Steve Whitmire

Biography

Steven Lawrence Whitmire (born September 24, 1959) is an American puppeteer, known primarily for his work with the Jim Henson Company, Sesame Workshop, and the Muppets Studio. Beginning his involvement with the Muppets in 1978, Whitmire originated the roles of Rizzo the Rat, Lips, Wembley Fraggle, and Bean Bunny. He also inherited the roles of Kermit the Frog and Ernie after Jim Henson's death in 1990; he performed the characters until 2016 and 2014, respectively. In later years, he also performed Statler and Beaker.

Bio from Wikipedia

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

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  A Christmas Together

  1979

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  The Muppet Movie (Original Soundtrack Recording)

  1979

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  The Muppet Christmas Carol (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

  1992

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  The Great Muppet Caper (An Original Soundtrack Recording)

  1981

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  Favorite Songs From Jim Henson's Muppets

  1986

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  Rocky Mountain Holiday

  1983

Credited work

123 releases · 22 albums · active 1979–2022

• Other credits · 96
• Performance · 74

Studios: Capitol Studios · Ocean Way Recording · Conway Studios · The Complex

Frequent collaborators

• The Muppets
• Various
• John Denver
• Fraggle Rock
• Sesame Street
• Kermit
• The Fraggles
• Hans Zimmer

Around the web

• Wikipedia