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Eric Jacobson
Actor, Writer, Director, ProducerBorn July 25, 1970 (55 years)
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Eric Jacobson (b. July 25, 1970) is a puppeteer and Muppet performer, who has been the primary replacement puppeteer for Frank Oz's characters since 2001.
Jacobson initially started playing Bert in 1997, but officially joined the cast as Bert and additional Muppets in 2000. His role expanded in 2002 to include new Grover segments, particularly Global Grover. In 2001 he and David Rudman played Cookie Monster until 2002 when Sesame Workshop chose David as Cookie so there would be more interaction between Bert/Grover and Cookie Monster.
His second role came in 2001 with The Book of Pooh, where he worked on Piglet and Kanga. That year, he also began playing Miss Piggy, debuting at the "Muppetfest" convention. Subsequently, in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002), he performed the roles of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Animal. In The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) he performed all of these characters, as well as Sam the Eagle.
Jacobson currently is a puppeteer for many Muppet productions, for Sesame Street, and Play with Me Sesame (2002 on).
Jacobson appeared as the Little Bad Wolf in the pilot episode of Jack's Big Music Show.
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Eric Jacobson (b. July 25, 1970) is a puppeteer and Muppet performer, who has been the primary replacement puppeteer for Frank Oz's characters since 2001.
Jacobson initially started playing Bert in 1997, but officially joined the cast as Bert and additional Muppets in 2000. His role expanded in 2002 to include new Grover segments, particularly Global Grover. In 2001 he and David Rudman played Cookie Monster until 2002 when Sesame Workshop chose David as Cookie so there would be more interaction between Bert/Grover and Cookie Monster.
His second role came in 2001 with The Book of Pooh, where he worked on Piglet and Kanga. That year, he also began playing Miss Piggy, debuting at the "Muppetfest" convention. Subsequently, in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002), he performed the roles of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Animal. In The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) he performed all of these characters, as well as Sam the Eagle.
Jacobson currently is a puppeteer for many Muppet productions, for Sesame Street, and Play with Me Sesame (2002 on).
Jacobson appeared as the Little Bad Wolf in the pilot episode of Jack's Big Music Show.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric Jacobson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Eric Jacobson Filmography
| 2026 | The Muppet Show Pilot · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice) |
| 2025 | Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas · as Grover / Oscar The Grouch / Bert (voice) |
| 2024 | Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School · as Grover / Bert |
| 2023 | Oscar's Handmade Halloween · as Sesame Street Puppet Performer |
| 2023 | The Muppets Mayhem (TV Series) · as Animal (voice) |
| 2023 | Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular! · as Grover |
| 2023 | Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong · as Fozzie (voice) |
| 2022 | Sesame Street: The Nutcracker · as Grover / Oscar / Bert (voice) |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show (TV Series) · as Oscar The Grouch (voice) |
| 2021 | Muppets Haunted Mansion · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Sam Eagle |
| 2021 | Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy · as Grover / Oscar The Grouch (voice) |
| 2020 | The Disney Holiday Singalong · as Miss Piggy |
| 2020 | The Monster at the End of This Story · as Grover (voice) |
| 2020 | The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special · as Oscar The Grouch |
| 2020 | Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate Scavenger Hunt · as Grover |
| 2020 | Muppets Now (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy (voice) |
| 2020 | The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo (TV Series) · as Grover |
| 2020 | The Disney Family Singalong Volume 2 · as The Muppets Puppeteer |
| 2020 | Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate · as Grover / Bert (voice) |
| 2019 | The 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Bert |
| 2019 | Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration · as Bert / Grover / Guy Smiley / Harvey Kneeslapper / ... (voice) |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Oscar The Grouch |
| 2019 | Holey Moley (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy |
| 2019 | The Masked Singer (US) (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal (voices) |
| 2019 | Muppet Babies Playdate (TV Series) · as Animal |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special · as Bert / Grover / Oscar / Guy Smiley |
| 2018 | Stand Up To Cancer · as Miss Piggy |
| 2018 | The Muppets Take the O2 · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Newsman / Himself (voice) |
| 2018 | Big City Greens (TV Series) · as Dr. Enamel |
| 2018 | Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity · as Fozzie Bear/sam Eagle/animal (voice) |
| 2017 | The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special · as Grover / Oscar The Grouch |
| 2017 | Drop the Mic (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy |
| 2017 | Carpool Karaoke (TV Series) · as Animal |
| 2016 | Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas · as Bert / Grover / Two-Headed Monster (voice) |
