Frank Oz
- Acting
- May 25, 1944 · Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK
Biography
Frank Richard Oznowicz (born May 25, 1944), known professionally as Frank Oz, 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
Filmography
- The Muppets Take Scripthatten · Original Film Writer
- fozzie descuido venga la alegría · Fozzie
- The Muppet Script · Self
- Disney Legends Award Ceremony · Self
- Inside Out 2 · Mind Cop Dave (Voice)
- Jim Henson Idea Man · Self
- STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces · Self
- S.P.I.C. · Executive producer
- Fuzzy Head · Executive producer
- LIGHT & MAGIC · Self
- Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic · Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (Voice)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi · Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street · Self
- Echoes of Violence · Dante
- Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself · Director
- Jedi Temple Challenge · Yoda (Voice)
- Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson · Self, Director
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker · Yoda (Voice)
- Knives Out · Alan Stevens
- Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting · Grover / Cookie Monster / Various Characters
- Howard · Self
- The Director and the Jedi · Self
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi · Yoda (Voice)
- Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched · Self, Director
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens · Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)
- The Great Gilly Hopkins · Cookie Monster (Voice)
- In Their Own Words: Jim Henson · Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
- In Their Own Words · Self
- Inside Out · Subconscious Guard Dave (Voice)
- I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story · Self
- StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson · Self
- Star Wars Rebels · Yoda (Voice)
- Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
- Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey · Self
- Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
- Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
- Leverage · Director
- Death at a Funeral · Director
- Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' · Self
- A Sesame Street Christmas Carol · Bert (voice) (archive footage)
- Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' · Self
- Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time · Grover (Voice)
- Best Ever Muppet Moments · Self
- Zathura: A Space Adventure · Robot (Voice)
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith · Yoda (Voice)
- Muppet History 101
- Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
- Muppet Music Moments · Self
- Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy · Self
- When Star Wars Ruled the World · Self
- Kulturplatz · Self
- Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover · Grover (voice) (archive footage)
- The Story of Star Wars · Yoda (archive footage)
- The Stepford Wives · Director
- Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! · Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (Voice)
- Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites · Cookie Monster (Voice)
- Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!' · Muppet Performer
- Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs · Grover / Cookie Monster (Voice)
- Films Are Not Released, They Escape · Self
- From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II · Self / Yoda
- The Funkhousers · Director
- Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play · Bert / Cookie Monster (credit song) / T-Shirt Salesman / Fat Blue Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones · Yoda (Voice)
- Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
- I Love Muppets · Self
- Making "The Score" · Self
- Monsters, Inc. · Jeff Fungus (Voice)
- The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I · Self
- The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3 · Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Sam the Eagle / Animal / Wolf
- The Score · Director
- Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More! · Prince Charming (Voice)
- The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland · Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (Voice)
- Bowfinger · Director
- Muppets from Space · Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam the Eagle (Voice)
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace · Yoda (Voice)
- The Very Best of the Muppet Show · Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
- The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2 · Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle
- Sesame Unpaved