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Frank Oz
Known for Knives Out · Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker · Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Frank Richard Oznowicz (born May 25, 1944), known professionally as Frank Oz, is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor, and puppeteer. He is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show and for directing films, including the Little Shop Of Horrors remake and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He is also the operator and voice of Yoda in the Star Wars franchise.
Snapshot 2026-10-15
- Born
- May 25, 1944
- Birthplace
- Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Frank Richard Oznowicz (born May 25, 1944), known professionally as Frank Oz, is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor, and puppeteer. He is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show and for directing films, including the Little Shop Of Horrors remake and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He is also the operator and voice of Yoda in the Star Wars franchise.
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Known For
MOVIE
Knives OutAlan Stevens · 2019
★ 7.8
★ 7.8
MOVIE
Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerYoda (voice) · 2019
★ 6.2
★ 6.2
MOVIE
Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkMan Putting Money into Donation Bucket (uncredited) · 1992
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
MOVIE
Inside Out 2Mind Cop Dave (voice) · 2024
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
TV
Saturday Night LiveThe Mighty Favog (voice) · 1975
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
TV
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest · 2015
★ 6.1
★ 6.1
TV
Sesame StreetBert/Cookie Monster/Grover · 1969
★ 7.1
★ 7.1
TV
Great PerformancesSelf · 1971
★ 6.1
★ 6.1
Filmography
Movies
Run, RunDirector of Photography
1965
Time PieceMessenger Boy
1965
The Paperwork Explosion
1967
Hey Cinderella!Stepsister #1 / Splurge (voice)
1969
Sesame Street Pitch ReelScoop / Beautiful Day Monster (voice)
1969
This Way to Sesame StreetBert
1969
The Great Santa Claus SwitchThig / Skippity / Hoppity / Boppity / Snerf (voice)
1970
The Muppets on PuppetsSelf / Various Characters
1970
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog PrinceGawain (voice)
1971
The Muppet Musicians of BremenRat (voice)
1972
Julie on Sesame StreetBert/ Cookie Monster/ Grover (voice)
1973
Out to LunchBert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
1974
Just a Few AnnouncementsSam the Eagle
1975
Muppet Picker UpperSam the Eagle (voice)
1975
Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives?Self
1975
The Muppet IntroductionSam the Eagle
1975
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!George the Janitor, Fozzie Bear
1976
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band ChristmasChuck (voice)
1977TB
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy SpecialMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
1977TR
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
1977
Christmas Eve on Sesame StreetBert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
1978Christmas Eve on Sesame StreetCreative Consultant
1978
Hip Hip Parade!Fozzie Bear
1978
Julie Andrews: One Step Into SpringMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
1978TV
The Vent EventFozzie Bear
1978
A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetGrover / Cookie Monster / Bert (archive footage)
1979
Grump CriticGrump
1979
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas TogetherMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
1979
Let's Have the Dam BreakGrump
1979
Meal BreakGrump
1979MB
Muppet Breaker UpperGrump / Quongo
1979MG
Muppet Gimme a BreakGrump
1979
The Muppet MovieMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)
1979The Muppet MovieCreative Consultant
1979
The Muppets Go HollywoodMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
1979
The Orson Welles ShowSelf / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
1979
SP FX: The Empire Strikes BackSelf
1980
The Blues BrothersCorrections Officer
1980
The Empire Strikes BackYoda (Voice)
1980
An American Werewolf in LondonMr. Collins
1981
Muppet Side SplitterGrump (voice)
1981
Of Muppets & MenSelf
1981
The Great Muppet CaperMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Gramps / Swedish Chef (voice)
1981The Great Muppet CaperProducer
1981
The Muppets Go to the MoviesMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle (voice)
1981
I Love LibertyMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
1982
Night of 100 StarsMiss Piggy (voice)
1982
The Dark CrystalAughra, a Keeper of Secrets / Chamberlain
1982The Dark CrystalDirector
1982
The Fantastic Miss Piggy ShowMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
1982
Big Bird in ChinaBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1983
Classic Creatures: Return of the JediSelf
1983
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtBert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
1983MB
Muppet BreakthroughGrump
1983
Return of the JediYoda (voice)
1983
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the MuppetsMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Gramps (voice)
1983
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'Self
