Frank Oz

Frank Oz
Oz at the 38th Annual Saturn Awards 2012
Born	Frank Richard Oznowicz (1944-05-25) 25 May 1944 (age 80) Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Nationality	American[1]
Education	Oakland Technical High School
Alma mater	Oakland City College
Occupations	Actor filmmaker puppeteer
Years active	1961–present
Spouse(s)	Robin Garsen[2] ​ ​ (m. 1979; div. 2005)​ Victoria Labalme[3] ​ ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	4[4]

Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz^[5] on May 25, 1944) is an American actor, filmmaker and puppeteer. He is known for his work on The Muppets, Star Wars, and Sesame Street. He also directed some popular films, such as Little Shop of Horrors and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. His most popular puppets are Yoda and Cookie Monster. He played Cookie Monster, Bert and Grover on Sesame Street and he did Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam the Eagle on the Muppets.

1. ↑ Douglas, Edward (August 10, 2007). "Exclusive: A Chat with Frank Oz". ComingSoon.net. Evolve Media, LLC. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
2. ↑ Peterson, Karen; Hauptfuhrer, Fred (9 June 1980). "Yoda Mania". People. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
3. ↑ "A Conversation with Frank Oz at the Museum of the Moving Image". Jimhensonlegacy.org. October 25, 2011. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
4. ↑ Paquette, Danielle (July 26, 2012). "Frank Oz speaks — but not as Yoda or Miss Piggy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
5. ↑ "Interview with Frank Oz". IGN.