Eric Jacobson
Biography
Eric Jacobson is an American puppeteer known for bringing to life many Muppet and Sesame Street characters. He attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, interned at the Jim Henson Company in 1992, earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. In 1994 he started on Sesame Street as a supporting puppeteer, sometimes playing Grover and Bert when Frank Oz was unavailable; after Oz retired he became their main performer. He took over Guy Smiley in 2005 and, after Caroll Spinney retired in 2018, became Oscar the Grouch's full-time performer. His work on the show brought Daytime and Primetime Emmy nominations in 2011 and 2019. He began performing Miss Piggy in 2001, then in 2002 took on Fozzie Bear and Animal, first appearing as them in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002), and added Sam Eagle with The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005). He performed live puppet theater and worked as a puppeteer and writer on Bunnytown.
55years old
Turns 56 on January 15in 89 days
- Born New York
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 21 years2002 to 2023
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First role
Jacobson first performed Miss Piggy in 2001 at the MuppetFest fan convention, then took on Fozzie Bear and Animal the next year in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie.
Getting ready for a role
Jacobson consulted Oz, who had previously performed the same characters, so that he could accurately maintain their characterization and physicality.
First role
Jacobson started on Sesame Street in 1994 as a supporting puppeteer, filling in as Grover and Bert when Frank Oz was unavailable, and became their main performer after Oz retired.
Behind the camera
In 2007, Jacobson worked on Bunnytown, which aired on Playhouse Disney, serving as both a puppeteer and a writer for the show.
Eric Jacobson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Muppets2011 Adventure, Comedy, Familyas Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggsvoice
IMDb rating 7.1102K votes
- Muppets Most Wanted2014 Adventure, Comedy, Crimeas Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam Eagle / Animalvoice
IMDb rating 6.440K votes
Most often with
Kirk R. Thatcher directed four of these films, James Bobin two. Dave Goelz appears in seven 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
Bill Barretta's page
Matt Vogel's page
Steve Whitmire's page
David Rudman's page
Peter Linz's page
Kirk R. ThatcherDirector, 4 films, 2002 to 2021
All films by Kirk R. Thatcher
All films by James Bobin
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