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Frank Oz

Frank Richard Oznowicz, popularly known as Frank Oz, is an American puppeteer, director, actor, and voice artist. Oz is better known as the creator and performer of the Muppet characters such as ‘Miss Piggy' and ‘Fozzie Bear' along with Jim Henson in ‘The Muppet Show.' He also created the puppet characters loved by children and adults alike—‘Cookie Monster', ‘Bert,' and ‘Grover' for the popular children's television show ‘Sesame Street.' Oz was born in England into a family of amateur puppeteers, which naturally gave way to Oz's interest in puppets and the art of puppeteering. By the time he was a teenager, he had found Jim Henson who took him along for ‘Muppets, Inc.' and later when he created his own show ‘The Muppet Show,' several other small projects and movies like ‘The Dark Crystal,' etc., he always collaborated with Oz and made him his primary creative consultant. Oz has himself directed many films over the years, like ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,' ‘What About Bob?,' ‘Death at a Funeral,' etc. Oz is also known for giving the world its beloved Star Wars puppet character, ‘Yoda,' with its trademark reverse grammar style.

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Storybots: Answer Time (2022)
Starring as Various Characters (5 episodes)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Frank Oz
StarTalk (2015)
Guest starring as Frank Oz
Star Wars: Rebels (2014)
Guest starring as Yoda (2 episodes)
The Muppet Show (1976)
Starring as Miss Piggy (3 episodes)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Guest starring as The Mighty Favog (3 episodes)
Sesame Street (1969)
Starring as Alistair Cookie
Starring as Beautiful Day Monster
Starring as Bert
Starring as Cookie Monster
Starring as Grover
Starring as Harvey Kneeslapper
Starring as Lefty the Salesman
Starring as Prince Charming
Starring as Professor Hastings
Starring as Super Grover
Starring as Tessie Twiddlebug
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Guest starring as Fozzie Bear
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
Guest starring as Miss Piggy
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