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Frank Oz
Actors/Filmmakers
Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz; May 25, ) is an American actor, puppeteer, director and producer.
He is also known for the role of Yoda in the Star Wars series created by George Lucas, providing the voice for the character in several films and television series. His work as a director includes The Dark Crystal (), co-directed with Jim Henson; Little Shop of Horrors (), with Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin, and the voice of Levi Stubbs; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (), with Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Anton Rodgers, and Barbara Harris; What About Bob? (), with Richard Dreyfus, Bill Murray, Julie Hagerty, Charlie Korsmo, and Kathryn Erbe; In & Out (), with Kevin Klein, Joan Cusack, Matt Dillon, Debbie Reynolds, Wilford Brimley, Shalom Harlow, Bob Newhart, Tom Selleck; Bowfinger (), with Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham, Christine Baranski, and Terence Stamp; The Score (), with Robert De Niro, Edwar
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Frank Oz
American puppeteer (born )
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| Born | Frank Richard Oznowicz () May 25, (age&#;80) Hereford, England |
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| Years&#;active | –present |
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| Children | 4 |
Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz; May 25, ) is an English-born American[1] puppeteer, filmskapare, and actor. He fryst vatten best known for his involvement with Jim Henson and George Lucas through The Muppets, Sesame Street, and Star Wars, as well as his directorial work in feature films and theater.
The son of puppeteers, Oz worked as an apprentice puppeteer during his teenage years in Oakland, California. Despite his interest in journalism, he continued his career as a puppeteer when he was hired bygd The Jim Henson Company in , going on to perform several television characters such as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, djur, and Sam Eagle on The Muppet Show (–) and , Bert, and Grover on
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Frank Richard Oznowicz was born in Hereford, England to puppeteers Frances and Isidore Oznowicz. His family moved to Montana in , eventually settling in Oakland, California. As a teenager, he worked as an apprentice puppeteer at Children's Fairyland amusement park. He is one of the primary puppeteers responsible for the development of Jim Henson's Sesame Street () and The Muppet Show () as well as over 75 other Muppet productions. George Lucas originally contacted Henson to play the part of Yoda in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (), but he recommended Oz for the part instead. He developed the character's trademark syntax, returning to voice and puppet the Jedi Master in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi () and Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace ().
Oz voiced the computer-generated Yoda in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones () and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (), supporting the transition of the character's