Steve Whitmire
Steve Whitmire
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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.
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Place of birth
Atlanta, Georgia 
Date of birth
24th September 1958
Movies that starred Steve Whitmire (6 in total)
Muppets Most Wanted [2014]
Kermit the Frog / Foo-Foo / Statler / Beaker / Lips / Rizzo the Rat / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
The Muppets [2011]
Kermit the Frog / Beaker / Statler / Rizzo / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz [2005]
Scarecrow / Mayor of Munchkinland / Kalidah Critic #1 / Beaker
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie [2003]
Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Elvises (voice)
Muppets from Space [1999]
Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Cosmic Fish #1 / Rainbow / Miss Piggy (assistant) (voice)
Muppet Treasure Island [1996]
Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker (voice)
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