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Frank Oz

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

25/05/1944

Age

81 years old

Place of Birth

Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK

Frank Oz

Biography

Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor, and puppetee. He is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show and for directing films, including the Little Shop Of Horrors remake a... Read More

Known For

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The Muppet Script

Disney Legends Awards Ceremony

Inside Out 2

Jim Henson Idea Man

Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Echoes of Violence

Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Filmography

Cast

2025

fozzie descuido venga la alegría

as Fozzie

2025

The Muppet Script

as Self (archive footage)

2024

Disney Legends Awards Ceremony

as Self

2024

Inside Out 2

as Mind Cop Dave (voice)

2024

Jim Henson Idea Man

as Self

2022

Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Ani...

as Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) ...

2021

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

as Self (archive footage)

2021

Echoes of Violence

as Dante

2020

Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversat...

as Self

2019

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

as Yoda (voice)

2019

The Saga: Star Wars with Tommy Wiseau

as Yoda (voice)

2019

Knives Out

as Alan Stevens

2019

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

as Cookie Monster

2018

Howard

as Self (archive footage)

2018

The Director and the Jedi

as Self

2017

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

as Yoda (voice)

2017

Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the ...

as Self

2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)

2015

The Great Gilly Hopkins

as Cookie Monster (voice)

2015

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

as Self - Friend & Muppet Performer

2015

Inside Out

as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)

2015

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

as Self

2014

Jim Henson: Behind the Seams

2011

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

as Self

2009

Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

2009

Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland

2007

Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'

as Himself

2006

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

as Bert (voice) (archive footage)

2006

Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's...

as Self

2006

Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time

as Grover (voice)

2006

Best Ever Muppet Moments

as Self

2005

Zathura: A Space Adventure

as Robot (voice)

2005

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the ...

as Yoda (voice)

2004

Muppet History 101

2004

Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments

2004

Muppet Music Moments

as Self

2004

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star ...

as Self

2004

When Star Wars Ruled the World

as Self

2004

Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grov...

as Grover (voice) (archive footage)

2004

The Story of Star Wars

as Yoda (archive footage)

2004

Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bit...

as Cookie Monster (voice)

2003

Muppets Magic From 'The Ed Sullivan Show...

as Muppet Performer

2003

Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Son...

as Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

2002

Films Are Not Released, They Escape

as Self

2002

From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characte...

as Self / Yoda

2002

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

as Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-...

2002

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Cl...

as Yoda (voice)

2002

I Love Muppets

as Self

2001

Making "The Score"

as Himself

2001

Monsters, Inc.

as Jeff Fungus (voice)

2001

The Beginning: Making Episode I

as Self

2001

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume...

as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle...

1999

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

1999

Muppets from Space

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam ...

1999

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menac...

as Yoda (voice)

1999

The Very Best of the Muppet Show

as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam ...

1999

The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume...

as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam ...

1999

CinderElmo

as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

1998

The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Bl...

as Self

1998

The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street

as Grover (voice)

1998

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)

1998

Blues Brothers 2000

as Warden

1997

Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!

as Bert (voice)

1997

Sesame Street: Quiet Time

as Bert ("Naptime") (voice)

1996

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

as Cookie Monster (voice)

1996

Muppet Treasure Island

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle...

1996

Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet

as Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive ...

1996

Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Lear...

as Cookie Monster

1994

The World of Jim Henson

as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

1994

Muppet Classic Theater

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

1994

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: ...

as Bert / Grover (archive footage)

1993

Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Mus...

as Grover

1992

Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan ...

as Miss Piggy

1992

The Muppet Christmas Carol

as Miss Piggy as Emily Cratchit / Fozzie Be...

1992

Innocent Blood

as Pathologist

1990

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal...

1990

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

as Miss Piggy (voice)

1990

Jim Henson's Memorial Service

1990

Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo...

as Self

1990

The Muppets at Walt Disney World

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice...

1990

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

1990

Sesame Street: Monster Hits!

as Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) ...

1989

50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebra...

as Miss Piggy

1989

An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz

as Self

1989

Miss Piggy's Hollywood

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

1988

Free to Be... a Family

as Miss Piggy (voice)

1988

Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An ...

as Muppet Performer

1988

The Best of Ernie and Bert

as Bert

1988

Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear

as Fozzie Bear (voice)

1987

A Muppet Family Christmas

as Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam t...

