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Frank Oz

Born: 1944

Biography

Frank Oz born Richard Frank Oznowicz; is a British-born 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.
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK

Resources

Movies

The Blues Brothers

Corrections Officer in The Blues Brothers

Monsters, Inc.

Jeff Fungus (voice) in Monsters, Inc.

Trading Places

Corrupt Cop in Trading Places

Muppets from Space

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice) in Muppets from Space

The Empire Strikes Back

Yoda (Voice) in The Empire Strikes Back

Return of the Jedi

Yoda (voice) in Return of the Jedi

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Yoda (voice) in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

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

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

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

The Muppet Movie

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

Zathura: A Space Adventure

Robot (voice) in Zathura: A Space Adventure

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

in Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

The Muppets Take Manhattan

Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice) in The Muppets Take Manhattan

Of Muppets & Men

Self in Of Muppets & Men

Spies Like Us

Test Monitor in Spies Like Us

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

Bert (voice) in A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

A Muppet Family Christmas

Various Characters in A Muppet Family Christmas

Innocent Blood

Pathologist in Innocent Blood

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / ... (voice) in The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

I Love Liberty

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice) in I Love Liberty

Follow That Bird

Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice) in Follow That Bird

Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets

Frank Oz (self) in Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets

The Great Muppet Caper

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

Films Are Not Released, They Escape

Self in Films Are Not Released, They Escape

Sesame Street: Learning About Letters

Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice) in Sesame Street: Learning About Letters

The Muppet Revue

Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice) in The Muppet Revue

Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice) in Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets

Muppet Treasures

Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal in Muppet Treasures

The Muppet Musicians of Bremen

Rat (voice) in The Muppet Musicians of Bremen

The Muppets at Walt Disney World

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) in The Muppets at Walt Disney World

Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince

Gawain (voice) in Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

Self in Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice) in Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets

Free to Be... a Family

Miss Piggy (voice) in Free to Be... a Family

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) in The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

The Muppets Go Hollywood

Various Muppets in The Muppets Go Hollywood

The World of 'The Dark Crystal'

Himself in The World of 'The Dark Crystal'

The Muppets on Puppets

Himself in The Muppets on Puppets

The Great Santa Claus Switch

Thig/Skippity/Hoppity/Boppity/Snerf (voice) in The Great Santa Claus Switch

Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'

Himself in Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'

50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

Miss Piggy in 50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

Howard

Self (archive footage) in Howard

Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets

Miss Piggy (voice) in Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets

Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!

Bert (voice) (archive footage) in Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!

Sesame Street: Sing Along

in Sesame Street: Sing Along

Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice) in Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

Sesame Street Pitch Reel

Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice) in Sesame Street Pitch Reel

Hip Hip Parade!

Fozzie Bear in Hip Hip Parade!

Muppet Picker Upper

Sam the Eagle (voice) in Muppet Picker Upper

Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time

Grover (voice) in Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time

The Very Best of the Muppet Show

Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle in The Very Best of the Muppet Show

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2

Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle in The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) in Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3

Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf in The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3

The Paperwork Explosion

in The Paperwork Explosion

Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet

Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage) in Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet

Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites

Cookie Monster (voice) in Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice) in Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

Self in I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments

in Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments

Muppet History 101

in Muppet History 101

Muppet Music Moments

Self in Muppet Music Moments

Jim Henson's Tales From Muppetland

in Jim Henson's Tales From Muppetland

Jim Henson: Behind the Seams

in Jim Henson: Behind the Seams

Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

in Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

Inside Out 2

Mind Cop Dave (voice) in Inside Out 2

Muppets Magic From 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'

Muppet Performer in Muppets Magic From 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'

When Star Wars Ruled the World

Self in When Star Wars Ruled the World

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

Self - Friend & Muppet Performer in In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

