Frank Oz



First NameFrank
Last NameOz
Full Name at BirthRichard Frank Oznowicz
Other NamesJim Henson`s Muppets
Frank Oznowicz
The Muppets
Age67
Date of BirthMay 25, 1944
BirthplaceHereford, England
Height6' 2" (188 cm)
BuildAverage
Eye ColorAmber
Hair ColorBald
Star SignGemini
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
UniversityOakland City College
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FamePuppeteer for The Muppets

Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor and puppeteer who is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show and for directing films, including the 1986 Little Shop Of Horrors remake and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He is also the operator and voice of Yoda in the Star Wars series.


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Filmography

Selected Frank Oz film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2013
Fungus

2011
Star Tours: The Adventures Continue

2007
Star Wars at 30

2005
Avenue of the Stars: 50 Years of ITV

2002
Play with Me Sesame
Additional Muppets, Bert, Cookie Monster, Cookie Monster

2001
Fungus

1998
Warden

1996
Muppets Tonight
Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Animal

1996
Elmo Says Boo
Bert

1994
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

1994
Sam the Eagle

1992
Pathologist

1992
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'

1991
Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake

1989
The Jim Henson Hour
Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy

1988
Sesame Street, Special

1987
Inner Tube

1987
Dolly
Miss Piggy

1987
Big Bird Brings Spring to Sesame Street

1987
The Adventures of Super Grover

1986
The Wiseman

1985
Test Monitor

1985
Muppet Perk-Up
Grump, Kent

1985
Anne Murray: The Sounds of London

1984
Alive from Off Center
Bert

1983
Brain Surgeon

1983
Corrupt Cop

1983
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1982
Aughra - A Keeper Of Secrets, Chamberlain, Podling, Podling

1982
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

1981
Muppet Side Splitter
Grump

1980
Corrections Officer

1979
Muppet Breaker Upper
Grump, Gorilla

1979
Muppet Gimme a Break
Grump

1977
International Festival of Animation

1977
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special

1976
Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Animal, Animal

1976
Isabella and the Magic Brush
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1975
The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence
Animal, Sam the Eagle, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt

1975
The Mighty Favog, The Food

1975
Muppets No-Nonsense Show
-

1975
Julie Andrews: One to One
The Prince of Phumph/Marvin

1975
Muppet Picker Upper

1974
Out to Lunch
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1974
Muppy, George, Bert, Bert

1972
Rat/Additional Muppet Performer

1972
Miss Piggy

1970
The Great Santa Claus Switch
Thig, Skippity , Hoppity , Hoppity

1969
Splurge/Stepsister #1

1969
Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover, Grover

1969
Sesame Street Pitch Reel

1967
Our Place
Cookie Monster

1967
Coffee Break Machine
The Monster

1967
The Paperwork Explosion
-

1965
Time Piece
Messenger boy

1963
The Jimmy Dean Show
Rowlf the Dog

Director Credits

2008
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2002
The Funkhousers
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2001
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1999
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1997
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1992
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Other Crew Credits

1996
Muppets Tonight
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1964
The Land of Tinkerdee
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Saturday Night Live
Bob Roberts (1992)
Coneheads (1993)
Frank Oz
Harold (2008)
Incredibad (2009)
It's Pat (1994)
MacGruber (2010)
Superstar (1999)
Wayne's World (1992)
Films directed by Frank Oz
Bowfinger (1999)
Frank Oz
HouseSitter (1992)
In & Out (1997)
The Score (2001)