Frank Oz

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Frank Oz born Richard Frank Oznowicz is a Britishborn American film director actor voice actor and puppeteer who is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show and for directing films including the 1986 Little Shop Of Horrors remake and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels He is also the operator and voice of Yoda in the Star Wars series

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D.O.B: 1944-05-25
Place of Birth: Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
Profession: Acting

Credits

2024 - Jim Henson Idea Man actor - Self

2021 - Echoes of Violence actor - Dante

2021 - Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street actor - Self (archive footage)

2020 - In & Of Itself director -

2014 - I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story actor - Self

2011 - Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey actor - Self

2007 - Death at a Funeral director -

2006 - Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time actor - Grover (voice)

2006 - A Sesame Street Christmas Carol actor - Bert (voice)

2005 - Zathura: A Space Adventure actor - Robot (voice)

2005 - Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith actor - Yoda (voice)

2004 - The Stepford Wives director -

2002 - Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones actor - Yoda (voice)

2001 - The Score director -

2001 - Monsters, Inc. actor - Jeff Fungus (voice)

1999 - Muppets from Space actor - Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)

1999 - Bowfinger director -

1998 - Blues Brothers 2000 actor - Warden

1997 - In & Out director -

1996 - Muppets Tonight actor - Animal / Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy

1996 - Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet actor - Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)

1996 - Muppet Treasure Island actor - Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)

1995 - The Indian in the Cupboard director -

1992 - Housesitter director -

1992 - The Muppet Christmas Carol actor - Miss Piggy as Emily Cratchit / Fozzie Bear as Fozziewig / Sam the Eagle as Headmaster of Junior High Graduates / Animal / George the Janitor / Horse and Carriage Driver / Vegetable Salesman (voice)

1991 - What About Bob? director -

1988 - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels director -

1987 - A Muppet Family Christmas actor - Various Characters

1986 - Little Shop of Horrors director -

1985 - Follow That Bird actor - Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)

1985 - Spies Like Us actor - Test Monitor

1984 - The Muppets Take Manhattan director -

1983 - Return of the Jedi actor - Yoda (voice)

1982 - The Dark Crystal director -

1981 - The Great Muppet Caper actor - Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)

1981 - The Muppets Go to the Movies actor - Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle

1981 - Of Muppets & Men: The Making of the Muppet Show actor - Self

1980 - The Empire Strikes Back actor - Yoda (Voice)

1979 - The Muppet Movie actor - Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)

1979 - John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together actor - Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

1977 - Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas actor - Chuck (voice)

1976 - The Muppet Show actor - Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)

1969 - Sesame Street actor - Bert