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* '''Dave Goelz:''' Originally an industrial designer, Goelz joined the Henson organization in 1973 as a puppet builder before becoming a performer, originating characters like Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, Beauregard, Boober Fraggle, Uncle Traveling Matt, Rugby Tiger, Stinky the Skunk and others. He also inherited Waldorf after Jim Henson's death. He is the longest-lasting original Muppet performer, still working with the franchise to date after all the others have left or passed away, although his roles in the 2020s reboots of ''Fraggle Rock'' have been voice-only with the puppeteering handled by others. Outside the Muppets, he voiced Subconscious Guard Frank in ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' and is the current voice of Figment in Epcot's [[Ride/JourneyIntoImagination Journey Into Imagination with Figment]] attraction. As a child actor, he had a brief cameo in ''Film/TheParentTrap'' in 1961.
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* '''Dave Goelz:''' Originally an industrial designer, Goelz joined the Henson organization in 1973 as a puppet builder before becoming a performer, originating characters like Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, Beauregard, Boober Fraggle, Uncle Traveling Matt, Rugby Tiger, Stinky the Skunk and others. He also inherited Waldorf after Jim Henson's death. He is the longest-lasting original Muppet performer, still working with the franchise to date after all the others have left or passed away, although his roles in the 2020s reboots of ''Fraggle Rock'' have been voice-only with the puppeteering handled by others. Outside the Muppets, he voiced Subconscious Guard Frank in ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' and is the current voice of Figment in Epcot's [[Ride/JourneyIntoImagination Journey Into Imagination with Figment]] attraction. As a child actor, he had a brief cameo appearance in ''Film/TheParentTrap'' in 1961.
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** On a physical level, [[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Country_Trio The Country Trio]], who appeared on some variety and talk shows in TheSeventies, as well as singing some songs on ''The Muppet Show'', were caricatures of Henson, Oz and Nelson, and officially named Jim, Frank and Jerry.
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** On a physical level, [[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Country_Trio The Country Trio]], who appeared on some variety and talk shows in TheSeventies, as well as singing some songs on ''The Muppet Show'', were caricatures of Henson, Oz and Nelson, and officially named Jim, Frank and Jerry. Lips of the Electric Mayhem also bears a strong physical resemblance to Steve Whitmire circa 1980.
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* '''Brian Muehl[=/=]Meehl'''[[note]]Muehl is his birth name, but he's since changed the spelling to Meehl to better match its pronunciation[[/note]]: Joining in 1979, he focused most of his work on ''Series/SesameStreet'', performing Telly Monster, Grundgetta, Dr. Nobel Price and others, as well as being the first full-time performer of Elmo. Burned out with performing, he left in 1984 to focus on writing, but has made a few occasional return appearances in Muppet productions and worked with a few other Muppet alumni (including Pam Arciero, who had taken over the role of Grundgetta after his departure) in ''Series/EureekasCastle''. More recently, Meehl has gained notice writing YoungAdultLiterature.
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* '''Brian Muehl[=/=]Meehl'''[[note]]Muehl is his birth name, but he's since changed the spelling to Meehl to better match its pronunciation[[/note]]: Joining in 1979, he focused most of his work on ''Series/SesameStreet'', performing Telly Monster, Grundgetta, Dr. Nobel Price and others, as well as being the first full-time performer of Elmo. Burned out with performing, he left in 1984 to focus on writing, but has made a few occasional return appearances in Muppet productions and worked with a few several other Muppet ''Sesame'' alumni (including Pam Arciero, who had taken over the role of Grundgetta after his departure) in ''Series/EureekasCastle''. More recently, Meehl has gained notice writing YoungAdultLiterature.
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* '''Leslie Carrara-Rudolph:''' Joining in 1996, she began her career with the Muppets performing Spamela Hamderson and others on ''Series/MuppetsTonight''. She joined ''Sesame Street'' during its 37th season, becoming best known for performing Abby Cadabby. She is married to ''Muppets Tonight'' and ''Sesame Street'' music coordinator Paul Rudolph.
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* '''Leslie Carrara-Rudolph:''' Joining in 1996, she began her career with the Muppets performing Spamela Hamderson and others on ''Series/MuppetsTonight''. She joined ''Sesame Street'' during its 37th season, becoming best known for performing Abby Cadabby.Cadabby and Tango. She is married to ''Muppets Tonight'' and ''Sesame Street'' music coordinator Paul Rudolph.
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* '''Peter Linz:''' Joining in 1991, he started out performing background characters on ''Sesame Street'' before taking on major roles like Tutter and Pip on ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'', Walter, Joe the Legal Weasel and others. Since 2017, he has been the performer of Ernie, Herry Monster, Statler, Robin the Frog, Link Hogthrob and Lips. Outside the Muppets, he performed Theo Lion on ''Series/BetweenTheLions'' and Clyde the Cloud on ''Donkey Hodie''.
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* '''Peter Linz:''' Joining in 1991, he started out performing background characters on ''Sesame Street'' before taking on major roles like Tutter and Pip on ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'', Walter, Joe the Legal Weasel and others. Since 2017, he has been the performer of Ernie, Herry Monster, Statler, Robin the Frog, Link Hogthrob and Lips. Outside the Muppets, he performed Theo Lion on ''Series/BetweenTheLions'' ''Series/BetweenTheLions'', Polka Dots on ''Series/BluesRoom'' and Clyde the Cloud on ''Donkey Hodie''.
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* '''Joey Mazzarino:''' Joining in 1989, he performed primarily on ''Sesame Street'', where he played Murray Monster, Colambo, Joey Monkey, Papa Bear, Stinky the Stinkweed and Horatio the Elephant, among others. He also served as a writer and director on ''Sesame Street'', as well as co-writing the screenplays for ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace'' and ''Film/TheAdventuresOfElmoInGrouchland''. He resigned from Sesame Street in 2015. Outside the Muppets, he was a voice actor on ''WesternAnimation/SheepInTheBigCity''.
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* '''Joey Mazzarino:''' Joining in 1989, he performed primarily on ''Sesame Street'', where he played Murray Monster, Colambo, Joey Monkey, Papa Bear, Stinky the Stinkweed and Horatio the Elephant, among others. He also served as a writer and director on ''Sesame Street'', as well as co-writing the screenplays for ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace'' and ''Film/TheAdventuresOfElmoInGrouchland''. He resigned from Sesame Street in 2015. Outside the Muppets, he was a voice actor on ''WesternAnimation/SheepInTheBigCity''.''WesternAnimation/SheepInTheBigCity'' and played Sprinkles, Roary, and Boogie Woogie on ''Series/BluesRoom''. He would later go on to play Game Show Gator, among others in ''Series/DonkeyHodie''.
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** Amusingly subverted, with [[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Dave_the_Human Dave the Human]] on ''The Animal Show'', who's a puppet version of Dave Goelz, but since Goelz was already in the scene playing Stinky, Bill Barretta played the role (though the home movie Dave shows ''is'' the real Goelz and his family).
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** Amusingly subverted, subverted with [[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Dave_the_Human Dave the Human]] on ''The Animal Show'', who's a puppet version of Dave Goelz, but since Goelz was already in the scene playing Stinky, Bill Barretta played the role (though the home movie Dave shows ''is'' the real Goelz and his family).
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* AuthorAvatar: Most Muppets are based on a personality trait or flaw of their performer. For example, Richard Hunt based Scooter on his young self. Floyd Pepper was something of this for Jerry Nelson as well.
