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Frank Oz

Frank Richard Oznowicz was born in Hereford, England to puppeteers Frances and Isidore Oznowicz. His family moved to Montana in 1951, eventually settling in Oakland, California. As a teenager, he worked as an apprentice puppeteer at Children's Fairyland amusement park. He is one of the primary puppeteers responsible for the development of Jim ... See full bio »
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Known For

The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Mildred / George / George the Janitor / Marvin Suggs / Boppity / Frank / Zucchini Brother / Animal's Dancing Partner / Baby / Black Rooster / Crocodile / Gorgon Heap / Gramps / Whatnot Dancer / Whatnot Dancers / Additional Muppets / Alien / Atrics Piano Player / Atrics piano player / Banana / Baskerville / Beaker clones / Bert / Big Mary Louise / Billy the Bear / Boo Mortmorkinson / Borcellino / Bun-Bun Brother / Chickens / Clodhopper / Cookie Monster / Dog Bomber / Doglion / Dough / Fazoob / Feather Boa Constrictor / Fozzie's Cousin / Fred / Geri and the Atrics Piano Player / Girl Dancer / Gloat / Gogalala Jubilee Jugband Guitarist / Green Frackle / Green Heap / House / Hugga Wugga / Jugband Member / Killer Lamb / Lead Gingerbread Man / Male Koozebanian / Mary Louise / Merdlidop / Patient / Pig / Pigs / Purple Frackle / Purple Heap / Rat / Runaway / Salsburg Sauerkraut Singer / Scraggly Woman / Slim Wilson / Snake Frackle / Snowths / Tambourine Player / The Swedish Pig / Train Conductor / Tree / Two-Nosed Whatnot / Villain / Whatnot / Wolf / Wolfhound / Woman
(1976-1981)
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (assistant) / Motorcycle Guy
(1979)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Yoda
(2002)
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi Yoda
(2017)
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Filmography

