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| + | '''Steve Whitmire''' (born September 24, 1959) is a puppeteer who started working for [[the Jim Henson Company]] on March 24, 1978. His career with the Muppets began on ''[[wikipedia:The Muppet Show|The Muppet Show]]'', where he developed his first major character, [[Rizzo the Rat]]. Other characters puppeteered by Whitmire included [[Bean Bunny]], [[Wembley Fraggle]] and [[Sprocket]]. When [[Jim Henson]] passed away in 1990, Whitmire was selected to take over the roles of [[Kermit the Frog]] and [[Ernie and Bert|Ernie]]. Following [[Richard Hunt]]'s death and [[Jerry Nelson]]'s retirement, he also took over the roles of [[Beaker]] and [[Statler and Waldorf|Statler]], respectively. |
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Revision as of 00:26, 4 November 2016
Steve Whitmire (born September 24, 1959) is a puppeteer who started working for the Jim Henson Company on March 24, 1978. His career with the Muppets began on The Muppet Show, where he developed his first major character, Rizzo the Rat. Other characters puppeteered by Whitmire included Bean Bunny, Wembley Fraggle and Sprocket. When Jim Henson passed away in 1990, Whitmire was selected to take over the roles of Kermit the Frog and Ernie. Following Richard Hunt's death and Jerry Nelson's retirement, he also took over the roles of Beaker and Statler, respectively.