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** Most Muppets are based on a personality trait or flaw of their performer. For example, Richard Hunt based Scooter on his young self. Floyd Pepper was something of this for Jerry Nelson as well.
** On a physical level, [[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Country_Trio The Country Trio]], who appeared on some variety and talk shows in TheSeventies, as well as singing some songs on ''The Muppet Show'', were caricatures of Henson, Oz and Nelson, and officially named Jim, Frank and Jerry.
** Amusingly subverted, with [[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Dave_the_Human Dave the Human]] on ''The Animal Show'', who's a puppet version of Dave Goelz, but since Goelz was already in the scene playing Stinky, Bill Barretta played the role (though the home movie Dave shows ''is'' the real Goelz and his family).
** Most Muppets are based on a personality trait or flaw of their performer. For example, Richard Hunt based Scooter on his young self. Floyd Pepper was something of this for Jerry Nelson as well.
** On a physical level, [[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Country_Trio The Country Trio]], who appeared on some variety and talk shows in TheSeventies, as well as singing some songs on ''The Muppet Show'', were caricatures of Henson, Oz and Nelson, and officially named Jim, Frank and Jerry.
** Amusingly subverted, with [[https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Dave_the_Human Dave the Human]] on ''The Animal Show'', who's a puppet version of Dave Goelz, but since Goelz was already in the scene playing Stinky, Bill Barretta played the role (though the home movie Dave shows ''is'' the real Goelz and his family).
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* '''Jordan Lockhart:''' Known primarily as the title character in the Jim Henson Company's ''Hi Opie!'' and ''Opie's Home'', the Ottawa native performs Wembley Fraggle (taking over from Frankie Cordero, who was unable to participate due to his work on ''Donkey Hodie'') and Murray the Minstrel (both characters originated by Steve Whitmire) in ''Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock''.
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* '''Jordan Lockhart:''' Known primarily as the title character in the Jim Henson Company's ''Hi Opie!'' and ''Opie's Home'', the Ottawa native performs Wembley Fraggle (taking over from Frankie Cordero, who was unable to participate due to his work on ''Donkey Hodie'') and Murray the Minstrel Troubador (both characters originated by Steve Whitmire) in ''Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock''.
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* '''John Tartaglia:''' Like Richard Hunt before him, Tartaglia is a PromotedFanboy, a performer on ''Sesame Street'' since age 16. His first major role came when he took over the role of Ernie from Steve Whitmire for the second season of ''Play with Me Sesame''. In 2013, he took over the role of Gobo Fraggle from the late Jerry Nelson, and added several other characters, including Sprocket, to his resume for 2022's ''Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock''. Outside the Muppets, he is a Tony Award nominee for ''Theatre/AvenueQ'', in which he originated the roles of Princeton and Rod, and also created ''Series/JohnnyAndTheSprites'' for Creator/DisneyChannel and ''Splash and Bubbles'' for Creator/{{PBS}} Kids.
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* '''John Tartaglia:''' Like Richard Hunt before him, Tartaglia is a PromotedFanboy, becoming a performer on ''Sesame Street'' since at age 16. His first major role came when he took 16, and taking over the role of Ernie from Steve Whitmire for the second season of ''Play with Me Sesame''. In 2013, A lifelong ''Fraggle Rock'' fan, he took has performed Gobo since 2013 (taking over the role of Gobo Fraggle from the late Jerry Nelson, Nelson) and helped develop the 2020s reboot series for Creator/AppleTVPlus, ''Rock On!'' and ''[[Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock Back to the Rock]]''. For the latter, he added several other characters, additional characters to his resume, including Sprocket, to his resume for 2022's ''Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock''. Gunge, and Architect Doozer. Outside the Muppets, Henson organization, he is a Tony Award nominee for ''Theatre/AvenueQ'', in which he originated the roles of Princeton and Rod, and also created ''Series/JohnnyAndTheSprites'' for Creator/DisneyChannel and ''Splash and Bubbles'' for Creator/{{PBS}} Kids.
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* '''Jerry Juhl:''' Best known for being Jim Henson's top writer, he joined in 1961, becoming the first employee of Muppets, Inc. when he was hired to replace Jane Henson on ''Series/SamAndFriends'', regularly performing until the early 1970s. The character he is most famous for performing is Taminella Grinderfall in ''Tales of the Tinkerdee'' and ''[[Film/TalesFromMuppetlandTheFrogPrince The Frog Prince]]''. He also served as creative producer, as well as head writer, on ''Fraggle Rock''. He succumbed to cancer in 2005 at the age of 67.
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* '''Jerry Juhl:''' Best known for being Jim Henson's top writer, he joined in 1961, becoming the first employee of Muppets, Inc. when he was hired to replace Jane Henson on ''Series/SamAndFriends'', regularly performing until the early 1970s. The character he is most famous for performing is Taminella Grinderfall in ''Tales of the Tinkerdee'' and ''[[Film/TalesFromMuppetlandTheFrogPrince The Frog Prince]]''. He also served as creative producer, as well as producer and head writer, writer on ''Fraggle Rock''. He succumbed to cancer in 2005 at the age of 67.
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* '''Camille Bonora''': With a background in comedy improv, she was hired in 1985 despite no puppetry experience, but was mentored by Richard Hunt and quickly became a ''Sesame Street'' regular, doing fill-in work, taking over as Clementine (Forgetful Jones' girlfriend), originating the role of Mama Bear, and creating the characters Meryl Sheep and Ruby Monster. She also did a fair amount of work on ''Series/TheJimHensonHour'' and various other projects, and helped recruit Joey Mazzarino to the Muppets. She left the Muppets in 1997 and became an active religious publisher and philanthropist under her married name Camille Kampouris.
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* '''Camille Bonora''': Bonora:''' With a background in comedy improv, she was hired in 1985 despite no puppetry experience, but was mentored by Richard Hunt and quickly became a ''Sesame Street'' regular, doing fill-in work, taking over as Clementine (Forgetful Jones' girlfriend), originating the role of Mama Bear, and creating the characters Meryl Sheep and Ruby Monster. She also did a fair amount of work on ''Series/TheJimHensonHour'' and various other projects, and helped recruit Joey Mazzarino to the Muppets. She left the Muppets in 1997 and became an active religious publisher and philanthropist under her married name Camille Kampouris.
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* '''Creator/JulianneBuescher''': She has performed various background Muppets over the years, including Yolanda Rat, Denise Pig, and Beverly Plume. She is also a voice actress for various non-Henson productions, including being the first English dub voice of Anko Mitarashi in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''.
* '''Tyler Bunch''': Joining in 1993, he got his first big break performing Treelo, Pop and Doc Hogg on ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse''. He has performed various minor characters with The Muppets and on ''Sesame Street'', most notably Elmo's father Louie, who he inherited from Bill Barretta. He is also a voice actor for various non-Henson productions under the pseudonym of H.D. Quinn, including a number of Incineroars in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.
* '''Tyler Bunch''': Joining in 1993, he got his first big break performing Treelo, Pop and Doc Hogg on ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse''. He has performed various minor characters with The Muppets and on ''Sesame Street'', most notably Elmo's father Louie, who he inherited from Bill Barretta. He is also a voice actor for various non-Henson productions under the pseudonym of H.D. Quinn, including a number of Incineroars in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.
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* '''Creator/JulianneBuescher''': '''Creator/JulianneBuescher:''' She has performed various background Muppets over the years, including Yolanda Rat, Denise Pig, and Beverly Plume. She is also a voice actress for various non-Henson productions, including being the first English dub voice of Anko Mitarashi in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''.
