Frank Oz

Yoda (Frank Oz) in 20th Century Fox's The Empire Strikes Back - 1980

Biography

Born 05/25/1944

Though his place in pop culture was assured in the early 1960s when he began operating and voicing many of the most memorable Muppets – including Cookie Monster, Bert, Fozzie the Bear, and his most famous creation, Miss Piggy – puppeteer Frank Oz established an impressive second career as a...
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Awards

  • In 2002, received Art Directors Guild Cinematic Imagery Award
  • In 1998, received American Comedy Award for Lifetime Achievement
  • In 1979, received Daytime Emmy for Individual Achievement in Children's Programming

Highlights

  • In 2007, Helmed the black comedy "Death at a Funeral"
  • In 2005, Once again voiced Yoda in "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith," the final film of the Star Wars saga
  • In 2004, Directed Nicole Kidman and Matthew Broderick in the remake of ''The Stepford Wives,'' Bryan Forbes' 1975 cult classic about upper-crust women being replaced by robots with sunny dispositions

Family & Companions

  • married
  • child: has at least one

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