Steve Whitmire

Dave Goelz and Steve Whitmire take questions with Gonzo and Kermit at the Atlanta History Centre. The touring exhibition Jim Henson's Fantastic World is at the Atlanta History Centre until January 18th. In conjunction with the exhibit, earlier this month the Centre presented Muppets, Music, & Magic: Jim Henson's Legacy . Puppeteers Dave Goelz and Steve Whitmire appeared at the intimate screening of rare Muppet clips, Muppet Show sketches and fantasy films The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth and...Read Full Story

Puppeteer Steve Whitmire and his alter-ego Kermit the Frog. Toughpigs ran a fantastic interview with Steve Whitmire this past week (click for parts one , two , three , four and five ). In it, Joe Hennes chats with Steve about a bunch of topics, including the recent Muppet viral videos , the upcoming Letters To Santa special , the touchy subject of Disney's attempt to recast the Muppets a few years ago, Disney's future plans for the Muppets and how Kermit the Frog and Rizzo the Rat fall into...Read Full Story

"... my mother — wearing a my-mother costume in a my-mother dance routine. This person’s heart is in the right place, which only makes it worse. 'You should be happy,' the person pleads with me, 'Look, Biddy! Your mother is not gone! She is still here'” Now, no one would ever do that. No one in her right mind would think it would work. A child knows his mother’s voice like he knows whether it's water or air he's breathing. One chokes you and one gives you life. Strangely, I feel the same...Read Full Story

Not too long ago, we got our first peek at the new Fraggle Rock comic book from the Jim Henson Company and Archaia Entertainment. According to the folks at Henson, this is just the beginning; they have plans to bring us new comic books based on puppet-fueled titles like The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth as well! Both Labyrinth and Crystal are also majorly beloved titles to those who grew up in the '80s, and both have had comics based on them before by places like Marvel. These two planned...Read Full Story

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