Steve Whitmire became interested in being a puppeteer while watching the Muppets on Sesame Street as a teenager. He began working as a puppeteer at an Atlanta theme park, which led to invaluable experience on local television. After meeting Caroll Spinney at a puppetry festival, he auditioned for Jim Henson and began his Muppet career in London working on The Muppet Show. Whitmire has been a principal Muppet performer since 1978 and has worked on every major Muppet project since. He has performed Ernie and Kermit the Frog since Jim Henson's death in 1990 and his other notable characters include Rizzo the Rat, Bean Bunny, Beaker, Statler, Jake the Polar Bear, Andy Pig, Mr. Poodlepants, Wembley Fraggle and Sprocket the Dog.
Steve has appeared on Integral Naked:
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It's Not Easy Being Teal. Part 2. The Art of Integral Puppetry. • 2/4/2008 |
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It‘s Not Easy Being Teal. Part 1. The Performer Behind the World‘s Most Famous Frog Recounts Coming to an Integral View. • 1/14/2008 |
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