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 2014-2016 Star Wars Rebels (TV Series)
Yoda
- Shroud of Darkness (2016) ... Yoda (voice)
- Path of the Jedi (2014) ... Yoda (voice)
 2015 The Great Gilly Hopkins
Cookie Monster (voice)
 2015/I Inside Out
Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
 1969-2014 Sesame Street (TV Series)
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster / ...
- School for Chickens (2014) ... Clucky Luciano (voice)
- The Flower Show (2013) ... Grover (voice)
- Finish the Splat (2013) ... Grover (voice)
- Elmo and Zoe's Hat Contest (2012) ... Grover (voice)
- Telly the Tiebreaker (2012) ... Clucky Luciano (voice)
Show all 329 episodes
 2011 Star Tours: The Adventures Continue (Short)
Yoda (voice)
 2007 Children in Need (TV Series)
Miss Piggy
- Episode #1.28 (2007) ... Miss Piggy (voice)
 2007 The Muppets on 'The Muppets' (Video short)
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
 2007 Kids' Favorite Country Songs (Video)
Cookie Monster (voice)
 2007 Star Wars at 30 (TV Movie)
Yoda (voice)
 2006 Elmo's Potty Time (Video)
Grover (voice)
 2006 Guess That Shape and Color (Video short)
 2005 Zathura: A Space Adventure
Robot (voice)
 2005 Elmo Visits the Doctor (Video)
 2005 Avenue of the Stars: 50 Years of ITV (TV Special)
Miss Piggy
 2005 Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet (Video)
Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
 2004 Sesame Street Presents: The Street We Live On (TV Movie)
Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover
 2002 Play with Me Sesame (TV Series)
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster / ... (voice)
 2002 Elmo Visits the Firehouse (Video short)
Cookie Monster (voice)
 2001 Monsters, Inc.
Fungus (voice)
 2000 Muppet Monster Adventure (Video Game)
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / ... (voice)
 2000 Muppet Race Mania (Video Game)
Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / ... (voice)
 1999 Cinderelmo (TV Movie)
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
 1999 The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
 1999 Muppets from Space
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / ... (voice)
 1999 Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs (Video short)
Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
 1998 A Brief History of Motion Pictures (Short)
Cookie Monster / Marshall Grover / Bert (voice)
 1998 Sesame Street: Grover's Travels (Video Game)
Grover the Traveler / Alistair Cookie (voice)
 1998 The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street (Video short)
Grover (voice)
 1998 Sesame Street Reading Adventure (Video Game)
Alistair Cookie / Sir Grover (voice)
 1996-1998 Muppets Tonight (TV Series)
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / ...
- Johnny Fiama Leaves Home (1998) ... Sam the Eagle (voice)
- The Cameo Show (1997) ... Fozzie Bear (voice)
- Paula Abdul (1996) ... Sam the Eagle / Miss Piggy (voice)
- Heather Locklear (1996) ... Animal (voice)
- Pierce Brosnan (1996) ... Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
Show all 15 episodes
 1998 Blues Brothers 2000
Warden
 1997 123 Count with Me (Video short) (voice)
 1997 Elmo Says Boo (Short)
Bert (voice)
 1996 Elmo Saves Christmas (Video)
Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
 1996 Muppets Treasure Island (Video Game)
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / ... (voice)
 1996 The Muppet CDROM: Muppets Inside (Video Game)
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / ... (voice)
 1996 Sesame Street: Get Set to Learn! (Video Game)
Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
 1996 Muppet Treasure Island
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / ... (voice)
 1995 Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites (Video)
Cookie Monster (voice)
 1994 Animal Show (TV Series)
Sam the Eagle
- Bald Eagle ... Sam the Eagle (voice)
 1994 Everything Went Wrong (Short)
Voiceover
 1994 Muppet Classic Theater (Video)
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (Emperor) (voice)
 1993 Sesame Songs: Sing-Along Earth Songs (Video short)
Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)
 1993 Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (TV Movie)
Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
 1992 The Muppet Christmas Carol
Miss Piggy as Emily Cratchit / Fozzie Bear as Fozziewig / Sam the Eagle as Headmaster of Junior High Graduates / ... (voice)
 1992 Innocent Blood
Pathologist
 1991 Muppet*vision 3-D (Short)
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / ... (voice)
 1991 Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake (TV Movie)
Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
 1991 Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game (Video)
Grover (voice)
 1990 Sesame Songs: Monster Hits! (Video short)
Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
 1990 Sesame Songs: Rock & Roll (Video short)
Grover / Bert (voice)
 1990 Sesame Songs: Dance Along! (Video short)
Grover / Bert / Duck (voice)
 1990 Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital (Video short)
Cookie Monster (voice, uncredited)
 1990 Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special (TV Movie)
Miss Piggy (voice)
 1990 The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal
- The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990) ... Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
- Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration (1990) ... Miss Piggy (voice)
 1989 The Jim Henson Hour (TV Series)
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy
- Musicians (1989) ... Fozzie Bear (voice)
- The Ratings Game - Miss Piggy's Hollywood (1989) ... Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
- Monster Telethon (1989) ... Fozzie Bear (voice)
 1988 Free to Be... a Family (TV Movie)
Miss Piggy (voice)
 1988 Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear (Video)
Fozzie Bear (voice)
 1988 Muppet Madness (Video short)
Animal / Fozzie Bear (voice)
 1988 Sesame Street: Oscar's Letter Party (Video Game)
Grover (voice)
 1988 Big Bird's Favorite Party Games (Video short)
Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
 1988 The Alphabet Game (Video short)
Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
 1987-1988 Dolly (TV Series)
Miss Piggy
- Episode #1.19 (1988) ... Miss Piggy (voice, as Miss Piggy)
- Episode #1.8 (1987) ... Miss Piggy (voice, as Miss Piggy)
 1988 Magic on Sesame Street (Video short)
Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
 1987 Alive from Off Center (TV Series)
Bert
