Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor, and puppetee. 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
Movies
- The Blues Brothers
1980
- Monsters, Inc.
2001
- Trading Places
1983
- Muppets from Space
1999
- Return of the Jedi
1983
- Star Wars: Episode I - ...
1999
- Star Wars: Episode II -...
2002
- The Empire Strikes Back
1980
- Star Wars: Episode III ...
2005
- The Muppet Movie
1979
- Zathura: A Space Advent...
2005
- Sesame Street: Sing You...
1990
- The Muppets Take Manhat...
1984
- Of Muppets & Men
1981
- Spies Like Us
1985
- A Sesame Street Christm...
2006
- A Muppet Family Christm...
1987
- Innocent Blood
1992
- The Muppets Celebrate J...
1990
- I Love Liberty
1982
- Follow That Bird
1985
- Henson's Place: The Man...
1984
- The Great Muppet Caper
1981
- Films Are Not Released,...
2002
- Sesame Street: Learning...
1986
- The Muppet Revue
1985
- Muppet Video: Rowlf's R...
1985
- Muppet Treasures
1985
- The Muppet Musicians of...
1972
- The Muppets at Walt Dis...
1990
- Tales from Muppetland: ...
1971
- Being Elmo: A Puppeteer...
2011
- Rocky Mountain Holiday ...
1983
- Free to Be... a Family
1988
- The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
- The Fantastic Miss Pigg...
1982
- The World of 'The Dark ...
1983
- The Great Santa Claus S...
1970
- The Muppets on Puppets
1970
- Reflections of 'The Dar...
2007
- 50 Years of Television:...
1989
- Howard
2018
- Children's Songs and St...
1985
- Sesame Street: Elmo Say...
1997
- Sesame Street: Sing Alo...
1987
- Jerry Nelson: A Celebra...
2022
- Sesame Street Pitch Reel
1969
- Hip Hip Parade!
1978
- Muppet Picker Upper
1975
- Sesame Street: Elmo's P...
2006
- The Very Best of the Mu...
1999
- The Very Best of the Mu...
1999
- Don't Eat the Pictures:...
1983
- The Very Best of the Mu...
2001
- The Paperwork Explosion
1967
- Sesame Street: Do the A...
1996
- Sesame Street: Cookie M...
2004
- Sesame Street: Elmopalo...
1998
- I Am Big Bird: The Caro...
2015
- Jim Henson: Commercials...
2004
- Muppet History 101
2004
- Muppet Music Moments
2004
- Jim Henson: Behind the ...
2014
- Jim Henson's Tales from...
2009
- Jim Henson: His Sesame ...
2009
- Inside Out 2
2024
- Muppets Magic From 'The...
2003
- When Star Wars Ruled th...
2004
- In Their Own Words: Jim...
2015
- Time Piece
1965
- Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
- Inside Out
2015
- An American Werewolf in...
1981
- Return of the Ewok
1982
- Empire of Dreams: The S...
2004
- Star Wars: The Force Aw...
2015
- SP FX: The Empire Strik...
1980
- The Adventures of Elmo ...
1999
- The Beginning: Making E...
2001
- Miss Piggy's Hollywood
1989
- Disney Legends Awards C...
2024
- Sesame Street: Elmo Sav...
1996
- Hey, You're as Funny as...
1988
- Christmas Eve on Sesame...
1978
- CinderElmo
1999
- Out to Lunch
1974
- The Story of Star Wars
2004
- An Evening with Jim Hen...
1989
- Muppet Treasure Island
1996
- The Great Gilly Hopkins
2015
- Sesame Street: Monster ...
1990
- Emmet Otter's Jug-Band ...
1977
- Muppet Classic Theater
1994
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
- The Muppets Go to the M...
1981
- John Denver and the Mup...
1979
- Muppet Guys Talking: Se...
2017
- From Puppets to Pixels:...
2002
- The Director and the Je...
2018
- The Orson Welles Show
1979
- Sesame Street: 25 Wonde...
1993
- Muppet Video: The Kermi...
1985
- Knives Out
2019
- Classic Creatures: Retu...
1983
- Sing! Sesame Street Rem...
1990
- Sesame Street | Put Dow...
1988
- Muppet Side Splitter
1981
- Labyrinth
1986
- Star Wars: The Rise of ...
2019
- The Stories Behind the ...
1998
- Sesame Street: Kid's Gu...
1996
- Hey Cinderella!
1969
- Big Bird in China
1983
- The Muppets: A Celebrat...
1986
- I Love Muppets
2002
- The World of Jim Henson
1994
- Best Ever Muppet Moments
2006
- Blues Brothers 2000
1998
- The Best of Ernie and B...
1988
- Muppet Guys Talking: A ...
2020
- Julie on Sesame Street
1973
- Disneyland's 35th Anniv...
1990
- The Muppet Christmas Ca...
1992
- Sesame Street: 50 Years...
2019
- Sesame Street: Bert & E...
2002
- Sesame Street: Quiet Ti...
1997
- Sesame Street: Sleepyti...
1986
- Sesame Street: Let's Ea...
2003
- The Bob Hope All Star C...
1977
- Echoes of Violence
2021
- Street Gang: How We Got...
2021
- The Best of Kermit on S...
1998
- Treasures Untold: The M...
2006
- Sesame Street | All-Sta...
1994
- The Dark Crystal
1982
- Night of 100 Stars
1982
- Muppet Breaker Upper
1979
- Muppet Gimme a Break
1979
- Muppet Breakthrough
1983
- Just a Few Announcements
1975
- The Muppet Introduction
1975
- Let's Have the Dam Break
1979
- Grump Critic
1979
- Meal Break
1979
- A Walking Tour of Sesam...
1979
- Sesame Street: A Celebr...
2004
- This Way to Sesame Stre...
1969
- Julie Andrews: One Step...
1978
- Sesame Street at Night?
1977
- Holiday Greetings from ...
1992
- The Muppet Script
2025
- Making "The Score"
2001
- Jim Henson's Memorial S...
1990
- Getting Ready to Read
- fozzie descuido venga l...
2025
- Muppet*Vision 3D
1991
- 輝け!五郎・マペット ゲバゲバ90分!
1976
- The Vent Event
1978
- Home Alone 2: Lost in N...
1992
TV Shows
- Sesame Street
1969
- The Muppet Show
1976
- StarTalk with Neil deGr...
2015
- Muppets Tonight
1996
- The Jim Henson Hour
1989
- Jim Henson's Little Mup...
1985
- Sesame Street: Play wit...
- The Oscars
1953
- Sesame Unpaved
1969
- Peter Alexander präsent...
1969
- An Audience with...
1978
- Star Wars: Jedi Temple ...
2020
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022
- Star Wars Rebels
2014
- STEVE! (martin) a docum...
2024
- The Mike Douglas Show
1961
- The Dick Cavett Show
1968
- Kulturplatz
2004
- Great Performances
1971
- Great Performances
1971
- In Their Own Words
2015
- LIGHT & MAGIC
2022