Frank Oz

Born: 1944-05-25, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK

Biography

Frank Richard Oznowicz (born May 25, 1944), known professionally as Frank Oz, is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor, and puppeteer. He is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show and for directing films, including the Little Shop Of Horrors remake and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He is also the operator and voice of Yoda in the Star Wars franchise.

Filmography

• Saturday Night Live (1975)
• Great Performances (1971)
• Inside Out (2015)
• Monsters, Inc. (2001)
• Inside Out 2 (2024)
• Star Wars Rebels (2014)
• Leverage (2008)
• Knives Out (2019)
• Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!' (2003)
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
• The Oscars (1953)
• The Jim Henson Hour (1989)
• An Audience with... (1978)
• The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
• Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
• Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Trading Places (1983)
• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
• Labyrinth (1986)
• Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
• The Blues Brothers (1980)
• An American Werewolf in London (1981)
• Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
• The Score (2001)
• The Muppet Movie (1979)
• Little Shop of Horrors (1986)