Frank Oz
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1944-05-25
Place of birth: Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
Biography
Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) 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.
Known for
The Blues Brothers
1980Corrections Officer
Monsters, Inc.
2001Jeff Fungus (voice)
Trading Places
1983Corrupt Cop
Muppets from Space
1999Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
The Empire Strikes Back
1980Yoda (Voice)
Return of the Jedi
1983Yoda (voice)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999Yoda (voice)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002Yoda (voice)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005Yoda (voice)
The Muppet Movie
1979Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)
Zathura: A Space Adventure
2005Robot (voice)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990(archive footage) (voice)
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Bert / Cookie Monster / Ocean Breeze Soap Board Member / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Of Muppets & Men
1981Self
Spies Like Us
1985Test Monitor
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006Bert (voice) (archive footage)
A Muppet Family Christmas
1987Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster
Innocent Blood
1992Pathologist
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)