Frank Oz

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Frank Oz (b. Richard Frank Oznowicz in 1944) is one of the main Muppeteers for The Muppets. His Muppet career started when he started performing Rowlf the Dog's right hand on "The Jimmy Dean Show". He was not comfortable doing voices at first, but started to contribute some when Sesame Street started. He still occasionally performs on Sesame Street, starting to appear less often around 2001. Frank Oz also performed Yoda in the Star Wars films, starting with The Empire Strikes Back.

Puppet Credits

• The Muppet Show: Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Sam the Eagle, Animal, George the Janitor, Marvin Suggs, various
• Sesame Street: Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover, various
• Star Wars: Yoda