Frank Oz

Frank Oz

Acting

Born:: 1944-05-25
Place of birth:: 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

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Saturday Night Live

The Mike Douglas Show

Sesame Street

Great Performances

The Dick Cavett Show

Star Wars Rebels

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Inside Out

Inside Out 2

Monsters, Inc.

Kulturplatz

Filmography

The Muppets Take Scripthatten

2025Original Film Writer

fozzie descuido venga la alegría

The Muppet Script

2025Self (archive footage)

Disney Legends Award Ceremony

1.02024Self - Honoree

Inside Out 2

7.52024Mind Cop Dave (voice)

Jim Henson Idea Man

STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces

7.82024Self - Director

S.P.I.C.

2023Executive Producer

Fuzzy Head

3.42023Executive Producer

LIGHT & MAGIC

7.92022Self - Yoda Puppeteer (archive footage)

Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

2022Grover (voice) / Cookie Monster (voice) / others (voice)

Obi-Wan Kenobi

7.02022Yoda (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

7.42021Self (archive footage)

Echoes of Violence

Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself

7.52020Director

Jedi Temple Challenge

7.02020Yoda (voice)

Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

6.22019Yoda (voice)

Knives Out

7.82019Alan Stevens

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

5.52019Grover / Cookie Monster / Various Characters

Howard

6.82018Self (archive footage)

The Director and the Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

6.72017Yoda (voice)

Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

7.22015Yoda (archive sound) (uncredited)

The Great Gilly Hopkins

6.62015Cookie Monster (voice)

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

7.02015Self - Friend & Muppet Performer

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.12015Self - Guest

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

In Their Own Words

Inside Out

7.92015Subconscious Guard Dave (voice)

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Star Wars Rebels

7.72014Yoda (voice)

Jim Henson: Behind the Seams

Jim Henson: Behind the Seams

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland

Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland

Leverage

7.62008Director

Death at a Funeral

6.92007Director

Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

6.72006Bert (voice) (archive footage)

Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'

Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time

7.12006Grover (voice)

The Sound of the Squid

The Sound of the Squid

Plaza Sésamo: Lola aventuras

Plaza Sésamo: Lola aventuras

Best Ever Muppet Moments

Zathura: A Space Adventure

6.52005Robot (voice)

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

7.52005Yoda (voice)

Muppet History 101

Muppet History 101

Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments

Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments

Muppet Music Moments

Muppet Music Moments

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

When Star Wars Ruled the World

Kulturplatz

Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover

2004Grover (voice) (archive footage)

The Story of Star Wars

7.22004Yoda (archive footage)

The Stepford Wives

5.72004Director

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!

7.62004Cookie Monster / Bert / Grover (voice)

Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites

2004Cookie Monster (voice)