RECENT CREDITS
Death at a Funeral (FILM)  Aug. 17, 2007
Zathura (FILM)  Nov. 11, 2005
The Stepford Wives (FILM)  Jun. 11, 2004
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HIGHLIGHTS
Parents were refugees from the Holocaust and were both puppeteers.
Met Muppets creator Jim Henson at age 17 at the Puppeteers of America convention. Oz's father was the president of the association at the time.
Began working with Henson at age 19.
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

Director
Film


Zathura  2005 -Robot
Actor
Film


Director
Film


Monsters, Inc.  2001 -Fungus
Voice
Film


The Score  2001
Director
Film


The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland  1999 -Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover
Voice, Voice, Voice
Film


Bowfinger  1999
Director
Film


Muppets from Space  1999 -Animal, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Sam Eagle
Voice, Voice, Voice, Voice
Film


Innocent Blood  1992 -Pathologist
Actor
Film


Housesitter  1992
Director
Film


The Muppet Christmas Carol  1992 -Animal, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Rizzo the Rat, Sam Eagle
Executive Producer, Voice, Voice, Voice, Voice, Voice
Film


Director
Film


Director
Film


Director
Film


Labyrinth  1986 -The Wiseman
Actor
Film


Muppet Show   -Miss Piggy/Fozzie Bear/Sam the Eagle/Animal
Voice
TV


Muppets Tonight   -Miss Piggy/Fozzie Bear/Sam the Eagle/Animal
Voice
TV


Blues Brothers 2000  1998 -Prison Warden
Actor
Film


In & Out  1997
Director
Film


Muppet Treasure Island  1996 -Benjamina Gunn (Miss Piggy), Squire Trelawney (Fozzie Bear)
Executive Producer, Voice, Voice
Film


Director
Film


Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird  1985 -Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover
Actor, Actor, Actor
Film


The Muppets Take Manhattan  1984 -Animal, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy
Director, Voice, Voice, Voice, Screenwriter
Film


Trading Places  1983 -Corrupt Cop
Actor
Film


Return of the Jedi  1983 -Yoda
Voice
Film


The Dark Crystal  1982 -Aughra, Chamberlain
Director, Actor, Actor
Film


An American Werewolf in London  1981 -Mr. Collins
Actor
Film


The Great Muppet Caper  1981 -Animal, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Sam the Eagle
Producer, Actor, Actor, Actor, Actor
Film


The Blues Brothers  1980 -Corrections Officer
Actor
Film


Voice
Film


The Muppet Movie  1979 -Animal, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Sam the Eagle
Voice, Voice, Voice, Voice
Film


Voice
Film


Actor
Film


Spies Like Us   -Test Monitor
Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie   -Animal, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Sam the Eagle
Voice, Voice, Voice, Voice
Film


Actor
Film




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Highlights

Parents were refugees from the Holocaust and were both puppeteers.
Met Muppets creator Jim Henson at age 17 at the Puppeteers of America convention. Oz's father was the president of the association at the time.
Began working with Henson at age 19.
Stage name "Oz" acquired on the Jimmy Dean Show. Dean apparently couldn't say his real name and uttered "Oz" during a live broadcast. The name stuck.
Worked on Saturday Night Live in its debut season with Henson and the rest of the Muppet staff. They were dropped after that inaugural season because the rest of the actors thought the pup
Developed the unusual backwards speech pattern made famous by his Star Wars character, Yoda.


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