* '''TylerBunch''': Bunch:''' Joining in 1993, he got his first big break performing Treelo, Pop and Doc Hogg on ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse''. He has performed various minor characters with The Muppets and on ''Sesame Street'', most notably Elmo's father Louie, who he inherited from Bill Barretta. He is also a voice actor for various non-Henson productions under the pseudonym of H.D. Quinn, including a number of Incineroars in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.
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* '''Artie Esposito''': Largely only known for briefly being an [[NeverLiveItDown understudy for Kermit the Frog]], performing as him on a few occasions in the late 2000s. [[invoked]]
* '''Faz Fazakas''': A mainstay of the Muppets from the early 1970s through the early '90s, and reportedly both the namesake for Fozzie Bear and the inspiration for Doc on ''Series/FraggleRock'', Franz "Faz" Fazakas worked as a puppeteer on some of the ''Tales from Muppetland'' specials, but is best known for being the Henson organization's resident special effects wizard and mechanical design maven, allowing the puppets to display a wider range of movements and expressions through radio and cable controls. This brought to life characters such as Rizzo and his fellow rats and the Doozers, and won him a Scientific and Engineering Academy Award (shared with Brian Henson and others). Faz died at age 95 in 2013.
* '''Faz Fazakas''': A mainstay of the Muppets from the early 1970s through the early '90s, and reportedly both the namesake for Fozzie Bear and the inspiration for Doc on ''Series/FraggleRock'', Franz "Faz" Fazakas worked as a puppeteer on some of the ''Tales from Muppetland'' specials, but is best known for being the Henson organization's resident special effects wizard and mechanical design maven, allowing the puppets to display a wider range of movements and expressions through radio and cable controls. This brought to life characters such as Rizzo and his fellow rats and the Doozers, and won him a Scientific and Engineering Academy Award (shared with Brian Henson and others). Faz died at age 95 in 2013.
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* '''Artie Esposito''': Esposito:''' Largely only known for briefly being an [[NeverLiveItDown understudy for Kermit the Frog]], performing as him on a few occasions in the late 2000s. [[invoked]]
* '''FazFazakas''': Fazakas:''' A mainstay of the Muppets from the early 1970s through the early '90s, and reportedly both the namesake for Fozzie Bear and the inspiration for Doc on ''Series/FraggleRock'', Franz "Faz" Fazakas worked as a puppeteer on some of the ''Tales from Muppetland'' specials, but is best known for being the Henson organization's resident special effects wizard and mechanical design maven, allowing the puppets to display a wider range of movements and expressions through radio and cable controls. This brought to life characters such as Rizzo and his fellow rats and the Doozers, and won him a Scientific and Engineering Academy Award (shared with Brian Henson and others). Faz died at age 95 in 2013.
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* '''Jordan Lockhart''': Known primarily as the title character in the Jim Henson Company's ''Hi Opie!'' and ''Opie's Home'', the Ottawa native performs Wembley Fraggle (taking over from Frankie Cordero, who was unable to participate due to his work on ''Donkey Hodie'') and Murray the Minstrel (both characters originated by Steve Whitmire) in ''Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock''.
* '''John Lovelady''': Starting in 1970, he worked on-and-off on various Muppet projects for the next decade, as a performer and a puppet designer. He helped out on ''Series/SesameStreet'' and was a cast member for season 1 of ''Series/TheMuppetShow'', originating the role of Crazy Harry. He later worked on other puppet-heavy shows like ''Series/TheGreatSpaceCoaster'' and ''Series/DCFollies''. Trivia note: Lovelady attended the same Mississippi elementary school as Jim Henson (but Lovelady was five years older, so they didn't know each other).
* '''John Lovelady''': Starting in 1970, he worked on-and-off on various Muppet projects for the next decade, as a performer and a puppet designer. He helped out on ''Series/SesameStreet'' and was a cast member for season 1 of ''Series/TheMuppetShow'', originating the role of Crazy Harry. He later worked on other puppet-heavy shows like ''Series/TheGreatSpaceCoaster'' and ''Series/DCFollies''. Trivia note: Lovelady attended the same Mississippi elementary school as Jim Henson (but Lovelady was five years older, so they didn't know each other).
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* '''Jordan Lockhart''': Lockhart:''' Known primarily as the title character in the Jim Henson Company's ''Hi Opie!'' and ''Opie's Home'', the Ottawa native performs Wembley Fraggle (taking over from Frankie Cordero, who was unable to participate due to his work on ''Donkey Hodie'') and Murray the Minstrel (both characters originated by Steve Whitmire) in ''Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock''.
* '''JohnLovelady''': Lovelady:''' Starting in 1970, he worked on-and-off on various Muppet projects for the next decade, as a performer and a puppet designer. He helped out on ''Series/SesameStreet'' and was a cast member for season 1 of ''Series/TheMuppetShow'', originating the role of Crazy Harry. He later worked on other puppet-heavy shows like ''Series/TheGreatSpaceCoaster'' and ''Series/DCFollies''. Trivia note: Lovelady attended the same Mississippi elementary school as Jim Henson (but Lovelady was five years older, so they didn't know each other).
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* '''Carmen Osbahr''': A Mexico City native, she emigrated to the United States and joined the Muppets in 1989, debuting her best-known character, the bilingual, Mexican-born Rosita on ''Sesame Street'', two years later. Other credits include ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'', ''Series/JohnnyAndTheSprites'' and ''Series/BetweenTheLions''.
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* '''Carmen Osbahr''': Osbahr:''' A Mexico City native, she emigrated to the United States and joined the Muppets in 1989, debuting her best-known character, the bilingual, Mexican-born Rosita on ''Sesame Street'', two years later. Other credits include ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'', ''Series/JohnnyAndTheSprites'' and ''Series/BetweenTheLions''.
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* '''Eren Ozker''': The only regular female performer during the first season of ''Series/TheMuppetShow'', she played most of the female characters, including Hilda, Janice and Wanda. She left after that season, but did some occasional Muppet work afterwards, along with a busy stage acting career. She succumbed to cancer in 1993 at the age of 44.
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* '''Eren Ozker''': Ozker:''' The only regular female performer during the first season of ''Series/TheMuppetShow'', she played most of the female characters, including Hilda, Janice and Wanda. She left after that season, but did some occasional Muppet work afterwards, along with a busy stage acting career. She succumbed to cancer in 1993 at the age of 44.
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* '''Martin P. Robinson:''' Joining in 1981, he is mainly associated with ''Sesame Street'', where he is known for playing Telly Monster, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Slimey and others. He also played Literature/TheCatInTheHat in the second season of ''Series/TheWubbulousWorldOfDrSeuss''. Outside the Muppets, he was a puppeteer on the original run of ''Series/SpittingImage'' and performed the live-action Optimus Prime in the Tommy Kennedy segments of reruns of ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers''.
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* '''Martin P. Robinson:''' Joining in 1981, he is mainly associated with ''Sesame Street'', where he is known for playing Telly Monster, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Slimey and others. He also played Literature/TheCatInTheHat in the second season of ''Series/TheWubbulousWorldOfDrSeuss''. Outside the Muppets, he was a puppeteer on the original run of ''Series/SpittingImage'' and performed the live-action Optimus Prime (still voiced by Creator/PeterCullen) in the Tommy Kennedy segments of reruns of ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers''.
