Steve Whitmire

Steven Lawrence Whitmire is an American puppeteer, known primarily for his work on The Muppets and Sesame Street. Beginning his involvement with the Muppets in 1978, Whitmire inherited the roles of Ernie and Kermit the Frog after Jim Henson's death in 1990; he performed the characters until 2014 and 2016, respectively. As part of the Muppet cast, he has appeared in multiple feature films and television series, performing a variety of characters on The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, and Fraggle Rock and during such occupations has been employed by The Jim Henson Company, Sesame Workshop, and The Muppets Studio.

24 September 1959

Born on the same birth date (24 September 1959): Theo Paphitis

Born on the same birth day (24 September): Ben Preston • Hugo Schmeisser • Jean Servais • John Brunner (author) • Michael O. Varhola • Paul Ray Smith • Riccardo Illy • Shawn Crahan • Steven Kampfer • Theresa Merritt

Born in the same month (September 1959): Chris O'Sullivan (rugby league) • Cirque du Soleil • Dave Coulier • Elizabeth Peña • Ian Arkwright • Jeon Soo-il • Laura Bruce • Marissa Moss • Peter Keleghan • Scott Brown (politician) • Theo Paphitis • Victory Tischler-Blue • Éric Serra