Profile
Frank Oz
Puppeteer + Voice Actor + Headliner
Male
Born
May 25, 1944
Age
69
Hometown
Hereford
Other Names
Frank Richard Ozn...
Frank Oz is a 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, as well as Cookie Monster, Bert and Grover in Sesame Street. His work as a film director… Read More
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Romance
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Robin OzMarried 1979
News + Updates
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Jerry Nelson Dead: Muppet Performer Dies At 78Moviefone Blog - Aug 24, 2012 -
Frank Oz Speaks — But Not As Yoda Or Miss PiggyLATimes - Jul 26, 2012
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Frank Oz To 'Star Wars' Fans: Do The Yoda Impression I Won'tLATimes - Jul 23, 2012
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1944
Birth
Born on May 25, 1944.
TEENAGE
1963
19 Years Old
His puppetry work spans from 1963 to the present, though he has retired full-time from the Muppets.
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FORTIES
1984
40 Years Old
Oz began his behind-the-camera work when he co-directed the fantasy film The Dark Crystal with long-time collaborator Jim Henson. The film featured the most advanced puppets ever created for a movie. Oz further employed those skills in directing 1984's The Muppets Take Manhattan, as well as sharing a screenwriting credit.
1986
42 Years Old
In 1986 he directed his first movie that did not involve Henson, Little Shop Of Horrors.
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1988
44 Years Old
Usually helming comedies, Oz went on to direct Dirty Rotten Scoundrels in 1988, starring Steve Martin and Michael Caine, What About Bob? in 1991, starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss, and HouseSitter in 1992 (all of which were scored by Miles Goodman).
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FIFTIES
1998
54 Years Old
In 1998, Oz portrayed a warden in Blues Brothers 2000.
2000
56 Years Old
Landis has cast Oz in small roles in several of his movies. Oz played a corrections officer in Blues Brothers and Blues Brothers 2000.
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2001
57 Years Old
In 2001 he had a minor part in the Pixar film Monsters, Inc. as Randall's scare assistant, Fungus.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
2005
61 Years Old
In 2005, he had a minor part in the Columbia film Zathura as the voice of the Robot.
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