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* '''Matt Vogel:''' Joining in 1994, he is known for inheriting many roles originated by Jerry Nelson, including Count von Count, Mr. Johnson, Biff, Floyd Pepper, Camilla the Chicken, Robin the Frog, Crazy Harry, Uncle Deadly, Lew Zealand, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Pops and others. He also played 80s Robot in ''[[Film/TheMuppets the 2011 Muppets film]]'', Constantine in ''Film/MuppetsMostWanted'' and has performed Sweetums since 2009. On ''Sesame Street'', Matt also works as a writer, director and puppet captain, as well as being Caroll Spinney's understudy and eventual successor for Big Bird. In 2017, he took over the role of Kermit the Frog following Steve Whitmire's ousting. Outside the Muppets, he played Wilkins in ''Film/AliceThroughTheLookingGlass''.
* '''Steve Whitmire:''' Joining in 1978, he initially performed background characters on ''The Muppet Show'' before rising to perform major roles like Rizzo the Rat, Foo Foo, Lips, Bean Bunny, Waldo C. Graphic, Wembley Fraggle, Sprocket, Jake the Polar Bear and others. After Jim Henson's death, Steve took over several of his roles, including Kermit the Frog, Ernie, Link Hogthrob and the Newsman and also took over Beaker and Statler after Richard Hunt's death and Jerry Nelson's retirement respectively. He was part of many ThoseTwoActors pairings with Dave Goelz. Whitmire is also an accomplished musician and composed some music for the ''Fraggle Rock'' holiday episode. He was let go from the Muppets in 2016 due to various issues, but continues to perform as a puppeteer with his own original character, Weldon the I.T. Guy, and is active on social media.
* '''Steve Whitmire:''' Joining in 1978, he initially performed background characters on ''The Muppet Show'' before rising to perform major roles like Rizzo the Rat, Foo Foo, Lips, Bean Bunny, Waldo C. Graphic, Wembley Fraggle, Sprocket, Jake the Polar Bear and others. After Jim Henson's death, Steve took over several of his roles, including Kermit the Frog, Ernie, Link Hogthrob and the Newsman and also took over Beaker and Statler after Richard Hunt's death and Jerry Nelson's retirement respectively. He was part of many ThoseTwoActors pairings with Dave Goelz. Whitmire is also an accomplished musician and composed some music for the ''Fraggle Rock'' holiday episode. He was let go from the Muppets in 2016 due to various issues, but continues to perform as a puppeteer with his own original character, Weldon the I.T. Guy, and is active on social media.
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* '''Matt Vogel:''' Joining in 1994, he is known for inheriting many roles originated by Jerry Nelson, including Count von Count, Mr. Johnson, Biff, Floyd Pepper, Camilla the Chicken, Robin the Frog, Crazy Harry, Uncle Deadly, Lew Zealand, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Pops and others. He also played 80s Robot in ''[[Film/TheMuppets [[Film/TheMuppets the 2011 Muppets film]]'', film]], Constantine in ''Film/MuppetsMostWanted'' and has performed Sweetums since 2009. On ''Sesame Street'', Matt also works as a writer, director and puppet captain, as well as being Caroll Spinney's understudy and eventual successor for Big Bird. In 2017, he took over the role of Kermit the Frog following Steve Whitmire's ousting. Outside the Muppets, he played Wilkins in ''Film/AliceThroughTheLookingGlass''.
* '''Steve Whitmire:''' Joining in 1978, he initially performed background characters on ''The Muppet Show'' before rising to perform major roles like Rizzo the Rat, Foo Foo, Lips, Bean Bunny, Waldo C. Graphic, Wembley Fraggle, Sprocket, Jake the Polar Bear and others. After Jim Henson's death, Steve took over several of his roles, including Kermit the Frog, Ernie, Link Hogthrob and theNewsman Newsman, and also took over Beaker and Statler after Richard Hunt's death and Jerry Nelson's retirement respectively. He was part of many ThoseTwoActors pairings with Dave Goelz. Whitmire is also an accomplished musician and composed some music for the ''Fraggle Rock'' holiday episode. He was let go from the Muppets in 2016 due to various issues, but continues to perform as a puppeteer with his own original character, Weldon the I.T. Guy, and is active on social media.
* '''Steve Whitmire:''' Joining in 1978, he initially performed background characters on ''The Muppet Show'' before rising to perform major roles like Rizzo the Rat, Foo Foo, Lips, Bean Bunny, Waldo C. Graphic, Wembley Fraggle, Sprocket, Jake the Polar Bear and others. After Jim Henson's death, Steve took over several of his roles, including Kermit the Frog, Ernie, Link Hogthrob and the
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* '''Tyler Bunch''': Joining in 1993, he got his first big break performing Treelo, Pop and Doc Hogg on ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse''. He has performed various minor characters with The Muppets and on ''Sesame Street'', most notably Elmo's father Louie, who he inherited from Bill Barretta. Under the pseudonym of H.D. Quinn, he also does anime voice acting.
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* '''Tyler Bunch''': Joining in 1993, he got his first big break performing Treelo, Pop and Doc Hogg on ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse''. He has performed various minor characters with The Muppets and on ''Sesame Street'', most notably Elmo's father Louie, who he inherited from Bill Barretta. Under He is also a voice actor for various non-Henson productions under the pseudonym of H.D. Quinn, he also does anime voice acting.including a number of Incineroars in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.
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* '''Jordan Lockhart''': Known primarily as the title character in the Jim Henson Company's ''Hi Opie!'' and ''Opie's Home'', the Ottawa native currently performs Wembley Fraggle (taking over from Frankie Cordero, who was unable to participate due to his work on ''Donkeand Murray the Minstrel (both characters originated by Steve Whitmire) in ''Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock''.
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* '''Jordan Lockhart''': Known primarily as the title character in the Jim Henson Company's ''Hi Opie!'' and ''Opie's Home'', the Ottawa native currently performs Wembley Fraggle (taking over from Frankie Cordero, who was unable to participate due to his work on ''Donkeand ''Donkey Hodie'') and Murray the Minstrel (both characters originated by Steve Whitmire) in ''Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock''.
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* '''Creator/FrankMeschkuleit:''' Also known as a mime, voice actor and comedian, the multi-talented Toronto native took over from Rob Mills as the body of Junior Gorg during the final season of ''Fraggle Rock'', and currently puppeteers Boober Fraggle and (occasionally) Traveling Matt (both still voiced by Dave Goelz) in the [[Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock 2022 reboot]] in addition to serving as puppet co-captain. He also performed in ''Film/SesameStreetPresentsFollowThatBird'' and in the Canadian ''Sesame Street'' special ''Basil Hears a Noise''. His non-Muppet credits include ''WesternAnimation/ToopyAndBinoo'' (as Toopy), ''Series/IrisTheHappyProfessor'', ''Series/TheNoddyShop'', and ''Series/DontEatTheNeighbours''.
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* '''Creator/FrankMeschkuleit:''' Also known as a mime, voice actor and comedian, the multi-talented Toronto native took over from Rob Mills as the body of Junior Gorg during the final season of ''Fraggle Rock'', and currently puppeteers Boober Fraggle and (occasionally) occasionally Traveling Matt (both still voiced by Dave Goelz) in the [[Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock 2022 reboot]] in addition to serving as puppet co-captain. He also performed in ''Film/SesameStreetPresentsFollowThatBird'' and in the Canadian ''Sesame Street'' special ''Basil Hears a Noise''. His non-Muppet credits include ''WesternAnimation/ToopyAndBinoo'' (as Toopy), ''Series/IrisTheHappyProfessor'', ''Series/TheNoddyShop'', and ''Series/DontEatTheNeighbours''.
