Bill Barretta
Biography
Bill Barretta is an American puppeteer and producer known for his work with the Muppets, performing characters including Dr. Teeth, Rowlf the Dog, the Swedish Chef, Pepe the King Prawn, Bobo the Bear, and Johnny Fiama. Born in Yardley, he began at The Jim Henson Company in 1991, providing the body performance for Earl Sinclair on Dinosaurs. He developed characters for Muppets Tonight and took over roles originated by Jim Henson. His film credits include Clueless Morgan in Muppet Treasure Island (1996) and Phil Phillips in The Happytime Murders (2018), and he was Muppet captain on The Muppets (2011) and Muppets Most Wanted (2014). On Sesame Street he originated Louie, Elmo's dad. He produced It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) and The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005), executive produced The Muppets, and for Disney+ produced Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021) and co-created The Muppets Mayhem, which won him a Children's and Family Emmy Award in 2023.
62years old
Turns 63 on June 19in 250 days
- Born Yardley
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as William Paul Barretta
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 25 years1996 to 2021
Genres
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A first
Bill Barretta was the first to play Louie, Elmo's dad, on Sesame Street. He first appeared in direct-to-video specials, and Louie's voice was based on Louis Prima's.
First role
In 1991 Barretta joined The Jim Henson Company, where he worked as the body performer for Earl Sinclair on the show Dinosaurs.
Bill Barretta movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Happytime Murders2018 Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery, Thrilleras Phil Philips / Junkyard / Boarvoice
IMDb rating 5.532K votes
- Muppets from Space1999 Adventure, Comedy, Familyas Pepe the Prawn / Bobo as Rentro / Johnny Fiama / Bubba the Rat / Cosmic Fish #2voice
IMDb rating 6.322K votes
- The Muppets2011as Swedish Chef / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Pepe The Prawn / Bobo / Foozie Bear / Whatnot Farmer / Muppet Garyvoice
IMDb rating 7.1102K votes
- Muppets Most Wanted2014as Pepe the King Prawn / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef / Bobo the Bear / Big Mean Carl / Baby Boss / Carlo Flamingo / Leprechaun Security Guardvoice
IMDb rating 6.440K votes
- Kermit's Swamp Years2002as Croaker / Horace D' Fly / Roy the Frog / Turtle #2voice
IMDb rating 5.31.8K votes
Most often with
Kirk R. Thatcher directed four of these films, James Bobin two and Brian Henson two. Dave Goelz appears in nine of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Dave Goelz's page
Steve Whitmire's page
Eric Jacobson's page
Kevin Clash's page
Matt Vogel's page
Whoopi Goldberg's page
Kirk R. ThatcherDirector, 4 films, 2002 to 2021
All films by Kirk R. Thatcher
All films by James Bobin
All films by Brian Henson
Also three films together4 more actors
- Frank OzBeing Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011), Muppets from Space (1999) and Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
- Jerry NelsonKermit's Swamp Years (2002), Muppets from Space (1999) and Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
- Brian HensonMuppets Haunted Mansion (2021), The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) and Muppets from Space (1999)
- David RudmanMuppets Most Wanted (2014), The Muppets (2011) and A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.