- As Seen on TV (1987) ... Bert
 1987 Inner Tube (TV Short)
Miss Piggy (voice)
 1987 Learning to Add and Subtract (Video short)
Bert / Cookie Monster (voice)
 1987 Muppet Breakaway (Video short)
Grump (voice)
 1987 Muppet Coffee Break (Video short)
Grump (voice)
 1986 Labyrinth
The Wiseman
 1986 Learning About Numbers (Video short)
Grover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice)
 1986 The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (TV Movie)
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / ... (voice)
 1985 Five Sesame Street Stories (Video short)
Grover / Bert / Cookie Monster (voice, uncredited)
 1985 Fozzie's Muppet Scrapbook (Video)
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)
 1985 Muppet Lift Off (Video short)
Grump (voice)
 1985 Muppet Perk-Up (Short)
Grump / Kent (voice)
 1985 Muppet Video: Muppet Moments (Video)
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / ... (voice)
 1985 Muppet Video: Muppet Treasures (Video)
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal
 1985 Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets (Video)
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)
 1985 Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story (Video)
Miss Piggy (voice)
 1985 Three Sesame Street Stories (Video short)
Cookie Monster (voice, uncredited)
 1985 Great Performances (TV Series)
Miss Piggy
- 'Cinderella' from the San Francisco Ballet (1985) ... Miss Piggy (voice)
 1985 Spies Like Us
Test Monitor
 1985 Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters (TV Series)
Fozzie Bear
- In the Beginning (1985) ... Fozzie Bear (voice)
 1985 Follow That Bird
Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)
 1984 The Muppets Take Manhattan
Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / ... (voice)
 1979-1984 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series)
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal
- Miss Piggy/Howie Mandel/John McCosker (1984) ... Miss Piggy (as Miss Piggy)
- Episode #18.55 (1979) ... Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal (voice)
 1983 Muppet Breakthrough (Video short)
Grump
 1983 Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (TV Movie)
Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
 1983 Superman III
Brain Surgeon (scenes deleted)
 1983 Trading Places
Corrupt Cop
 1983 Big Bird in China (TV Movie)
Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
 1982 Return of the Ewok (Video short)
Yoda (voice)
 1982 The Dark Crystal
Aughra, a Keeper Of Secrets (performer) / Chamberlain (performer)
 1981 Muppet Side Splitter (Short)
Grump (voice)
 1981 An American Werewolf in London
Mr. Collins / Miss Piggy
 1981 The Great Muppet Caper
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / ... (voice)
 1981 The Muppets Go to the Movies (TV Movie)
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle (voice)
 1976-1981 The Muppet Show (TV Series)
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / ...
- Buddy Rich (1981) ... Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
- Chris Langham (1981) ... Sam the Eagle (voice)
- Debbie Harry (1981) ... Miss Piggy / Animal / Woman (voice)
- Wally Boag (1981) ... Miss Piggy / Animal (voice)
- Gene Kelly (1981) ... Miss Piggy (voice)
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 1980 The Blues Brothers
Corrections Officer
 1979 Muppet Breaker Upper (Short)
Grump / Gorilla (voice)
 1979 Muppet Gimme a Break (Short)
Grump (voice)
 1979 John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (TV Movie)
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / ... (voice)
 1979 The Muppet Movie
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / ... (voice)
 1978 Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (TV Movie)
Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
 1977 International Festival of Animation (TV Series)
Grover (1977) (voice, uncredited)
 1977 Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (TV Movie)
Chuck / Ma Otter (assistant) (voice)
 1976 Isabella and the Magic Brush (Short) (voice)
 1975-1976 Saturday Night Live (TV Series)
The Mighty Favog / The Mighty Favog (segment 'The Land of Gorch') / The Mighty Favog (segment 'Dregs and Vestiges') / ...
- Lily Tomlin/James Taylor (1976) ... The Mighty Favog (voice, as Jim Henson's Muppets)
- Madeline Kahn/Carly Simon (1976) ... The Mighty Favog (as Jim Henson's Muppets)
- Raquel Welch/Phoebe Snow, John Sebastian (1976) ... The Mighty Favog (voice, as Jim Henson's Muppets)
- Ron Nessen/Patti Smith Group (1976) ... The Mighty Favog (credit only)
- Elliott Gould/Anne Murray (1976) ... The Mighty Favog (voice, uncredited)
Show all 12 episodes
 1975 Muppet Picker Upper (Short)
Sam the Eagle (voice)
 1975 Julie Andrews: One to One (TV Movie)
The Prince of Phumph / Marvin (voice)
 1975 Julie: My Favourite Things (TV Movie)
Varoius Muppets
 1975 Muppets No-Nonsense Show (TV Short) (voice)
 1974 Out to Lunch (TV Movie)
Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
 1972 Tales from Muppetland: The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (TV Movie)
Leroy the Donkey (Assistant) / Rat (voice)
 1971 Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (TV Movie)
Gawain / Robin the Frog (assistant) (voice)
 1970 The Great Santa Claus Switch (TV Movie)
Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / ... (voice)
 1969 Sesame Street Pitch Reel (Short)
Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)
 1969 Hey Cinderella! (TV Movie)
Splurge / Stepsister #1 (voice)
 1967 Coffee Break Machine (Short)
The Monster (voice)
 1967 The Paperwork Explosion (Short)
 1967 Our Place (TV Series)
Cookie Monster (1967)
 1965 Time Piece (Short)
Messenger boy (as Frank Oznowicz)
 1963 The Jimmy Dean Show (TV Series)
Rowlf the Dog (assistant) (1963-1966)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

2005: His recording of "Mahna Mahna" from The Muppet Show (1976) is used in a Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper TV commercial. See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Interviews | 1 Article | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »

Alternate Names:

Jim Henson's Muppets | The Muppets | Frank Oznowicz | Miss Piggy

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Jim Henson]: He envisioned a world where bears could tell jokes, chickens could sing, pigs could be stars and they all could ride bicycles. See more »

Trivia:

1961: Met Jim Henson in Asilomar, California. See more »

Trademark:

His films tend to be comedies See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini
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