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* '''Dave Goelz:''' Originally an industrial designer, Goelz joined the Henson organization in 1973 as a puppet builder before becoming a performer, originating characters like Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, Beauregard, Boober Fraggle, Uncle Traveling Matt, Rugby Tiger, Stinky the Skunk and others. He also inherited Waldorf after Jim Henson's death. He is the longest-lasting original Muppet performer, still working with the franchise to date after all the others have left or passed away, although his roles in the 2020s reboots of ''Fraggle Rock'' have been voice-only with the puppeteering handled by others. Outside the Muppets, he voiced Subconscious Guard Frank in ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' and is the current voice of Figment in Epcot's [[Ride/JourneyIntoImagination Journey Into Imagination with Figment]] attraction.
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* '''Dave Goelz:''' Originally an industrial designer, Goelz joined the Henson organization in 1973 as a puppet builder before becoming a performer, originating characters like Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot, Beauregard, Boober Fraggle, Uncle Traveling Matt, Rugby Tiger, Stinky the Skunk and others. He also inherited Waldorf after Jim Henson's death. He is the longest-lasting original Muppet performer, still working with the franchise to date after all the others have left or passed away, although his roles in the 2020s reboots of ''Fraggle Rock'' have been voice-only with the puppeteering handled by others. Outside the Muppets, he voiced Subconscious Guard Frank in ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' and is the current voice of Figment in Epcot's [[Ride/JourneyIntoImagination Journey Into Imagination with Figment]] attraction. As a child actor, he had a brief cameo in ''Film/TheParentTrap'' in 1961.
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* '''Jordan Lockhart''': Known primarily as the title character in the Jim Henson Company's ''Hi Opie!'' and ''Opie's Home'', the Ottawa native currently performs Wembley Fraggle and Murray the Minstrel (both characters originated by Steve Whitmire) in ''Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock''.
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* '''Jordan Lockhart''': Known primarily as the title character in the Jim Henson Company's ''Hi Opie!'' and ''Opie's Home'', the Ottawa native currently performs Wembley Fraggle and (taking over from Frankie Cordero, who was unable to participate due to his work on ''Donkeand Murray the Minstrel (both characters originated by Steve Whitmire) in ''Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock''.
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* '''Frank Meschkuleit:''' Also known as a mime, voice actor and comedian, the multi-talented Toronto native took over from Rob Mills as the body of Junior Gorg during the final season of ''Fraggle Rock'', and currently puppeteers Boober Fraggle and (occasionally) Traveling Matt (both still voiced by Dave Goelz) in the [[Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock 2022 reboot]] in addition to serving as puppet co-captain. He also performed in ''Film/SesameStreetPresentsFollowThatBird'' and in the Canadian ''Sesame Street'' special ''Basil Hears a Noise''. His non-Muppet credits include ''WesternAnimation/ToopyAndBinoo'' (as Toopy), ''Series/IrisTheHappyProfessor'', ''Series/TheNoddyShop'', and ''Series/DontEatTheNeighbours''.
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* '''Frank Meschkuleit:''' '''Creator/FrankMeschkuleit:''' Also known as a mime, voice actor and comedian, the multi-talented Toronto native took over from Rob Mills as the body of Junior Gorg during the final season of ''Fraggle Rock'', and currently puppeteers Boober Fraggle and (occasionally) Traveling Matt (both still voiced by Dave Goelz) in the [[Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock 2022 reboot]] in addition to serving as puppet co-captain. He also performed in ''Film/SesameStreetPresentsFollowThatBird'' and in the Canadian ''Sesame Street'' special ''Basil Hears a Noise''. His non-Muppet credits include ''WesternAnimation/ToopyAndBinoo'' (as Toopy), ''Series/IrisTheHappyProfessor'', ''Series/TheNoddyShop'', and ''Series/DontEatTheNeighbours''.
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* '''Jerry Nelson:''' Joining in 1965, he initially worked with the Muppets on and off throughout the 1960s before joining the Henson organization full-time in 1970. Known for his [[ManOfAThousandVoices vocal range]] and for his musical talent, Nelson performed more characters than any other Muppet performer, including Count von Count, Herry Monster, Mr. Johnson, The Amazing Mumford, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Frazzle, Sherlock Hemlock, Simon Soundman, Farley, Biff, Sam the Robot, Little Jerry, Herbert Birdsfoot, Poco Loco, Floyd Pepper, Camilla the Chicken, Lew Zealand, Crazy Harry, Robin the Frog, Uncle Deadly, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Louis Kazagger, Slim Wilson, Pops, Thog, Statler, Gobo Fraggle, Pa Gorg, Marjory the Trash Heap, Featherstone, T.R. the Rooster, Emmett Otter, Blind Pew, Mad Monty, the Ghost of Christmas Present and many others. He made a number of live-action appearances on ''Sesame Street'' and various other Muppet works, even appearing alongside his daughter, Christine, in ''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper'', before she sadly succumbed to cystic fibrosis at age 22. Outside the Muppets, he acted on TV series such as ''Naked City'' and ''The Defenders'', and, as a singer, released occasional recordings of his own, including an album, ''Truro Daydreams'', in 2009. Though he retired from puppeteering in 2004 due to poor health, he continued to lend his voice to ''Sesame Street'' and other Muppet projects until he died in 2012 at the age of 78.
* '''Carmen Osbahr''': A Mexico City native, she emigrated to the United States and joined the Muppets in 1989, debuting her best-known character, the bilingual Rosita on ''Sesame Street'', two years later. Other credits include ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'', ''Series/JohnnyAndTheSprites'' and ''Series/BetweenTheLions''.
* '''Carmen Osbahr''': A Mexico City native, she emigrated to the United States and joined the Muppets in 1989, debuting her best-known character, the bilingual Rosita on ''Sesame Street'', two years later. Other credits include ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'', ''Series/JohnnyAndTheSprites'' and ''Series/BetweenTheLions''.
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* '''Jerry Nelson:''' Joining in 1965, he initially worked with the Muppets on and off throughout the 1960s before joining the Henson organization full-time in 1970. Known for his [[ManOfAThousandVoices vocal range]] and for his musical talent, Nelson performed more characters than any other Muppet performer, including Count von Count, Herry Monster, Mr. Johnson, The Amazing Mumford, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Frazzle, Sherlock Hemlock, Simon Soundman, Farley, Biff, Sam the Robot, Little Jerry, Herbert Birdsfoot, Poco Loco, Floyd Pepper, Camilla the Chicken, Lew Zealand, Crazy Harry, Robin the Frog, Uncle Deadly, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Louis Kazagger, Slim Wilson, Pops, Thog, Statler, Gobo Fraggle, Pa Gorg, Marjory the Trash Heap, Featherstone, T.R. the Rooster, Emmett Otter, Blind Pew, Mad Monty, the Ghost of Christmas Present and many others. He made a number of live-action appearances on ''Sesame Street'' and various other Muppet Henson works, even appearing alongside his daughter, Christine, in ''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper'', before she sadly succumbed to cystic fibrosis at age 22. Outside the Muppets, he acted on TV series such as ''Naked City'' and ''The Defenders'', Defenders'' and in Jim Henson's experimental TV special ''The Cube'', and, as a singer, released occasional recordings of his own, including an album, ''Truro Daydreams'', in 2009. Though he retired from puppeteering in 2004 due to poor health, he continued to lend his voice to ''Sesame Street'' and other Muppet projects until he died in 2012 at the age of 78.
