Steve Whitmire

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

Steve Whitmire's most notable role to date came in Labyrinth (1986), where he played The Four Guards / Firey 4 / Ambrosius (voice). He also appeared in The Muppets (2011) as Kermit / Beaker / Statler / Rizzo / Link / Newsman (voice). Most recently appeared in Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007) as Kermit the Frog (voice).

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