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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Titus Welliver to Peter Wingfield
Steve Whitmire Biography (1959-)
Born September 24, 1959, in Atlanta, GA; married Melissa Whitmire, June 1978.Addresses: Contact: c/o The Muppets, P.O. Box 20726, New York, NY 10023-1488.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, puppeteer, director
- Birth Details
- September 24, 1959
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- (Uncredited) Voices of Rizzo and Lips and man in crowd at beauty pageant,The Muppet Movie, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1979
- Voice of Rizzo the Rat and Lips, The Great Muppet Caper, Universal, 1981
- Voice of Skeksis Scientist, The Dark Crystal, Universal, 1982
- (Uncredited) Voices of Rizzo, Lips, and Gil Frog, and college student inaudience, The Muppets Take Manhattan, TriStar, 1984
- Voice of caterpillar, Dreamchild, Universal, 1985
- Voices of the Four Guards, Firey 4, and Ambrosius, Labyrinth, TriStar, 1986
- Voices of Waldo C. Graphic and Bean Bunny, Muppet*vision 3-D (alsoknown as Jim Henson's Muppet*vision 3-D,
Kermit the Frog presentsMuppet*vision 3-D, and Muppet*vision 4-D), 1991
- Voices of Bob Cratchit, Kermit the Frog, Bean Bunny, Rizzo the Rat, Beaker, and Sprocket, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Buena Vista, 1992
- Voices of Rizzo and Kermit, Muppet Classic Theater, 1994
- Voices of Kermit the Frog and Rizzo the Rat, It's Not Easy Being Green, Walt Disney, 1994
- (As Kermit the Frog and Rizzo the Rat) Voices of Captain Abraham Smollett, Rizzo the Rat, Beaker, and Bean Bunny, Muppet Treasure Island, BuenaVista, 1996
- Voice of Kermit the Frog, Elmo Saves Christmas, 1996
- (Uncredited) Voices of Kermit, Beaker, Rizzo, Scooter, Bean Bunny, beachhippie in bus, Muppets from Space, Columbia, 1999
- Voices of Ernie, Stuckwood, Football Stenchman, ice cream vendor, and parrot, The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, Columbia, 1999
- Voices of Kermit the Frog, Jack Rabbit, and Chico, Kermit's Swamp Years: The Real Story behind Kermit the Frog's Early Years (also known as Kermit's Swamp Years), Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2002
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Film Work
- Muppet performer, The Great Muppet Caper, Universal, 1981
- Creature cable controls, Dreamchild, Universal, 1985
- Puppeteer ("The Four Guards" and "Firey"), Labyrinth, TriStar, 1986
- Puppeteer, The Witches, Warner Bros., 1990
- Additional voices, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Buena Vista, 1992
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Voices of Foo-Foo and Rizzo the Rat, The Muppet Show, syndicated,1979-1981
- Voice of Lips, The Muppet Show, syndicated, 1980-1981
- Voices of Wembley Fraggle, Marlon Fraggle, Mermer Merggle, and Sprocket,Fraggle Rock (also known as Fraggle Rock with Jim Henson's Muppets and Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock), HBO, 1983, then NBC, 1987-1988
- Bean Bunny, Waldo, and Mad Dog, The Jim Henson Hour, NBC, 1989
- Voices of Ernie and Kermit the Frog, Sesame Street (also known asLes amis de Sesame,
Canadian Sesame Street,
Open Sesame,and Sesame Park), 1990-
- Voices of Robbie Sinclair and B. P. Richfield, Dinosaurs, ABC, 1991-1994
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Jim Henson's Animal Show, Fox, 1994
- Voices of Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, Beaker, Andy Pig, Captain Pighead (Pe-jay), and Mr. Poodlepants, Muppets Tonight!, ABC, 1996-1997
- Ernie and additional voices, Play with Me Sesame, 2002
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Specials
- Himself, Of Muppets and Men: The Making of the Muppet Show, 1981
- Bean, The Tale of the Bunny Picnic, 1986
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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years, CBS, 1986
- Voice of Mew, The Christmas Toy (also known as Jim Henson's TheChristmas Toy), ABC, 1986
- Voices of Turkey, Rizzo, Wembley, and others, A Muppet Family Christmas, ABC, 1987
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Down at Fraggle Rock ... Behind the Scenes, HBO, 1987
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Time Warner Presents the Earth Day Special, ABC, 1990
- Voices of Bean Bunny, Rizzo the Rat, Foo-Foo, and Sprocket, The Muppets at Walt Disney World, NBC, 1990
- Voices of Kermit and Rizzo, The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson, CBS,1990
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Sesame Street Stays Up Late! A Monster New Year's Eve Party, PBS,1993
- Voice of Kermit the Frog, Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree, PBS, 1995
- Voices of Ernie and Kermit, Elmopalooza!, ABC, 1998
- Voices of Ernie, Kermit the Frog, and Prince the Dog, Cinderelmo (animated), Fox, 1999
- Voice of Kermit the Frog and special guest, An Audience of Kylie Minogue, 2001
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Sesame Street, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
- Host and Kermit the Frog, Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace, 2002
- Voices of Captain Abraham Smollett, Rizzo the Rat, Beaker, and Bean Bunny, A Very Muppet Christmas, 2002
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Episodic
- Himself, "Secrets of the Muppets," The Jim Henson Hour, NBC, 1992
- Voice of Kermit the Frog, "I Love 1976," I Love 1970's, 2000
- Kermit the Frog, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, 2000
- (As Kermit the Frog) Guest panelist, To Tell the Truth, syndicated, 2000
- Ernie, "Tweet! Tweet!," Between the Lions, PBS, 2001
- Also appeared as voices of Mr. Maxon Dixon and Sonny, Dinosaurs, ABC; (as Kermit the Frog) guest celebrity, Family Feud, syndicated.
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Television Work
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Series
- Puppeteer, Dinosaurs, ABC, 1991-
- Muppet performer, Jim Henson's Animal Show, Fox, 1994
- Muppet performer, Muppets Tonight, ABC, 1996
- Additional voices, Play with Me Sesame, 2002
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Specials
- Puppeteer, The Muppets Go Hollywood, ABC, 1981
- Puppeteer, A Muppet Family Christmas, ABC, 1987
- Muppet performer, Holiday Greetings from the Ed Sullivan Show, CBS, 1992
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Episodic
- Puppeteer, "Cliff's Nightmare," The Cosby Show, 1990
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RECORDINGS
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Video Games; Work
- Director, Pigs in Space, Atari Games, 1983
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Video Games; Voices
- Captain Abraham Smollet, Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, and Beaker, Muppets Treasure Island, 1996
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The Muppet CD-ROM: Muppets Inside, 1996
- Voice of Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, Beaker, Bean Bunny, and Doozer,Muppet Race Mania, Midway Games, Inc., 2000
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