Frank Oz
Acting
Biography
Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor, and puppeteer. 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 and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He is also the operator and voice of Yoda in the Star Wars franchise.
Born: May 25, 1944
Place of Birth: Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
Known For
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
Film produced by the Puppeteers of America documenting a visit from Jim Henson and Frank Oz to MIT in 1989. It features an introduction as well as closing comments by Frank Oz both from 1993.
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
A television special broadcast on PBS in honor of composer, songwriter, pianist, television writer and lyricist Joe Raposo after he passed away.
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
After working hard, Grover has finally gotten a job as a waiter at the hot restaurant in town, Planet Storybook. Now, he can help kids learn about healthy eating while he serves up some of the biggest names in nursery rhymes (such as Miss Muffet). Some of the fun food songs include "Cereal Girl" and "The Most Important Meal of the Day," as well as a special tune from Cookie Monster assuring kids that there is more to food than cookies.
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
Following Jim Henson's passing on May 16th 1990, two public memorial services were held. The first (featured here) was held in New York at Cathedral of St. John the Divine on May 21, 1990. The second service was held in London at St. Paul's Cathedral on July 2nd 1990.
Free to Be... a Family
Seminal TV special about two groups of children, one in New York City and the other in Moscow, who befriend each other over a satellite connection and find common ground. The Muppets and several celebrities make a cameo.
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
Rowlf the Dog presents the concept of the revolutionary educational children's show, Sesame Street (1969), to Kermit the Frog.
When Star Wars Ruled the World
A VH1 television special wherein the cast discuss the making of the films and what made the franchise a phenomenon.
The Jim Henson Hour
The Jim Henson Hour was developed as a showcase for the Jim Henson Company's various puppet creations, including the popular Muppet characters. This hour-long anthology series was hosted by Jim Henson and generally included two segments. The first segment,"Muppetelevision," included comedy skits starring the Muppets, as well as frequent guest appearances by popular entertainers. The second segment often featured rebroadcasts of original, Henson-created productions, such as episodes from Jim Henson's "The StoryTeller" anthology series.
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Go behind the scenes — and into the costumes — as production footage from Return of the Jedi is interspersed with vintage monster movie clips in this in-depth exploration of the painstaking techniques utilized by George Lucas to create the classic creatures and characters seen in the film.
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Hosted by Mark Hamill, this revealing documentary offers behind-the-scenes glimpses into the amazing special effects that transformed George Lucas’ vision for Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back into reality!
Filmography
as Fozzie
as Self (archive footage)
as Mind Cop Dave (voice)
as Self
as Self - Director
as Self - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage)
as Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
as Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self (archive footage)
as Dante
as Yoda (voice)
as Yoda (voice)
as Alan Stevens
as Cookie Monster
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Yoda (voice)
as Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
as Cookie Monster (voice)
as Self - Friend & Muppet Performer
as Self
as Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)
as Yoda (voice)
as Bert (voice) (archive footage)
as Grover (voice)
as Self
as Robot (voice)
as Yoda (voice)
as Self
as Grover (voice) (archive footage)
as Yoda (archive footage)
as Cookie Monster (voice)
as Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
as Muppet Performer
as Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
as Yoda (voice)
as Self
as Himself
as Jeff Fungus (voice)
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
as Yoda (voice)
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
as Grover (voice)
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)
as Warden
as Bert (voice)
as Bert ("Naptime") (voice)
as Cookie Monster (voice)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
as Cookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)
as Cookie Monster
as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
as Bert / Grover (archive footage)
as Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice)
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
as 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)
as Man putting money into donation bucket (uncredited)
as Pathologist
as Grover(voice)
as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)
as Miss Piggy (voice)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
as (archive footage) (voice)
as Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)
as Miss Piggy
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
as Miss Piggy (voice)
as Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster (voice)
as Bert
as Fozzie Bear (voice)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
as The Wiseman
as Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice)
as Bert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
as Grover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice)
as Test Monitor
as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal
as Miss Piggy (voice)
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)
as Miss Piggy (voice)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)
as Frank Oz (self)
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
as Corrupt Cop
as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
as Yoda (voice)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)
as Aughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
as Miss Piggy (voice)
as Self
as Grump (voice)
as Mr. Collins
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle
as Corrections Officer
as Yoda (Voice)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)
as Various Muppets
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)
as Self / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
as Fozzie Bear
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
as Miss Piggy
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
as Chuck (voice)
as Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice) (archive footage)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)
as The Mighty Favog (voice)
as The Flood (voice)
as Sam the Eagle (voice)
as Sam the Eagle
as Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
as Rat (voice)
as Gawain (voice)
as Self
as Miss Piggy (voice)
as Thig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)
as Self
as Bert
as Bert
as Scoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)
as Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Messenger boy
as Self
as Self
as Miss Piggy