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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 [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker|Beaker]] and [[Statler and Waldorf|Statler]], respectively. |
+ | '''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 [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker|Beaker]] and [[Statler and Waldorf|Statler]], respectively. As of June 2017, he has now retired from puppeteering. |
==Christmas specials filmography== |
==Christmas specials filmography== |
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Revision as of 23:02, 10 July 2017
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. As of June 2017, he has now retired from puppeteering.
Christmas specials filmography
| Production | Year | Character(s) |
|---|---|---|
| John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together | 1979 | Additional Muppets |
| Fraggle Rock: "The Bells of Fraggle Rock" | 1984 | Wembley Fraggle Sprocket |
| A Muppet Family Christmas | 1987 | Rizzo the Rat Sprocket The Christmas Turkey Wembley Fraggle Lips |
| The Muppet Christmas Carol | 1992 | Bob Cratchit (Kermit the Frog) Rizzo the Rat Beaker Bean Bunny Belinda Cratchit Lips Laundress Pig businessman Inkspots Rats Whatnots |
| Elmo Saves Christmas | 1996 | Ernie Kermit the Frog |
| It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | 2002 | Kermit the Frog Rizzo the Rat Beaker Bean Bunny Mr. Poodlepants |
| A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa | 2008 | Kermit the Frog Rizzo the Rat Statler Beaker |
| Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular | 2013 | Kermit the Frog Rizzo the Rat Statler Beaker Lips |
| The Muppets: "Single All the Way" | 2015 | Kermit the Frog Rizzo the Rat Statler Beaker |