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Steve Whitmire

1959 - Today

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Steven Lawrence Whitmire (born September 24, 1959) is an American puppeteer, known primarily for his work on The Muppets and Sesame Street. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Steve Whitmire is the 11,256th most popular actor (down from 10,840th in 2024), the 16,286th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,713th in 2019) and the 5,179th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Steve Whitmire ranks 11,256 out of 13,578. Before him are Afton Williamson, Adil Hussain, Shin Seung-ho, Molly Price, Petter Næss, and Suhasini Maniratnam. After him are Jewel Staite, Arly Jover, Alexandra Neldel, Harland Williams, Yoon Bo-mi, and Josh Pais.

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Among people born in 1959, Steve Whitmire ranks 757. Before him are Terry Fenwick, Laura Lippman, Claudia Alexander, René Marsiglia, Michael J. Bloomfield, and Chris Woods. After him are José Guirao, Roger Goodell, Neena Gupta, Marc Cohn, Ana Mato, and Stan Van Gundy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Whitmire ranks 16,293 out of 20,380. Before him are Jason Mantzoukas (1972), Dustin Brown (1984), Afton Williamson (1984), Jeremy Wariner (1984), Molly Price (1966), and Jesse Carmichael (1979). After him are Slade Gorton (1928), Chase Jackson (1994), Terry Hart (1946), Daniel Gafford (1998), Sherman Alexie (1966), and Frank Iero (1981).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Steve Whitmire ranks 5,182. Before him are Paula Trickey (1966), Charlie Adler (1956), Alexis Knapp (1989), Jason Mantzoukas (1972), Afton Williamson (1984), and Molly Price (1966). After him are Josh Pais (1958), Tracy Middendorf (1970), Danny Strong (1974), Jim Rash (1971), Malese Jow (1991), and Christine Cavanaugh (1963).

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