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Eric Jacobson | |
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.jpg) Jacobson at San Diego Comic-Con in 2015 | |
| Born | January 15, 1971 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | NYU Tisch School of the Arts (BFA) |
| Occupation | Puppeteer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse | Mary Jacobson |
| Children | 1 |
Eric Jacobson (born January 15, 1971)[1] is an American puppeteer. He is best known for his involvement with the Muppets, performing Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle for The Muppets Studio, as well as Sesame Street characters Bert, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, and Guy Smiley—all roles that he inherited from the characters' original performers, Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney, and Jim Henson.[2][3]
Since 1994, Jacobson has been a regular performer for Sesame Street, where he has received Daytime Emmy Award and Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Since 2001, Jacobson has appeared as part of the Muppets cast in several feature films and television series, including The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005), The Muppets (2011), Muppets Most Wanted (2014), the ABC primetime television series, The Muppets (2015), and the Disney+ series, The Muppets Mayhem (2023).[4]
- ^ "Eric Jacobson and Muppet Trivia 2! | The Barretta Brothers". June 24, 2024. Archived from the original on June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Setoodeh, Ramin (March 11, 2014). "How Kermit and the Muppets Got Their Mojo Back". Variety. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (December 8, 2019). "Sesame Street legend Caroll Spinney, who played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, dies at 85". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 2, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ Porter, Rick (November 21, 2023). "'Muppets Mayhem' Canceled at Disney+". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 18, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2024.