Steve Whitmire

Steve Whitmire Movies and TV Shows

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Steven Whitmire (born September 24, 1958) is an American puppeteer who works with The Jim Henson Company and Sesame Workshop. He has been the performer of two signature Muppets - Kermit the Frog and Sesame Street's Ernie - since the death of their creator, Jim Henson, in 1990. Characters original to Whitmire include Rizzo the Rat, Lips (the trumpet player from Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem), Foo-Foo (Miss Piggy's beloved dog), Fraggle Rock's Wembley Fraggle, and Bean Bunny. Following the death of puppeteer Richard Hunt and Jerry Nelson's departure, Whitmire took over the roles of Beaker and Statler. He also voiced Link Hogthrob in the Muppet Party Cruise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Whitmire, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 24/09/1958 (66 years old)
  • Place of birth: Atlanta, Georgia
  • nationality: American
  • height: 1.93 m
  • Net worth: $10,000,000
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the UK
The Muppets
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 71%
role:
Kermit / Statler / Beaker / Rizzo (voice)
2015

Comedy

7.4
71%
Muppets Most Wanted
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 63%
role:
Kermit the Frog / Foo-Foo / Statler / Beaker / Lips / Rizzo the Rat / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
2014

Adventure

Comedy

Crime

Family

6.4
63%
The Muppets
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 66%
role:
Kermit the Frog / Beaker / Statler / Rizzo / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
2011

Comedy

Family

Music

7.1
66%
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 61%
role:
Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Statler / Beaker (voice)
2008

Adventure

Comedy

Family

6.3
61%
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 62%
role:
Kermit the Frog (voice)
2007

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.2
62%
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
IMDB 5.1
TMDB 52%
role:
Kermit / Beaker / Rizzo / Statler (voice)
2005

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Music

TV Movie

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.1
52%
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 63%
role:
Ernie / Stuckweed / Football Stenchman / Ice Cream Vendor / Parrot (voice)
1999

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Music

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.8
63%
Muppets from Space
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 61%
role:
Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Cosmic Fish #1 / Rainbow / Miss Piggy (assistant) (voice)
1999

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.2
61%
Muppet Treasure Island
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 65%
role:
Kermit the Frog / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker (voice)
1996

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Music

Romance

6.9
65%
The Muppet Christmas Carol
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 74%
role:
Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit / Rizzo the Rat / Beaker / Bean Bunny / Belinda Cratchit / Beetle / Lips / Pig Gentleman (voice)
1992

Comedy

Drama

Family

Music

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.8
74%
A Muppet Family Christmas
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 68%
role:
Turkey / Rizzo the Rat / Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog / Lips (voice)
Not available
1987

Comedy

Family

Music

TV Movie

8.1
68%
Not available
Labyrinth
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 73%
role:
The Four Guards / Firey 4 / Ambrosius (voice)
1986

Adventure

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.3
73%
The Muppets Take Manhattan
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 65%
role:
Rizzo the Rat / Gill - Frog / Baby Kermit / Chicken / College Student in Audience / Dog / Lew Zealand (voice)
1984

Comedy

Family

Romance

6.8
65%
Fraggle Rock
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 74%
role:
Wembley Fraggle / Sprocket the Dog / Mermer Merggle / Crusty Doozer / Venerable Sage Hambo / Murray the Minstrel / Flange Doozer / Sir Blunderbrain / Club Member #3 (voice)
1983

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Kids

7.9
74%
The Dark Crystal
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 72%
role:
Scientist (voice) & 1 more
1982

Adventure

Animation

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.1
72%
The Great Muppet Caper
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 68%
role:
Rizzo the Rat / Lips (voice)
1981

Comedy

Crime

Family

Music

Mystery

7.1
68%
The Muppet Movie
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 72%
role:
Fletcher Bird / Scooter (assistant) (voice)
1979

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Music

7.6
72%
The Muppet Show
IMDB 8.4
TMDB 81%
role:
Additional Muppets (voice) & 1 more
1976

Comedy

Family

Kids

8.4
81%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving Steve Whitmire are, for example, The Muppets, Muppets Most Wanted and The Muppets.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Google Play and iTunes.
The best StreamFat ratings are The Muppet Christmas Carol (7.6), The Muppet Movie (7.4) and Labyrinth (7.3).