Bill Barretta

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Bill Barretta has been performing with the Muppets since 1991, when he performed the body of family father Earl Sinclair on Dinosaurs. He later developed several new characters on Muppets Tonight, including Pepe the King Prawn, Johnny Fiama and Bobo the Bear.

Along with having his own Muppet characters, Bill has taken over several of Jim Henson's roles, such as Dr. Teeth, Rowlf the Dog, Mahna Mahna and Swedish Chef, and briefly took over Jerry Nelson's role of Lew Zealand.

In addition, Bill has produced two of the Muppets' television movies, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie and The Muppets' Wizard of Oz. Bill also provides additional voices on Kim Possible. He is a native of Yardley, Pennsylvania.

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Bill Barretta's screen work to date leans strongly toward Comedy and Family, a consistent thread across his credits so far.

Bill Barretta's most notable role to date came in Hoppers (2026), where he played Additional Voices (voice). He also appeared in The Muppets (2011) as Swedish Chef / Rowlf / Teeth / Pepe / Bobo / Muppet Gary (voice). Most recently appeared in The Happytime Murders (2018) as Phil Philips / Junkyard / Boar (voice).

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