Eric Jacobson

 ERIC   JACOB S O N  ( b . July 2 5 t h, 1 9 7 0  ) , started working with  the Muppet s  in  1 99 4  as a  Muppeteer  on  SESAME STREET  & rose through the rank s of  Muppeteers  on  SESAME STREET . In order to completely keep the character s  of  FRANK OZ  - who is currently still focus in g more on  directing  & other pursuit s - a live & visible,  JACOB S ON  was selected by  OZ   him s elf  due to his strong puppeteer talent & very extreme l y similar vocal range.  JACOB S ON  has worked on project s star ring t h e classic  Muppet Show  &  SESAME STREET  character s , & on  Bear in the  BIG  Blue House .

"  I  grew up watch ing the Muppet s , & was a rabid fan my self & to carry on t his legacy i s really important . "
 * - ERIC   JACOB S ON 

SESAME STREET
 JACOB S ON  started performing on  SESAME STREET  in 1 99 4. In 1 99 7 ,  JACOB S ON  began  performing   Bert  on a semi - regular ba s is ; & in  1 99 8  he added  Grover  t o his list as well , starting with c lip s for  Play with Me  SESAME .  JACOB S ON , today , is the principal perform er  o f these  SESAME   s tar s.  JACOB S ON  &  DAVID RUDMAN  shared the role of  Cookie Monster  up until 2 00 2  when  SESAME  Workshop  had picked  DAVID  to take the role o f  Cookie Monster  on full - time for there to be more interaction between that  character ,  Grover  &  Bert  – however  FRANK OZ  occasionally comes in to record new material with  t  he  m.

Jacobson has also recently taken on  JIM HENSON  ’ s role of  Guy Smiley  i n recent year s, performing the character  in video s f or  SESAME   STREET  Present s : The B o d y  ,  Ready to L ear n  commercial s , &  episode 4 1 8 2. He has also performed minor character s  on t he  show , such a s  Mr . Tiger  ,  1  o f t h e 3| 3   Little Pig s  &  Hammy the Dwarf. Eric was also the performer  of  Dusty , the drummer in  OSCAR THE GROUCH  ’ s " alternate "  Grouch  band i n  EPISODE 3 9 5 0 . Since 2 0 1 5 ,  ERIC  is also  CAROLL SPINNEY  ’ s under study for  OSCAR THE GROUCH .

 JACOB S ON  ’ s wife Mary was a production assistant on the show  ; they met on the  program. Their daughter ' s god father work s for the series.

The Muppet s
 ERIC   JACOB S ON  is currently the principal performer  o f  Fozzie Bear ,  Miss Piggy  ,  Animal  &  Sam the Eagle  – as  FRANK OZ  had re tire d as  t h  e  i  r   performer  i n  2 000.

A t 2 00 1  ' s  Muppet fest  fan convent i on,  JACOB S ON  made his  Muppet  debut secretly  performing   Miss Piggy  welcoming the fa n s " live via satellite ".  JACOB S ON  made his 1  st major  Muppet  production debut  performing   Fozzie Bear ,  Animal  &  Miss Piggy  for  I t ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christ mas Movie  in  2 00 2  while  Muppet eer  veteran  KEVIN CLASH  provide d the voice of  Sam the Eagle  ( the  Muppet ry  for whom was  performed  b y  JOHN KENNEDY  ).  JACOB S ON  took over the role of  Sam the Eagle  in 2 00 5  for  The Muppet s ' Wizard of Oz  & he ' s been  performing  t hat  character  ever since then. He also performed  the role of  Marvin Suggs  in t h e  2 0 11   film   The Muppet s .

In 2 0 11 ,  DAVE GOELZ  comment e d o n  JACOB S ON  : " When  STEVE  was able to do  Kermit  ,  I  thought , " Wow , w e got o ff lucky t here , but if something happens to  FRANK  or  he  leave s , w e ' ll just b e dead. " Lo & behold,  ERIC   JACOB S ON  , who like  STEVE  had been around for a long time in the  SESAME STREET  performing group , was able to do very credible version s o f  FRANK  ’ s character s  . He ' s incredible with  Miss Piggy  . The 1| 1  st time  I  was a t a read - through with  ERIC  (  I  had n ' t notice d his arrival ) & w e started reading t he script .  I  h ear d  FRANK  & looked a round the roo m . &  FRANK  was n ' t t here . So it was really an interesting thin g . "

Other Work s
 Jacobson  perform ed Harry the Duck  & other  characters  on  Bear in the  BIG  Blue House .

Outside o f Henson , Jacobson has worked on  The   Puzzle   Place  ,  Jack ' s   Big   Music   Show  , & Disney ' s  The   Book   o f   Pooh  ( plus a TV show called  Once   Upon   a   T r ee  , in which he perform ed Billy Bob the Bob c at ). He ' s also performed on stage performing live puppet theater in New York City  w it h The Puppet Company, T he Cosmic Bicycle Theater ( & The  Swedish  Cottage Marionette Theater i n Central Park.

Jacobson has been honored for his work on several occasions & holds the distinction of being the 1  st puppeteer to work on multiple film & TV productions cited for excellence by U| U N| N I| I M| M A| A  in t he same year.