1983
Trading PlacesCorrupt Cop
1983
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the MuppetsSelf
1984
The Muppets Take ManhattanMiss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)
1984The Muppets Take ManhattanScreenplay
1984The Muppets Take ManhattanDirector
1984
Children's Songs and Stories with the MuppetsMiss Piggy (voice)
1985
Follow That BirdCookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)
1985MP
Muppet Perk-UpGrump (voice)
1985
Muppet TreasuresFozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal
1985MV
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the MuppetsMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
1985
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy StoryMiss Piggy (voice)
1985
Spies Like UsTest Monitor
1985
The Muppet RevueFozzie Bear / Miss Piggy (voice)
1985
LabyrinthThe Wiseman
1986
Little Shop of HorrorsDirector
1986
Sesame Street: Learning About LettersCookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)
1986
Sesame Street: Learning About NumbersGrover / Fat Blue Tarnish Brother (voice)
1986
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & StoriesBert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 YearsFozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Animal / Grover / Cookie Monster / Marvin Suggs (voice)
1986
A Muppet Family ChristmasMiss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
1987
Sesame Street: Sing Along
1987
Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsDirector
1988
Free to Be... a FamilyMiss Piggy (voice)
1988
Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie BearFozzie Bear (voice)
1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the DuckieBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1988
The Best of Ernie and BertBert
1988
50 Years of Television: A Golden CelebrationMiss Piggy
1989
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank OzSelf
1989
Miss Piggy's HollywoodMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
1989
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989Self – Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
1989
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary CelebrationMiss Piggy (voice)
1990
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!Cookie Monster (voice) / Grover (voice) / Clancy (voice)
1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!(archive footage) (voice)
1990
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His MusicSelf
1990
The Muppets at Walt Disney WorldMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim HensonSelf / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)
1990
Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing GameGrover(voice)
1991
What About Bob?Director
1991
Getting Ready to ReadBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1992HG
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'Miss Piggy
1992
Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkMan Putting Money into Donation Bucket (uncredited)
1992
HousesitterDirector
1992
Innocent BloodPathologist
1992
The Muppet Christmas CarolMiss Piggy as Emily Cratchit / Fozzie Bear as Fozziewig / Sam the Eagle as Headmaster of Junior High Graduates / Animal / George the Janitor / Horse and Carriage Driver / Vegetable Salesman (voice)
1992The Muppet Christmas CarolExecutive Producer
1992
Sesame Street Stays Up Late!Bert/Grover/Cookie Monster/Uncle Hank(voice)
1993
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical CelebrationBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1993
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!Grover
1993
Muppet Classic TheaterMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice)
1994
Return of the EwokYoda
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!Bert / Grover (archive footage)
1994
The World of Jim HensonSelf / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
1994
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
1995
The Indian in the CupboardDirector
1995
Muppet Treasure IslandMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)
1996Muppet Treasure IslandProducer
1996
Sesame Street: Do the AlphabetCookie Monster / Green (voice) (archive footage)
1996
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves ChristmasCookie Monster (voice)
1996
Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to ShareCookie Monster
1996
Eye of GodThanks
1997
In & OutDirector
1997
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!Bert (voice)
1997
Sesame Street: Quiet TimeBert ("Naptime") (voice)
1997
Blues Brothers 2000Warden
1998
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!Grover / Cookie Monster / Bert (voice)
1998
The Best of Kermit on Sesame StreetGrover (voice)
1998
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'Self
1998
BowfingerDirector
1999
CinderElmoBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1999
Muppets from SpaceMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceYoda (voice)
1999
The Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandBert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
1999
The Very Best of the Muppet ShowFozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
1999
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
1999
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!Prince Charming (voice)
2000
