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Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz;born May 25, 1944) is a film director, actor, voice actor and puppeteer who is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show, as well as Cookie Monster, Bert and Grover in Sesame Street. His work as a film director includes 1986's Little Shop of Horrors remake and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He is also the voice of Yoda in the Star Wars film series.

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  • Frank Oz, właściwie Richard Frank Oznowicz (ur. 25 maja 1944 w Hereford) – amerykański aktor głosowy, lalkarz i reżyser. Sporadycznie występuje przed obiektywem.
  • Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz;born May 25, 1944) is a film director, actor, voice actor and puppeteer who is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show, as well as Cookie Monster, Bert and Grover in Sesame Street. His work as a film director includes 1986's Little Shop of Horrors remake and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He is also the voice of Yoda in the Star Wars film series.
  • Frank Oz (born 25 May1944; age 73)
  • Richard "Frank" Oznowicz was born in England, spent parts of his childhood in Belgium and moved to America when he was five. The son of Puppeteers Isadore "Mike" Oznowicz and his wife Frances, with two other siblings, Young Frank was performing as part of the Oznowicz Family Marionettes troupe by age 12. Despite his background, "I don't have a love of Puppets", Oz explained in a 1987 interview "I did it as a means of expressions. I was able to express myself and please my parents. It was also safe to hide behind puppets because at that point i was a little shy."
  • Oz is known for his work as a puppeteer. His characters have included Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear on The Muppet Show; Grover, Cookie Monster and Bert on Sesame Street; and Yoda in the Star Wars saga. Oz began his behind-the-camera work when he co-directed The Dark Crystal. Oz further employed those skills in directing The Muppets take Manhattan and Little Shop Of Horrors. Oz also went on to direct Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, What About Bob?, HouseSitter, The Indian in the Cupboard, In & Out , Bowfinger, The Score, The Stepford Wives, and Death at a Funeral.
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  • Frank Oz, född Richard Frank Oznowicz maj 25, 1944, är en skådespelare, dockspelare och regissör. Han föddes Hereford, England men flyttade till USA vid fem års ålder. Oz har gjort jedimästaren Yodas röst i alla Star Wars-filmer som Yoda varit med i. Han har även medverkat i ett flertal andra verk med anknytning till Star Wars, huvudsakligen dokumentärer.
  • Frank Oz (born May 25, 1944 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK) is a director and actor best known for his work with Jim Henson's The Muppets franchise and as the voice and puppeteer of the character Yoda who is seen in the Star Wars film franchise (which was covered by RiffTrax). In summer of 2014, RiffTrax did a live riff of 1998's Godzilla. During the riff, Bill remarks that the main character (played by Matthew Broderick) isn't heeding Yoda's advice. Kevin Murphy then quips in a Yoda voice-over imitation: "Why bother do I?"
  • Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is a British-born American film director, actor and puppeteer who is known for creating the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show and for directing films including Little Shop Of Horrors and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He is also the operator and voice of Yoda.
  • Richard Frank Oznowicz (nacido en 25 de mayo de 1944), mejor conocido como Frank Oz, es un director de cine, actor y titiritero.
  • Richard Frank Oznowicz (b. May 25, 1944), better known as Frank Oz, is one of the foremost Muppet performers and Jim Henson's closest collaborator. Oz and Henson performed some of most famous Muppet comedy teams -- Oz was Bert to Henson's Ernie, and Miss Piggy to Henson's Kermit the Frog. On Sesame Street, Oz also performed Grover and Cookie Monster; on The Muppet Show, he performed Fozzie Bear, Animal and Sam the Eagle.
  • Richard Frank Oznowicz (eller bare Frank Oz) (født 25. maj 1944) er en engelsk skuespiller, instruktør og dukkefører. Frank flyttede dog til Californien, USA i en alder af 5 år. Man regner den mest kendte figur, han har spillet, for at være Yoda i George Lucas' Star Wars-film, hvor han både har lagt stemme til og fungeret som dukkefører. Hans arbejde som dukkefører ophørte dog efter The Phantom Menace, hvor Industrial Light & Magic i stedet arbejdede med en computeranimeret udgave af Yoda. * [ ] * * [ ] * [ ] * [ ] * [ ] * * [ ] * [ ] * [ ]
  • Frank Oz (geboren als Richard Frank Oznowicz) is de acteur / poppenspeler die Yoda speelt in 'Episode V', 'Episode VI' en 'Episode I'. Hij sprak ook de stem in van Yoda in alle films. Oz heeft een Nederlandse vader en een Vlaamse moeder. Frank Oz was de rechterhand van Jim Henson bij de succesvolle 'Muppet Show'. Ook voor Sesame Street speelde hij verschillende personages en sprak hij stemmen in. Onder andere Fozzie Bear en Miss Piggy worden gespeeld door Frank Oz. Oz is ook actief als regisseur en acteur.
  • Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is an English-born American puppeteer, filmmaker, and actor who was Jim Henson's closest collaborator and best friend. He is best known for performing Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam the Eagle, Animal, Marvin Suggs, George the Janitor and others on The Muppet Show (he also did the hands of The Swedish Chef) and Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster and others on Sesame Street. He is also well known for playing Yoda in the Star Wars films, and he reprises his role in Star Tours: The Adventures Continue, Star Wars Rebels and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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