Muppeteer Credit s

 *  JACOB S ON  ’ s primary Muppet   character s  :


 *  Bert  : 1997  -


 *  FRANK OZ  :  SESAME STREET   EPISODE 000 1  ( 1 9 6 9  ) - present
 *  Grover  : 1 99 8  - present


 *  FRANK OZ  :  SESAME STREET  Sea s o n 2  (  1 9 7 0  ) - present
 *  Miss Piggy  :  Muppet Fest  ( 2 00 1  ) - present


 *  FRANK OZ  :  The Muppet Show  ( 1 9 7 6  ) -  The Today Show  (  2 00 2  ) )
 *  Animal  :  I t ' s a  VERY  Merry Muppet Chris t ma s Movie  ( 2 00 2  ) - present


 *  FRANK OZ  :  T he Muppet Show : Sex &amp; Violence  ( 1 9 7 5  ) -  Muppet R ace Mania  (  2 000  )
 *  Fozzie B ear  :  I t ' s a  VERY  Merry Muppet Chris t ma s Movie  ( 2 00 2  ) - present


 *  FRANK OZ  :  The Muppet Show  ( 1 9 7 6  ) -  Muppet Race Mania  (  2 000  )
 *  Sam t he Eagle  :  The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz  ( 2 00 5  ) - present


 *  FRANK OZ  :  T he Muppet Show : Sex &amp; Violence  ( 1 9 7 5  ) -  Muppet R ace Mania  (  2 000  )
 *  Guy Smiley  :  Sesame Street Present s : T he B o d y  ( 2 00 5  ) - present )


 *  JIM HENSON  :  SESAME STREET  Season 1  (  1 9 6 9  ) -  Sea s on 2 1  (  1 99 0  )
 *  SESAME STREET  :  DUSTY ,  Bert  ( 1 99 7  - present ) ,  Cookie Monster  (  2 00 2  &  2 00 5  ) ,  Grover  (  1 99 8  - present ) ,  Guy Smiley  (  2 00 5  - present ) ,  OSCAR THE GROUCH  (  2 0 1 5  - present ; under study ) ,  Frankie  ,  Giant Boulder  ,  1  of the 3| 3   Little Pig s  ,  Mr . Tiger  ,  Hammy the Dwarf  ,  Y ip Yip Martian s  , "  Dinner Theatre  "  Pumpkin  uncle ( "  Get Your Gun Annie G e t Your Gumbo  " ) ,  Mother Goose
 *  Bear i n the Big Blue House  : Harry the Duck ,  Tucker Tutter
 *  Elmo  pa looza  : Additional Muppet eer
 *  Cinder  Elmo 
 *  Sesame   Street  Goes to the Doctor  : Additional Muppet eer
 *  Sesame  English 
 *  Peter &amp; the Wolf  : Additional Muppeteer
 *  Bert  &amp;  Ernie  ’ s Word P lay  :  Bert 
 *  A Celebration of  Me ,  Grover  :  Grover  ,  Grover  ’ s Mommy
 *  Happy Healthy Monsters 
 *  The Get Health y Now Show  : Yam, Egg plant  , & Michael
 *  I t ' s a  VERY  Merry Muppet Chris t ma s Movie  :  Fozzie Bear ,  Animal  ,  Miss Piggy  , & Yoda   Muppet
 *  Sesame   Street  4 - D Movie Magic 
 *  The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz  :  Fozzie Bear  ( as t he Cowardly Lion  ),  Miss Piggy  ( as the  Wicked Witch of the East  , t he  Wicked Witch of the West  ,  Tatty poo  &  Glind a  ) ,  Animal  &  Sam the Eagle 
 *  Elmo  ’ s Chris t ma s  Count  down 
 *  Count  on Sports 
 *  Studio D C : Almost Live  :  Fozzie Bear ,  Animal  , &  Miss Piggy 
 *  Abby  in Wonderland 
 *  A Muppet s Chris t ma s : Letters t o San ta  :  Fozzie Bear ,  Animal  ,  Miss Piggy  &  Sam the Eagle 
 *  Chris t mas in Rockefeller Center  :  Fozzie Bear ,  Animal  &  Miss Piggy 
 *  Fami lies Stand Together 
 *  The Muppet s Kitchen with Cat Cora  : Frankfurter
 *  Sha lom  SESAME  :  Grover  ( 2 0 1 0  - present )
 *  The Muppet s  :  Fozzie Bear ,  Animal  ,  Miss Piggy  ,  Sam the Eagle  ,  Marvin Suggs  &  Beautiful Day Monster 
 *  Muppet s Mos t Want ed  :  Fozzie Bear ,  Animal  ,  Miss Piggy  ,  Sam the Eagle  ,  Marvin Suggs 
 *  Lady Gaga &amp; t he Muppet s ' Holiday Spectacular  :  Fozzie Bear ,  Animal  ,  Miss Piggy  &  Sam the Eagle 
 *  Spaghetti Space Chase 

Non - HEN SON  Credits

 *  Scooby - D oo ! Adventure s : The Mystery Map  - Shaggy Rogers  (  Matthew Lillard  serve d as  Shaggy  ' s voice )

Trivia

 * Character s o f  F R AN K OZ  ’ s  ERIC   JACOB S ON  h as voice d once o r consistently are :


 *  Miss Piggy  :  Muppet F e s t  ( 2 00 1  ) - present
 *  Fozzie B ear  :  I t ' s a  V E R Y  Merry Muppet Chris t mas Movie  ( 2 00 2  ) - present
 *  Animal  :  It ' s a  V E R Y  Merry Muppet Chris t mas Movie  ( 2 00 2  ) - present
 *  Sam the Eagle  :  The Muppet s ' Wizard of Oz  ( 2 00 5  ) - present )
 *  Bert  ( 1 99 7  - present )
 *  Grover  ( 1 99 8  - present )
 *  Cookie Mon ster  ( 2 00 2  &  2 00 5  )
 * Marvin Suggs :  The Muppet s  (  2 0 11  )
 * Beautiful Day Monster :  T h e Muppet s  (  2 0 11  )
 *  Grover  ’ s  Mom my  :  A Celebration o f  M E ,  Grove r  ( 2 00 4  ) )

External l ink s

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