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Kermit the Frog is a Muppet character created in 1955 and originally performed by Jim Henson. An anthropomorphic green frog , Kermit is the pragmatic everyman protagonist of numerous Muppet productions, most notably as the showrunner and host of the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show and a featured role on Sesame Street .
Steven Lawrence Whitmire (born September 24, 1959) is an American puppeteer and voice actor, known primarily for his work on The Muppets and Sesame Street.Beginning his involvement with the Muppets in 1978, [3] 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. [4]
Kermit the Frog made a rainbow connection with Hoda Kotb's tear ducts, as the Muppets star made the longtime Today show host cry with a sweet song on her last day as a permanent anchor of the ...
Kermit the Frog Rowlf the Dog Dr. Teeth Waldorf Swedish Chef The Newsman Ernie Additional Muppets 1985 Into the Night: No No No Yes Man on the phone Cameo Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird: No No No Yes Kermit the Frog Ernie 1986 Labyrinth: Yes No Story No 1990 The Witches: No Yes No No 1991 Muppet*Vision 3D: Yes No No Yes Kermit the ...
Kermit the Frog closed out the 8 a.m. hour of surprises for Kotb, ... The Today show airs weekdays on NBC beginning at 7 a.m. ET. Read the original article on People. Show comments.
Today staff and fans wore purple beanies and waved purple pom-poms out on the Plaza, and Kermit the Frog even stopped by the studio to sing Kotb and her daughters’ favorite song, “Rainbow ...
The program was a tribute to Muppet creator Jim Henson, who had died earlier in 1990 due to toxic shock syndrome caused by a streptococcus infection, and featured characters from The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and Sesame Street. It marked Steve Whitmire's first official onscreen performance as Kermit the Frog.
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