1987

Sesame Street: Sing Along

1986

Labyrinth

as The Wiseman

1986

Sesame Street: Learning About Letters

as Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Pene...

1986

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle...

1986

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Storie...

as Bert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs...

1985

Spies Like Us

as Test Monitor

1985

Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with th...

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

1985

Follow That Bird

as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additio...

1985

Muppet Treasures

as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal

1985

The Muppet Revue

as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)

1985

Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

as Miss Piggy (voice)

1985

Children's Songs and Stories with the Mu...

as Miss Piggy (voice)

1984

The Muppets Take Manhattan

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Co...

1984

Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppe...

as Frank Oz (self)

1983

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

as Self

1983

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at...

as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

1983

Trading Places

as Corrupt Cop

1983

Big Bird in China

as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

1983

Return of the Jedi

as Yoda (voice)

1983

Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver ...

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gram...

1983

The World of 'The Dark Crystal'

as Self

1983

Muppet Breakthrough

as Grump

1982

The Dark Crystal

as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlai...

1982

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice...

1982

I Love Liberty

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)

1982

Night of 100 Stars

as Miss Piggy (voice)

1982

Return of the Ewok

as Yoda (voice)

1981

Of Muppets & Men

as Self

1981

Muppet Side Splitter

as Grump (voice)

1981

An American Werewolf in London

as Mr. Collins

1981

The Great Muppet Caper

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle...

1981

The Muppets Go to the Movies

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam ...

1980

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

as Yoda

1980

The Blues Brothers

as Corrections Officer

1980

The Empire Strikes Back

as Yoda (Voice)

1979

John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas...

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice...

1979

The Muppet Movie

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam ...

1979

The Muppets Go Hollywood

as Various Muppets

1979

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive ...

1979

The Orson Welles Show

as Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle ...

1979

Let's Have the Dam Break

as Grump

1979

Grump Critic

as Grump

1979

Meal Break

as Grump

1979

Muppet Breaker Upper

as Grump / Quongo

1979

Muppet Gimme a Break

as Grump

1978

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

1978

Hip Hip Parade!

as Fozzie Bear

1978

Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

1977

The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy S...

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

1977

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

as Chuck (voice)

1977

Sesame Street at Night?

as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice) (...

1975

Muppet Picker Upper

as Sam the Eagle (voice)

1975

Just a Few Announcements

as Sam the Eagle

1975

The Muppet Introduction

as Sam the Eagle

1974

Out to Lunch

as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

1973

Julie on Sesame Street

1972

The Muppet Musicians of Bremen

as Rat (voice)

1971

Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince

as Gawain (voice)

1970

The Great Santa Claus Switch

as Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Sn...

1970

The Muppets on Puppets

as Self

1969

This Way to Sesame Street

as Bert

1969

Sesame Street Pitch Reel

as Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)

1969

Hey Cinderella!

as Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)

1967

The Paperwork Explosion

1965

Time Piece

as Messenger boy

Crew

2023

S.P.I.C.

as Executive Producer

2023

Fuzzy Head

as Executive Producer

2020

Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself

as Director

2020

Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversat...

as Director

2017

Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the ...

as Director

2007

Death at a Funeral

as Director

2004

The Stepford Wives

as Director

2001

The Score

as Director

1999

Bowfinger

as Director

1997

Eye of God

as Thanks

1997

In & Out

as Director

1996

Muppet Treasure Island

as Producer

1995

The Indian in the Cupboard

as Director

1992

The Muppet Christmas Carol

as Executive Producer

1992

Housesitter

as Director

1991

What About Bob?

as Director

1988

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

as Director

1986

Little Shop of Horrors

as Director

1984

The Muppets Take Manhattan

as Screenplay

1984

The Muppets Take Manhattan

as Director

1982

The Dark Crystal

as Director

1981

The Great Muppet Caper

as Producer

1979

The Muppet Movie

as Creative Consultant

1978

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

as Creative Consultant

1965

Run, Run

as Director of Photography