* '''Carmen Osbahr''': A Mexico City native, she emigrated to the United States and joined the Muppets in 1989, debuting her best-known character, thebilingual bilingual, Mexican-born Rosita on ''Sesame Street'', two years later. Other credits include ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'', ''Series/JohnnyAndTheSprites'' and ''Series/BetweenTheLions''.
* '''Carmen Osbahr''': A Mexico City native, she emigrated to the United States and joined the Muppets in 1989, debuting her best-known character, the
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* AuthorAvatar: Most Muppets are based on a personality trait or flaw of their performer. For example, Richard Hunt based Scooter on his young self.
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* AuthorAvatar: Most Muppets are based on a personality trait or flaw of their performer. For example, Richard Hunt based Scooter on his young self. Floyd Pepper was something of this for Jerry Nelson as well.
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* '''Bob Stutt:''' After performing supporting characters on ''Fraggle Rock'' such as Wander [=McMooch=] and Felix the Fearless, he took over the role of Basil on ''Sesame Park'' from fellow ''Fraggle'' alumnus Tim Gosley in 1996. He also performed in ''Film/FollowThatBird'' and ''The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show''.
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* '''Bob Stutt:''' After performing supporting characters on ''Fraggle Rock'' such as Wander [=McMooch=] and Felix the Fearless, he took over the role of Basil on ''Sesame Park'' from fellow ''Fraggle'' alumnus Tim Gosley in 1996. He also performed in ''Film/FollowThatBird'' and ''The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show''. Outside the Muppets, he is known for performing Iggy Iguana in ''Series/UnderTheUmbrellaTree''.
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* '''Frank Meschkuleit:''' Also known as a mime, voice actor and comedian, the multi-talented Toronto native took over from Gord Robertson as the body of Junior Gorg during the final season of ''Fraggle Rock'', and currently puppeteers Boober Fraggle and (occasionally) Traveling Matt (both still voiced by Dave Goelz) in the [[Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock 2022 reboot]] in addition to serving as puppet co-captain. He also performed in ''Film/SesameStreetPresentsFollowThatBird'' and in the Canadian ''Sesame Street'' special ''Basil Hears a Noise''. His non-Muppet credits include ''WesternAnimation/ToopyAndBinoo'' (as Toopy), ''Series/IrisTheHappyProfessor'', ''Series/TheNoddyShop'', and ''Series/DontEatTheNeighbours''.
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* '''Frank Meschkuleit:''' Also known as a mime, voice actor and comedian, the multi-talented Toronto native took over from Gord Robertson Rob Mills as the body of Junior Gorg during the final season of ''Fraggle Rock'', and currently puppeteers Boober Fraggle and (occasionally) Traveling Matt (both still voiced by Dave Goelz) in the [[Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock 2022 reboot]] in addition to serving as puppet co-captain. He also performed in ''Film/SesameStreetPresentsFollowThatBird'' and in the Canadian ''Sesame Street'' special ''Basil Hears a Noise''. His non-Muppet credits include ''WesternAnimation/ToopyAndBinoo'' (as Toopy), ''Series/IrisTheHappyProfessor'', ''Series/TheNoddyShop'', and ''Series/DontEatTheNeighbours''.
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* '''Fran Brill:''' The first female Muppet performer (after Jane Henson), she joined the troupe in 1970, working primarily on ''Sesame Street''. Her two most famous characters are Prairie Dawn and Zoe, whom she played until her retirement in 2014. Beyond that she did numerous one-off characters and small roles. Outside the Muppets, she worked as a voice actress on shows like ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'', and had a steady string of live action TV and film roles (including ''Film/BeingThere'' and the Frank Oz-directed ''Film/WhatAboutBob'').
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* '''Fran Brill:''' The first female Muppet performer (after Jane Henson), she joined the troupe in 1970, working primarily on ''Sesame Street''. Her two most famous characters are Prairie Dawn Dawn[[note]]Whose name was inspired by Brill seeing a head shot of an actress with the first name Prairie in an agent's office[[/note]] and Zoe, Zoe[[note]]a character created specifically for Brill, who was actually going to be named [[TheDanza Frannie]] before Brill decided against it, with Zoe being Brill's StealthPun ShoutOut to ''Literature/FrannyAndZooey''[[/note]], whom she played until her retirement in 2014. Beyond that she did numerous one-off characters and small roles. Outside the Muppets, she worked as a voice actress on shows like ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'', and had a steady string of live action TV and film roles (including ''Film/BeingThere'' and the Frank Oz-directed ''Film/WhatAboutBob'').
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* '''Pier Paquette:''' Himself French-Canadian, he performed the bilingual otter Louis on ''Canadian Sesame Street'' and ''Sesame Park''. Non-Muppet credits include ''Series/IrisTheHappyProfessor'', ''WesternAnimation/Caillou'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTeddyRuxpin''.
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* '''Pier Paquette:''' Himself French-Canadian, he performed the bilingual otter Louis on ''Canadian Sesame Street'' and ''Sesame Park''. Non-Muppet credits include ''Series/IrisTheHappyProfessor'', ''WesternAnimation/Caillou'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTeddyRuxpin''.
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* '''Pier Paquette:''' Himself French-Canadian, he performed the bilingual otter Louis on ''Canadian Sesame Street'' and ''Sesame Park''. Non-Muppet credits include ''Series/IrisTheHappyProfessor'', ''WesternAnimation/Caillou'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTeddyRuxpin''.
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* '''Jordan Lockhart''': Known primarily as the title character in the Jim Henson Company's ''Hi Opie!'' and ''Opie's Home'', the Ottawa native currently performs Wembley Fraggle in ''Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock''.
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* '''Jordan Lockhart''': Known primarily as the title character in the Jim Henson Company's ''Hi Opie!'' and ''Opie's Home'', the Ottawa native currently performs Wembley Fraggle and Murray the Minstrel (both characters originated by Steve Whitmire) in ''Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock''.
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* '''Jerry Nelson:''' Joining in 1965, he initially worked with the Muppets on and off throughout the 1960s before joining the Henson organization full-time in 1970. Known for his [[ManOfAThousandVoices vocal range]] and for his musical talent, Nelson performed more characters than any other Muppet performer, including Count von Count, Herry Monster, Mr. Johnson, The Amazing Mumford, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Frazzle, Sherlock Hemlock, Simon Soundman, Farley, Biff, Sam the Robot, Little Jerry, Herbert Birdsfoot, Poco Loco, Floyd Pepper, Camilla the Chicken, Lew Zealand, Crazy Harry, Robin the Frog, Uncle Deadly, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Louis Kazagger, Slim Wilson, Pops, Thog, Statler, Gobo Fraggle, Pa Gorg, Marjory the Trash Heap, Featherstone, T.R. the Rooster, Emmett Otter, Blind Pew, Mad Monty, the Ghost of Christmas Present and many others. He also made live-action appearances on ''Sesame Street'' and in various other Henson productions, even appearing alongside his daughter, Christine, in ''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper'', before she sadly succumbed to cystic fibrosis at age 22. Outside the Muppets, he made a few appearances on TV shows such as ''Naked City'' and ''The Defenders'', attempted a career as a country singer in the 1960s, and finally released his own album, ''Truro Daydreams'' (featuring guest appearances by various other Muppet performers), in 2009. Though he retired from puppeteering in 2004 due to poor health, he continued to lend his voice to ''Sesame Street'' and other Muppet projects until he died in 2012 at the age of 78.
