Frank Oz

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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom ... (FILM) Feb. 10, 2012

Death at a Funeral (FILM) Aug. 17, 2007

Zathura (FILM) Nov. 11, 2005

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of... (FILM) May. 19, 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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Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)

Role

Category

Death at a Funeral 2007

Director

Film

Zathura 2005 -Robot

Actor

Film

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 2005 -Yoda

Actor

Film

The Stepford Wives 2004

Director

Film

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 2002 -Yoda

Actor

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

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 1999 -Yoda

Actor

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

What About Bob? 1991

Director

Film

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 1988

Director

Film

Little Shop of Horrors 1986

Director

Film

Labyrinth 1986 -The Wiseman

Actor

Film

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

Voice

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

Voice

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

The Indian in the Cupboard 1995

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

The Empire Strikes Back 1980 -Yoda

Voice

Film

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

Voice, Voice, Voice, Voice

Film

The Muppet Musicians of Bremen

Actor

Film

The Muppet Revue

Voice

Film

The Frog Prince

Actor

Film

Spies Like Us -Test Monitor

Actor

Film

Children's Songs & Stories with the Muppets

Actor

Film

Country Music with the Muppets

Actor

Film

Fozzie's Muppet Scrapbook

Actor

Film

Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff

Actor

Film

Hey Cinderella!

Actor

Film

Muppet Video Series

Actor

Film

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

Voice, Voice, Voice, Voice

Film

The Kermit & Piggy Story

Actor

Film

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D 2012 -Yoda

Actor

Film

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.