scientist (voice) | 1982-12-17 |
| Movie | The Great Muppet Caper | Rizzo the Rat / Lips (voice) | 1981-06-26 |
| Movie | The Muppets Go to the Movies | Rizzo the Rat / The Scarlet Pimpernel / Jed (voice) | 1981-05-20 |
| Movie | John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together | 1979-12-05 | |
| Movie | The Muppet Movie | Fletcher Bird / Scooter (assistant) (voice) | 1979-06-22 |
| Movie | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Various Muppets | 1979-05-16 |
| Series | An Audience with... | Kermit the Frog | 1978-01-08 |
| Series | The Muppet Show | Additional Muppets (voice) | 1976-09-05 |
| Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
| Series | Sesame Unpaved | 1969-11-10 |