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* '''Jerry Nelson:''' Joining in 1965, he initially worked with the Muppets on and off throughout the 1960s before joining the Henson organization full-time in 1970. Known for his [[ManOfAThousandVoices vocal range]] and for his musical talent, Nelson performed more characters than any other Muppet performer, including Count von Count, Herry Monster, Mr. Johnson, The Amazing Mumford, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Frazzle, Sherlock Hemlock, Simon Soundman, Farley, Biff, Sam the Robot, Little Jerry, Herbert Birdsfoot, Poco Loco, Floyd Pepper, Camilla the Chicken, Lew Zealand, Crazy Harry, Robin the Frog, Uncle Deadly, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Louis Kazagger, Slim Wilson, Pops, Thog, Statler, Gobo Fraggle, Pa Gorg, Marjory the Trash Heap, Featherstone, T.R. the Rooster, Emmett Otter, Blind Pew, Mad Monty, the Ghost of Christmas Present and many others. He also made a number of live-action appearances on ''Sesame Street'' and in various other Henson productions, Muppet works, even appearing alongside his daughter, Christine, in ''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper'', before she sadly succumbed to cystic fibrosis at age 22. Outside the Muppets, he made a few appearances acted on TV shows series such as ''Naked City'' and ''The Defenders'', attempted a career and, as a country singer in the 1960s, and finally singer, released occasional recordings of his own own, including an album, ''Truro Daydreams'' (featuring guest appearances by various other Muppet performers), Daydreams'', in 2009. Though he retired from puppeteering in 2004 due to poor health, he continued to lend his voice to ''Sesame Street'' and other Muppet projects until he died in 2012 at the age of 78.
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* '''Jordan Lockhart''': Known primarily as the title character in the Jim Henson Company's ''Hi Opie!'', the Ottawa native took over the role of Wembley Fraggle for ''Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock''.
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* '''Jordan Lockhart''': Known primarily as the title character in the Jim Henson Company's ''Hi Opie!'', Opie!'' and ''Opie's Home'', the Ottawa native took over the role of currently performs Wembley Fraggle for in ''Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock''.
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* '''Kevin Clash:''' Joining in the late 1970s and becoming the organization's first prominent Black puppeteer, he is best known for playing characters such as Clifford, Polly Lobster, Baby Sinclair, Howard Handupme, Hoots the Owl, Baby Natasha, Kingston Livingston III, Wolfgang the Seal, Benny Rabbit, Dr. Nobel Price and, most famously, Elmo. In addition, he worked as a director, producer and puppet captain for ''Sesame Street'' until 2012, when he resigned following allegations of sexual misconduct. He still works as a puppeteer for The Jim Henson Company on other projects, including performing Lyle and Mr. Bumblypants in ''Film/TheHappytimeMurders'', the Skeksis Hunter and Aughra in ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'', and Uncle Traveling Matt in some episodes of ''Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock'' (voiced by Dave Goelz). The documentary film ''Film/BeingElmoAPuppeteersJourney'' is about his life and his most famous character.
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* '''Kevin Clash:''' Joining in the late 1970s and becoming the organization's first prominent Black puppeteer, 1970s, he is best known for playing characters such as Clifford, Polly Lobster, Baby Sinclair, Howard Handupme, Hoots the Owl, Baby Natasha, Kingston Livingston III, Wolfgang the Seal, Benny Rabbit, Dr. Nobel Price and, most famously, Elmo. In addition, he worked as a director, producer and puppet captain for ''Sesame Street'' until 2012, when he resigned following allegations of sexual misconduct. He still works as a puppeteer for The Jim Henson Company on other projects, including performing Lyle and Mr. Bumblypants in ''Film/TheHappytimeMurders'', the Skeksis Hunter and Aughra in ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'', and Uncle Traveling Matt in some episodes of ''Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock'' (voiced by Dave Goelz). The documentary film ''Film/BeingElmoAPuppeteersJourney'' is about his life and his most famous character.
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* '''Kevin Clash:''' Joining in the late 1970s, he is best known for playing characters such as Clifford, Polly Lobster, Baby Sinclair, Howard Handupme, Hoots the Owl, Baby Natasha, Kingston Livingston III, Wolfgang the Seal, Benny Rabbit, Dr. Nobel Price and, most famously, Elmo. In addition, he worked as a director, producer and puppet captain for ''Sesame Street'' until 2012, when he resigned following allegations of sexual misconduct. He still works as a puppeteer for The Jim Henson Company on other projects, including performing Lyle and Mr. Bumblypants in ''Film/TheHappytimeMurders'' and the Skeksis Hunter and Aughra in ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance''. The documentary film ''Film/BeingElmoAPuppeteersJourney'' is about his life and his most famous character.
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* '''Kevin Clash:''' Joining in the late 1970s, 1970s and becoming the organization's first prominent Black puppeteer, he is best known for playing characters such as Clifford, Polly Lobster, Baby Sinclair, Howard Handupme, Hoots the Owl, Baby Natasha, Kingston Livingston III, Wolfgang the Seal, Benny Rabbit, Dr. Nobel Price and, most famously, Elmo. In addition, he worked as a director, producer and puppet captain for ''Sesame Street'' until 2012, when he resigned following allegations of sexual misconduct. He still works as a puppeteer for The Jim Henson Company on other projects, including performing Lyle and Mr. Bumblypants in ''Film/TheHappytimeMurders'' and ''Film/TheHappytimeMurders'', the Skeksis Hunter and Aughra in ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance''.''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'', and Uncle Traveling Matt in some episodes of ''Series/FraggleRockBackToTheRock'' (voiced by Dave Goelz). The documentary film ''Film/BeingElmoAPuppeteersJourney'' is about his life and his most famous character.
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* '''Creator/FrankOz:''' An associate of Jim Henson since 1963 and the son of [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust Holocaust]] refugees, he is known for originating the roles of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle, Marvin Suggs, George the Janitor, Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster, Harvey Kneeslapper, Lefty the Salesman, Professor Hastings and many others. He was part of many memorable ThoseTwoActors pairings with Jim Henson. He retired from regular puppeteering duties around 2000 to focus on his career as a movie director, with credits including ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors'' and ''Film/DirtyRottenScoundrels''. Outside of the Muppets, he is known for performing and voicing Yoda in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise and voicing Fungus in ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' and Subconscious Guard Dave in ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut''.
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* '''Creator/FrankOz:''' An associate of Jim Henson since 1963 and the son of [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust Holocaust]] refugees, he is known for originating the roles of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle, Marvin Suggs, George the Janitor, Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster, Harvey Kneeslapper, Lefty the Salesman, Professor Hastings and many others. He was part of many memorable ThoseTwoActors pairings with Jim Henson. He retired from regular puppeteering duties around 2000 to focus on his career as a movie director, with credits including ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors'' and ''Film/DirtyRottenScoundrels''. Outside of the Muppets, he is known for performing and voicing Yoda in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise and for voicing Fungus in ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' and Subconscious Guard Dave in ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut''.
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* '''Creator/FrankOz:''' An associate of Jim Henson since 1963 and the son of [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust Holocaust]] refugees, he is known for originating the roles of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle, Marvin Suggs, George the Janitor, Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster, Harvey Kneeslapper, Lefty the Salesman, Professor Hastings and many others. He was part of many memorable ThoseTwoActors pairings with Jim Henson. He retired from regular puppeteering duties around 2000 to focus on his career as a movie director, with credits including ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors'' and ''Film/DirtyRottenScoundrels''. Outside the Muppets, he is known for performing and voicing Yoda in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise and voicing Fungus in ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' and Subconscious Guard Dave in ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut''.