Time Piece

Messenger boy in Time Piece

Jim Henson Idea Man

Self in Jim Henson Idea Man

Inside Out

Subconscious Guard Dave (voice) in Inside Out

An American Werewolf in London

Mr. Collins / Miss Piggy (archive footage) in An American Werewolf in London

Return of the Ewok

Yoda (voice) in Return of the Ewok

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Self in Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited) in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

Yoda in SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) in The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

The Beginning: Making 'Episode I'

Self in The Beginning: Making 'Episode I'

Miss Piggy's Hollywood

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear in Miss Piggy's Hollywood

Disney Legends Awards Ceremony

Self in Disney Legends Awards Ceremony

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

Cookie Monster (voice) in Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear

Fozzie Bear (voice) in Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) in Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

CinderElmo

Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) in CinderElmo

Out to Lunch

Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice) in Out to Lunch

The Story of Star Wars

Yoda (archive footage) in The Story of Star Wars

An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz

Self in An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz

Muppet Treasure Island

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice) in Muppet Treasure Island

The Great Gilly Hopkins

Cookie Monster (voice) in The Great Gilly Hopkins

Sesame Street: Monster Hits!

Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice) in Sesame Street: Monster Hits!

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

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

Muppet Classic Theater

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice) in Muppet Classic Theater

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Yoda (voice) in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

The Muppets Go to the Movies

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle in The Muppets Go to the Movies

John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together

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

Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched

Himself in Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched

From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'

Self / Yoda in From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'

The Director and the Jedi

Self in The Director and the Jedi

The Orson Welles Show

Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice) in The Orson Welles Show

Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!

Grover in Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!

Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

Miss Piggy (voice) in Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

Knives Out

Alan Stevens in Knives Out

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

Self in Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

Self in Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

Muppet Performer in Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special

Muppet Side Splitter

Grump (voice) in Muppet Side Splitter

Labyrinth

The Wiseman in Labyrinth

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Yoda (voice) in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

Self in The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share

Cookie Monster in Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share

Hey Cinderella!

Stepsister #1/Splurge (voice) in Hey Cinderella!

Big Bird in China

Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) in Big Bird in China

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs in The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

I Love Muppets

Self in I Love Muppets

The World of Jim Henson

Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear in The World of Jim Henson

Best Ever Muppet Moments

Self in Best Ever Muppet Moments

Blues Brothers 2000

Warden in Blues Brothers 2000

The Best of Ernie and Bert

Bert in The Best of Ernie and Bert

Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson

Himself in Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson

Julie on Sesame Street

in Julie on Sesame Street

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

Miss Piggy (voice) in Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

The Muppet Christmas Carol

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) in The Muppet Christmas Carol

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

Cookie Monster in Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage) in Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

Sesame Street: Quiet Time

Bert ("Naptime") (voice) in Sesame Street: Quiet Time

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

Bert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice) in Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs

Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) in Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs

The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special

Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear in The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special

Echoes of Violence

Dante in Echoes of Violence

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Self (archive footage) in Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street

Grover (voice) in The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street

Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

Self in Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

Bert / Grover (archive footage) in Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

The Dark Crystal

Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain in The Dark Crystal

Night of 100 Stars

Miss Piggy (voice) in Night of 100 Stars

Muppet Breaker Upper

Grump / Quongo in Muppet Breaker Upper

Muppet Gimme a Break

Grump in Muppet Gimme a Break

Muppet Breakthrough

Grump in Muppet Breakthrough

The Muppet Introduction

Sam the Eagle in The Muppet Introduction

Just a Few Announcements

Sam the Eagle in Just a Few Announcements

Meal Break

Grump in Meal Break

Grump Critic

Grump in Grump Critic

Let's Have the Dam Break

Grump in Let's Have the Dam Break

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage) in A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

Muppet*Vision 3D

Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam the Eagle, Construction Worker (voice) in Muppet*Vision 3D

Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover

Grover (voice) (archive footage) in Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover

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