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Frank Oz

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Frank Richard Oznowicz (born May 25, 1944), known professionally as Frank Oz, is an American puppeteer, filmmaker and actor. He is best known for his involvement with Jim Henson and George Lucas through The Muppets, Sesame Street, and Star Wars, as well as his directorial work in feature films and theater. The son of puppeteers, Oz worked as an apprentice puppeteer during his teenage years in Oakland, California. Despite his interest in journalism, he continued his career as a puppeteer when he was hired by The Jim Henson Company in 1963, going on to perform several television characters such as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle on The Muppet Show (1976–1981) and Cookie Monster, Bert, and Grover on Sesame Street (1969–2013). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Oz is the 1,102nd most popular actor (down from 974th in 2019), the 1,313th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,062nd in 2019) and the 158th most popular British Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Frank Oz ranks 1,102 out of 13,578. Before him are Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Adam Driver, Frances Fisher, Diane Lane, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Hugh Griffith. After him are Luke Evans, Rajkumar, Michael Wilding, Martin Kove, Christine Baranski, and Audrey Tautou.

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Among people born in 1944, Frank Oz ranks 148. Before him are Agnes Baltsa, Gary Busey, Tsuyoshi Kunieda, Alice Walker, Ranulph Fiennes, and Vlastimil Hort. After him are Bernard Cornwell, Oqil Oqilov, Tony Atkinson, Mary Robinson, John Densmore, and Joseph Boakai.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Frank Oz ranks 1,313 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Fludd (1574), Lee Child (1954), Frances Fisher (1952), Sacha Baron Cohen (1971), Robert Recorde (1512), and Hugh Griffith (1912). After him are Jonathan Edwards (1966), Arthur Phillip (1738), Luke Evans (1979), Elias Ashmole (1617), Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales (1473), and Michael Wilding (1912).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Frank Oz ranks 158. Before him are Dirk Bogarde (1921), Orlando Bloom (1977), Billy Boyd (1968), Frances Fisher (1952), Sacha Baron Cohen (1971), and Hugh Griffith (1912). After him are Luke Evans (1979), Michael Wilding (1912), Eddie Redmayne (1982), Ewan McGregor (1971), John Nettles (1943), and James Faulkner (1948).

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