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Steve Whitmire

Highest Rated: 95% The Muppets (2011)

Lowest Rated: 63% Muppets From Space (1999)

Birthday: Sep 24, 1959

Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

A highly successful puppeteer and voice actor, Steve Whitmire has been closely associated with Jim Henson and Henson Company projects his entire career. The Atlanta native's interest in puppets began at an early age and he reportedly vowed, while still in high school, that he would one day be Kermit the Frog. He began his career on Henson's iconic series "The Muppet Show" in 1978 and provided voices for countless characters. He also appeared in several Muppet film projects, voicing characters he created such as Rizzo the Rat, trumpet player Lips and Miss Piggy's dog Foo-Foo. He was also a key member of the popular cult show "Fraggle Rock," voicing his original creations Wembley Fraggle and Bean Bunny. Whitmire appeared in other Henson projects without Muppets such as the fantasy feature "Labyrinth" and the family adventure "Dark Crystal." After Jim Henson's death in 1990, Whitmire assumed the role of two of his mentor's most popular creations--Ernie from "Sesame Street" and as he had predicted, Kermit the Frog. He continued to be closely involved with Henson Company projects including "Dinosaurs," the family sitcom starring prehistoric anthropomorphic creatures.

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Highest-Rated Movies

95% 80% The Muppets
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83% 51% It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
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78% 86% The Muppet Christmas Carol Watchlist
77% 64% The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
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71% 77% Muppet Treasure Island
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63% 58% Muppets From Space Watchlist
73% Muppet Classic Theater
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57% Kermit's Swamp Years
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Song of the Cloud Forest
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Sing It, Elmo!
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Filmography

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Sing It, Elmo! 2016 Voice The Muppets 95% 80% 2011 Kermit / Beaker Voice Kermit's Swamp Years 57% 2002 Kermit the Frog/Jack Rabbit/Chico Voice It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie 83% 51% 2002 Kermit/Rizzo the Rat/Beaker/Bean Bunny/Mr. Poodlepants/Statler Voice Kermit's Swamp Years: The Real Story Behind Kermit the Frog's Early Years 36% 2002 Actor The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland 77% 64% 1999 Ernie/Stuckweed/Football Stenchman/Ice Cream Vendor/Parrot Voice Muppets From Space 63% 58% 1999 Kermit the Frog/Rizzo the Rat/Beaker/Cosmic Fish #1 Voice Muppet Treasure Island 71% 77% 1996 Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker Voice Muppet Classic Theater 73% 1994 Actor The Muppet Christmas Carol 78% 86% 1992 Kermit the Frog/Rizzo the Rat/Beaker Voice Song of the Cloud Forest 1988 Wilf Voice
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