Frank Oz
Acting

Frank Oz

May 25, 1944 (81 years old) Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK

Also known as: Фрэнк Оз, فرانک اوز, Richard Frank Oznowicz

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

Sesame Street

Sesame Street

1969 • TV

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 • TV

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 • TV

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • TV

Monsters, Inc.

Monsters, Inc.

2001 • Movie

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

2005 • Movie

Movie Credits (70)

Acting

2001

Monsters, Inc.

as Jeff Fungus (voice)

2005

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

as Yoda (voice)

1980

The Empire Strikes Back

as Yoda (Voice)

1983

Trading Places

as Corrupt Cop

1983

Return of the Jedi

as Yoda (voice)

1999

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

as Yoda (voice)

2002

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

as Yoda (voice)

1999

Muppets from Space

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)

1981

The Great Muppet Caper

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam the Eagle / Animal (voice)

1980

The Blues Brothers

as Corrections Officer

1990

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

as Self / Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Bert / Sam the Eagle (voice)

1979

The Muppet Movie

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Doc Hopper's Men / Marvin Suggs / Swedish Chef (hands) / Motorcycle Guy (voice)

1987

A Muppet Family Christmas

as Miss Piggy / Fozzy Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle / Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster

2005

Zathura: A Space Adventure

as Robot (voice)

1992

Innocent Blood

as Pathologist

1986

Sesame Street: Learning About Letters

as Cookie Monster/Bert/Grover/Princess Penelope (voice)

1985

Follow That Bird

as Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover / Additional Muppets (voice)

1981

Of Muppets & Men

as Self

1985

Spies Like Us

as Test Monitor

1987

Sesame Street: Sing Along

Crew

1991

What About Bob?

Director

1992

Housesitter

Director

1992

The Muppet Christmas Carol

Executive Producer

1986

Little Shop of Horrors

Director

1997

In & Out

Director

1988

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Director

1996

Muppet Treasure Island

Producer

2007

Death at a Funeral

Director

1999

Bowfinger

Director

1995

The Indian in the Cupboard

Director

TV Credits (27)

Acting

1969

Sesame Street

as Bert

3161 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as The Mighty Favog (voice)

10 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as The Flood (voice)

1 episodes

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1 episodes

1971

Great Performances

as Self

1 episodes

1971

Great Performances

as Miss Piggy (voice)

1 episodes

1968

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2014

Star Wars Rebels

as Yoda (voice)

2 episodes

1953

The Oscars

as Self

1 episodes

1953

The Oscars

as Miss Piggy

1 episodes

2022

Obi-Wan Kenobi

as Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

1 episodes

1976

The Muppet Show

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs / George the Janitor (voice)

120 episodes

1978

An Audience with...

as Miss Piggy

1 episodes

2022

LIGHT & MAGIC

as Self - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage)

1 episodes

2004

Kulturplatz

as Self

1 episodes

1996

Muppets Tonight

as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / George the Janitor

22 episodes

2015

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

as Self

1 episodes

1999

Sesame Unpaved

67 episodes

2024

STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces

as Self - Director

1 episodes

2009

Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame

26 episodes

Crew

2008

Leverage

Director

2002

The Funkhousers

Director

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 25, 1944 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
Popularity
1.2

Career Stats

70
Movies
27
TV Shows