Steve Whitmire Biography

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Steve Whitmire (born September 24 1959) is a puppeteer with the Jim Henson Company. He has been the performer of two signature Muppets - Kermit the Frog and Sesame Street's Ernie - since the passing of their creator, Jim Henson, in 1990. Characters original to Whitmire include Rizzo the Rat, Foo-Foo (Miss Piggy's beloved dog), Fraggle Rock's Wembley Fraggle, and Bean Bunny.

Born near Atlanta, Georgia, he professed interest in puppetry in his childhood. While in high school, Whitmire swore to his classmates that he would one day be Kermit the Frog. He worked with puppets after graduating from high school, and eventually got a job working on The Muppet Show in 1978. Since then, Whitmire has performed in every major Henson company project, including non-Muppet fare such as The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth and the ABC television series Dinosaurs. He was also seen in Dead Poetic's "New Medicines" music video.

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• 1. Scooter: But, Chief, I can't go on stage...
  2. Kermit: Sure... Just do what I do... pretend that the audience are naked.
  From The Muppets. Submitted by Anoop K (2 months ago)

• 1. Walter: You guys give the world the greatest gift of all.
  2. Kermit: Babies?
  3. Walter: No. The other one.
  4. Kermit: Ice cream?
  5. Walter: No. The other one.
  6. Kermit: Laughter.
  7. Walter: Yes! The third greatest gift!
  From The Muppets. Submitted by Austin G (4 months ago)

• 1. Kermit: Can we do it all again. Make them laugh like we did then.
  From The Muppets. Submitted by Austin G (4 months ago)

• 1. Kermit: I geuss people sort of forgot about us.
  From The Muppets. Submitted by Austin G (4 months ago)

• 1. Kermit: Come on guys, lets go-aaah. [Kermit falls down]
  From The Muppets. Submitted by Nick S (4 months ago)

• 1. Kermit: I guess all things considered, I'm 'pro-life'.
  2. Miss Piggy's Receptionist: That's awful!
  From The Muppets. Submitted by John P (4 months ago)

• 1. Kermit: We drive.
  From The Muppets. Submitted by Anna K (4 months ago)

• 1. Kermit: Hi-Ho Fozzie.
  2. Fozzie Bear: Hi-Ho Kermit... Kermit?
  From The Muppets. Submitted by Austin G (5 months ago)

• 1. Kermit: We humbly ask that you give us back our studio.
  From The Muppets. Submitted by Austin G (5 months ago)

• 1. Statler: And this is kermit the frogs old office.
  2. Waldorf: Or so we've been toad!
  From The Muppets. Submitted by Austin G (5 months ago)

• 1. Kermit: An evil oil baron is trying to take down the studio.
  2. Fozzie Bear: WHAT? Oh no! [gunshot] I mean uh... how tragic.
  From The Muppets. Submitted by Austin G (5 months ago)

• 1. Tex Richman: The answer is no.
  2. Kermit: You could have just said that.
  From The Muppets. Submitted by Austin G (5 months ago)

• 1. Fozzie Bear: We could have Bunsen set Beaker on fire?
  2. Beaker: Meep!
  From The Muppets. Submitted by Austin G (5 months ago)

• 1. Fozzie Bear: What's worse Kermit. Briefly inconveniencing Jack Black. Or destroying the muppets?
  2. Kermit: Kidnapping Jack Black Fozzie!
  From The Muppets. Submitted by Austin G (5 months ago)

• 1. Kermit: This is boring.
  From The Muppets. Submitted by Austin G (5 months ago)

• 1. Statler: If I didnt know better, I'd say you just recited some important plot point.
  2. Waldorf: I hope so. Otherwise I just bored the audience have to death.
  3. Statler: You mean half the audience is still alive?
  From The Muppets. Submitted by Austin G (5 months ago)

• 1. Kermit: Let's travel by map!
  From The Muppets. Submitted by Joshua S (5 months ago)

• 1. Kermit: The lovers, the dreamers and me.
  From The Muppets. Submitted by Travis D (5 months ago)

• 1. Statler: I always dreamed we'd be back here.
  2. Waldorf: Dreams? Those where nightmares!
  From The Muppets. Submitted by Mark M (6 months ago)

• 1. Beaker: Meeeeeeeeppppppp!
  From The Muppets. Submitted by Teddy P (6 months ago)

• 1. Kermit: Maybe you don't need the whole world to love you, you know, maybe you just need one person.
  From The Muppets. Submitted by Andrew C (6 months ago)

• 1. Kermit: No way, pal. Bitterman owns the paper, she owns the TV station and 3/4 of the Internet.
  2. Daniel: How could one person own so much?
  3. Kermit: Corporate Synergy. It's out of control. [NBC logo appears on Kermit's foot]
  From It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie. Submitted by Jacob R (9 months ago)