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Frank Oz
Catalogued films 94Director 15Actor 83
Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is an American actor, puppeteer, and filmmaker. He began his career as a puppeteer, performing the Muppet characters of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle in The Muppet Show, and Cookie Monster, Bert, and Grover in Sesame Street. He also puppeteered and/or provided the voice for Yoda in the Star Wars series. His work as a director includes The Dark Crystal (1982), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), What About Bob? (1991), In & Out (1997), Death at a Funeral (2007), and an episode of the US television series Leverage (2011).
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Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
Death at a Funeral
The Stepford Wives
The Score
Bowfinger
In & Out
The Indian in the Cupboard
Housesitter
What About Bob?
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Little Shop of Horrors
The Muppets Take Manhattan
The Dark Crystal
Actor credits
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Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
Jim Henson Idea Man
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
Echoes of Violence
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
Zathura: A Space Adventure
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
I Love Muppets
Making "The Score"
Monsters, Inc.
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!
Muppets from Space
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
CinderElmo
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Blues Brothers 2000
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Muppet Treasure Island
The World of Jim Henson
Return of the Ewok
Muppet Classic Theater
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Getting Ready to Read
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
Free to Be... a Family
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
A Muppet Family Christmas
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
Spies Like Us- MUMuppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
Follow That Bird
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Trading Places
Big Bird in China
Return of the Jedi
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
Of Muppets & Men
An American Werewolf in London
The Great Muppet Caper
The Muppets Go to the Movies
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back
The Muppet Movie
The Muppets Go Hollywood
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
The Orson Welles Show
Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
Julie on Sesame Street
This Way to Sesame Street
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
Time Piece