Bert (Sesame Street)

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Bert
Sesame Street character
First appearance	Sesame Street Test Pilot 1 (July 21, 1969)
Performed by	Frank Oz (1969–2006) Eric Jacobson (1997–present)
Birthday	July 26[1]
In-universe information
Species	Human Muppet[2]
Gender	Male

Bert is a golden yellow Muppet character on the PBS/HBO children's television show Sesame Street. Bert was originally performed by Frank Oz.

Since 1999, Muppeteer Eric Jacobson has been phased in as Bert's primary performer. Bert has also made cameo appearances within The Muppets franchise, including The Muppet Show, its second pilot episode The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence, The Muppet Movie, and The Muppets Take Manhattan, in addition to an appearance with Ernie on The Flip Wilson Show on September 14, 1972, on which he sang "Clink, Clank", a song about noises.^[3] Jacobson joined Sesame Street in 1994.