Making "The Score"Himself
2001
Monsters, Inc.Jeff Fungus (voice)
2001
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode ISelf
2001
The ScoreDirector
2001
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf
2001
Films Are Not Released, They EscapeSelf
2002
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode IISelf / Yoda
2002
I Love MuppetsSelf
2002
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word PlayBert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
2002
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the ClonesYoda (voice)
2002
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'Muppet Performer
2003
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food SongsGrover / Cookie Monster (voice)
2003
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogySelf
2004JH
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
2004MH
Muppet History 101
2004MM
Muppet Music MomentsSelf
2004
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, GroverGrover (voice) (archive footage)
2004
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best BitesCookie Monster (voice)
2004
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)
2004
The Stepford WivesDirector
2004
The Story of Star WarsYoda (archive footage)
2004
When Star Wars Ruled the WorldSelf
2004
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithYoda (voice)
2005
Zathura: A Space AdventureRobot (voice)
2005
A Sesame Street Christmas CarolBert (voice) (archive footage)
2006
Best Ever Muppet MomentsSelf
2006
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty TimeGrover (voice)
2006TS
The Sound of the SquidSquid
2006TU
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'Self
2006
Death at a FuneralDirector
2007
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'Self
2007JH
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
2009JH
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
2009
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's JourneySelf
2011JH
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
2014
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney StorySelf
2015
In Their Own Words: Jim HensonSelf - Friend & Muppet Performer
2015
Inside OutSubconscious Guard Dave (voice)
2015
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
2015
Star Wars: The Force AwakensYoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
2015
The Great Gilly HopkinsCookie Monster (voice)
2015
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World WatchedSelf
2017Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World WatchedDirector
2017
Star Wars: The Last JediYoda (voice)
2017
HowardSelf (archive footage)
2018
The Director and the JediSelf
2018
Knives OutAlan Stevens
2019
Sesame Street: 50 Years and CountingGrover / Cookie Monster / Various Characters
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerYoda (voice)
2019
Derek DelGaudio's In & of ItselfDirector
2020
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim HensonSelf
2020Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim HensonDirector
2020
Echoes of ViolenceDante
2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame StreetSelf (archive footage)
2021
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday AnimaticGrover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)
2022
Fuzzy HeadExecutive Producer
2023
S.P.I.C.Executive Producer
2023
Inside Out 2Mind Cop Dave (voice)
2024
Jim Henson Idea ManSelf
2024
fozzie descuido venga la alegríaFozzie
2025
The Muppet ScriptSelf (archive footage)
2025
The Muppets Take ScripthattenOriginal Film Writer
2025Television
The OscarsSelf · 1 eps
1953The OscarsMiss Piggy · 1 eps
1953
The Wonderful World of DisneyMiss Piggy (voice) · 1 eps
1954
The Mike Douglas ShowSelf · 1 eps
1961
The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1968PA
Peter Alexander präsentiert SpezialitätenSelf · 2 eps
1969
Sesame StreetBert/Cookie Monster/Grover · 3656 eps
1969
Great PerformancesSelf · 1 eps
1971Great PerformancesMiss Piggy (voice) · 1 eps
1971
Saturday Night LiveThe Mighty Favog (voice) · 10 eps
1975Saturday Night LiveThe Flood (voice) · 1 eps
1975
The Muppet ShowMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice) · 120 eps
1976
An Audience with...Miss Piggy · 1 eps
1978
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters13 eps
1985
The Jim Henson HourFozzie Bear (voice) · 1 eps
1989The Jim Henson HourMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear (voice) · 1 eps
1989
Muppets TonightMiss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor · 34 eps
1996
Sesame Unpaved67 eps
1999
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame26 eps
2002TF
The FunkhousersDirector
2002
KulturplatzSelf · 1 eps
2004
LeverageDirector
2008
Star Wars RebelsYoda (voice) · 2 eps
2014
In Their Own WordsSelf · 1 eps
2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonSelf · 1 eps
2015
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2015
Jedi Temple ChallengeYoda (voice) · 10 eps
2020
LIGHT & MAGICSelf - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage) · 1 eps
2022
Obi-Wan KenobiYoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 eps
2022
Disney Legends Award CeremonySelf - Honoree · 1 eps
2024
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 piecesSelf - Director · 1 eps
2024Photos
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