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* '''Creator/FrankOz:''' An associate of Jim Henson since 1963 and the son of [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust Holocaust]] refugees, he is known for originating the roles of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle, Marvin Suggs, George the Janitor, Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster, Harvey Kneeslapper, Lefty the Salesman, Professor Hastings and many others. He was part of many memorable ThoseTwoActors pairings with Jim Henson. He retired from regular puppeteering duties around 2000 to focus on his career as a movie director, with credits including ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors'' and ''Film/DirtyRottenScoundrels''. Outside of the Muppets, he is known for performing and voicing Yoda in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise and voicing Fungus in ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' and Subconscious Guard Dave in ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut''.
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The Muppet performers are a group of people who have brought Creator/{{Jim Henson}}'s puppet characters (Franchise/TheMuppets and others) to life, on shows like ''Series/TheMuppetShow'', ''Series/SesameStreet'', ''Series/FraggleRock'', and many feature films. They usually do both the puppeteering and the voice of their characters.
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The Muppet performers are a group of people who have brought Creator/{{Jim Henson}}'s various puppet characters (Franchise/TheMuppets and others) to life, life on shows like ''Series/TheMuppetShow'', ''Series/SesameStreet'', ''Series/FraggleRock'', and ''Series/FraggleRock'' and in many feature films. They usually do both the puppeteering and the voice of their characters.
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The Muppet performers are a group of people who brought/bring Creator/{{Jim Henson}}'s puppet characters (Franchise/TheMuppets and others) to life, on shows like ''Series/TheMuppetShow'', ''Series/SesameStreet'', ''Series/FraggleRock'', and many feature films. They usually did both the puppeteering and the voice of their characters.
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The Muppet performers are a group of people who brought/bring have brought Creator/{{Jim Henson}}'s puppet characters (Franchise/TheMuppets and others) to life, on shows like ''Series/TheMuppetShow'', ''Series/SesameStreet'', ''Series/FraggleRock'', and many feature films. They usually did do both the puppeteering and the voice of their characters.characters.
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* '''Camille Bonora''': With a background in comedy improv, she was hired in 1985 despite no puppetry experience, but was mentored by Richard Hunt and quickly became a ''Series/SesameStreet'' regular, doing fill-in work, taking over as Clementine (Forgetful Jones' girlfriend), originating the role of Mama Bear, and creating the characters Meryl Sheep and Ruby Monster. She also did a fair amount of work on ''Series/TheJimHensonHour'' and various other projects, and helped recruit Joey Mazzarino to the Muppets. She left the Muppets in 1997 and became an active religious publisher and philanthropist under her married name Camille Kampouris.
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* '''Camille Bonora''': With a background in comedy improv, she was hired in 1985 despite no puppetry experience, but was mentored by Richard Hunt and quickly became a ''Series/SesameStreet'' ''Sesame Street'' regular, doing fill-in work, taking over as Clementine (Forgetful Jones' girlfriend), originating the role of Mama Bear, and creating the characters Meryl Sheep and Ruby Monster. She also did a fair amount of work on ''Series/TheJimHensonHour'' and various other projects, and helped recruit Joey Mazzarino to the Muppets. She left the Muppets in 1997 and became an active religious publisher and philanthropist under her married name Camille Kampouris.
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* '''Leslie Carrara-Rudolph:''' Joining in 1996, she began her career with the Muppets performing Spamela Hamderson and others on ''Series/MuppetsTonight''. She joined ''Series/SesameStreet'' during its 37th season, becoming best known for performing Abby Cadabby. She is married to ''Muppets Tonight'' and ''Sesame Street'' music coordinator Paul Rudolph.
* '''Kevin Clash:''' Joining in the late 1970s, he is best known for playing characters such as Clifford, Polly Lobster, Baby Sinclair, Howard Handupme, Hoots the Owl, Baby Natasha, Kingston Livingston III, Wolfgang the Seal, Benny Rabbit, Dr. Nobel Price and, most famously, Elmo. In addition, he worked as a director, producer and puppet captain for Sesame Street until 2012, when he resigned following allegations of sexual misconduct. He still works as a puppeteer for The Jim Henson Company on other projects, including performing Lyle and Mr. Bumblypants in ''Film/TheHappytimeMurders'' and the Skeksis Hunter and Aughra in ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance''. The documentary film ''Film/BeingElmoAPuppeteersJourney'' is about his life and his most famous character.
* '''Kevin Clash:''' Joining in the late 1970s, he is best known for playing characters such as Clifford, Polly Lobster, Baby Sinclair, Howard Handupme, Hoots the Owl, Baby Natasha, Kingston Livingston III, Wolfgang the Seal, Benny Rabbit, Dr. Nobel Price and, most famously, Elmo. In addition, he worked as a director, producer and puppet captain for Sesame Street until 2012, when he resigned following allegations of sexual misconduct. He still works as a puppeteer for The Jim Henson Company on other projects, including performing Lyle and Mr. Bumblypants in ''Film/TheHappytimeMurders'' and the Skeksis Hunter and Aughra in ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance''. The documentary film ''Film/BeingElmoAPuppeteersJourney'' is about his life and his most famous character.
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* '''Leslie Carrara-Rudolph:''' Joining in 1996, she began her career with the Muppets performing Spamela Hamderson and others on ''Series/MuppetsTonight''. She joined ''Series/SesameStreet'' ''Sesame Street'' during its 37th season, becoming best known for performing Abby Cadabby. She is married to ''Muppets Tonight'' and ''Sesame Street'' music coordinator Paul Rudolph.
* '''Kevin Clash:''' Joining in the late 1970s, he is best known for playing characters such as Clifford, Polly Lobster, Baby Sinclair, Howard Handupme, Hoots the Owl, Baby Natasha, Kingston Livingston III, Wolfgang the Seal, Benny Rabbit, Dr. Nobel Price and, most famously, Elmo. In addition, he worked as a director, producer and puppet captain forSesame Street ''Sesame Street'' until 2012, when he resigned following allegations of sexual misconduct. He still works as a puppeteer for The Jim Henson Company on other projects, including performing Lyle and Mr. Bumblypants in ''Film/TheHappytimeMurders'' and the Skeksis Hunter and Aughra in ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance''. The documentary film ''Film/BeingElmoAPuppeteersJourney'' is about his life and his most famous character.
* '''Kevin Clash:''' Joining in the late 1970s, he is best known for playing characters such as Clifford, Polly Lobster, Baby Sinclair, Howard Handupme, Hoots the Owl, Baby Natasha, Kingston Livingston III, Wolfgang the Seal, Benny Rabbit, Dr. Nobel Price and, most famously, Elmo. In addition, he worked as a director, producer and puppet captain for
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* '''Carmen Osbahr''': A Mexico City native, she began puppeteering in the mid-1980s and joined the Muppets in 1989, debuting her best-known character, the bilingual Rosita on ''Sesame Street'', two years later. Other credits include ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'', ''Series/JohnnyAndTheSprites'' and ''Series/BetweenTheLions''.
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* '''Carmen Osbahr''': A Mexico City native, she began puppeteering in emigrated to the mid-1980s United States and joined the Muppets in 1989, debuting her best-known character, the bilingual Rosita on ''Sesame Street'', two years later. Other credits include ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'', ''Series/JohnnyAndTheSprites'' and ''Series/BetweenTheLions''.