| 2015 | Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir · as Grover / Bert |
| 2015 | Sesame Street: Elmo Can Do It! · as Grover |
| 2015 | The Muppets (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) |
| 2015 | Sesame Street: Count on Elmo · as Grover |
| 2015 | Muppet Moments (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy |
| 2015 | Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo 3 · as Kid Muppet |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Sesame Street: Alphabet Songs · as Bert |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (TV Series) · as Sesame Street Muppet Performer |
| 2014 | Muppets Most Wanted · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice) |
| 2014 | Sesame Street: Elmo's World - All About Animals · as Grover |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Grover |
| 2013 | Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular · as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam The Eagle (voice) |
| 2013 | Sesame Street: Fairy Tale Fun! · as Muppet Performer |
| 2013 | @midnight (TV Series) · as Fozzie Bear |
| 2013 | MasterChef Junior (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy |
| 2013 | Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map · as Shaggy Rogers - Puppeteer |
| 2012 | The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam Eagle (voice) |
| 2012 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy - Special Guest (voice) |
| 2012 | Oprah: Where Are They Now? (TV Series) · as Bert |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers · as Bert/grover |
| 2012 | Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars · as Grover |
| 2012 | The 84th Annual Academy Awards · as Miss Piggy - Presenter |
| 2012 | Project Runway All Stars (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy |
| 2011 | WWE Tribute to the Troops · as Miss Piggy |
| 2011 | The Muppets · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs (voice) |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy (voice) |
| 2011 | Sesame Street: Learning Letters with Elmo · as Jitterbug |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | Nerdy Nummies (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy |
| 2011 | So Random! (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy - Special Guest (voice) |
| 2011 | Sesame Street: Silly Storytime · as Grover |
| 2011 | |
| 2010 | Take Two with Phineas and Ferb (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy (voice) |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Shalom Sesame (TV Series) · as Grover |
| 2010 | Sesame Street: The Very Best of Elmo · as Cast |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Sesame Street: Preschool is Cool, ABCs with Elmo · as Grover |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Good Luck Charlie (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | Just for Laughs (TV Series) · as Animal |
| 2009 | Elmo's World: All About Faces · as Bert |
| 2009 | Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo · as Bert (voice) |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy |
| 2009 | Being Green · as Bert (voice) |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Animal |
| 2009 | Sunday Night (TV Series) · as Animal |
| 2008 | A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa · as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam The Eagle (voice) |
| 2008 | Abby in Wonderland · as Grover As The Mad Hatter / Bert As Tweedle Dee (voice) |
| 2008 | Studio DC - Almost Live (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam The Eagle |
| 2008 | Count on Sports · as Bert / Grover |
| 2008 | Elmo's World: Summer Vacation · as Bert |
| 2008 | Piper's Picks TV (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy |
| 2008 | The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) |
| 2008 | Elmo's World: Opposites · as Super Grover |
| 2008 | Sesame Street: Love the Earth! · as Segment Muppet Performer |
| 2007 | Elmo's Christmas Countdown · as Bert / Grover (voice) |
| 2007 | Bunnytown (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2007 | Chelsea Lately (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy - Guest |
| 2007 | Ready for School · as Muppet Performer |
| 2006 | Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures (TV Series) · as Bert |
| 2006 | A Sesame Street Christmas Carol · as Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (archive Footage) |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Animal |
| 2006 | Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy |
| 2006 | Elmo's World: Pets! · as Oscar The Grouch |
| 2006 | America's Got Talent (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy |
| 2006 | Guess That Shape and Color · as Grover |
| 2005 | Elmo Visits the Doctor · as Bert |
| 2005 | Jack's Big Music Show (TV Series) · as Little Bad Wolf (voice) |
| 2005 | Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet · as Bert |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) · as Animal |
| 2005 | The Muppets' Wizard of Oz · as The Cowardly Lion / Witches / Animal / Sam The Eagle (voice) |
| 2005 | Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue · as Muppet Performer |
| 2005 | Sesame Street: Happy Healthy Monsters · as Grover |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Bear |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy |
| 2004 | Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover · as Grover / Bert / Grover's Mommy (voice) |
| 2004 | Sesame Street: A Magical Halloween Adventure · as Muppet Performer |
| 2004 | The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour · as Miss Piggy (voice) |
| 2004 | What's the Name of That Song · as Super Grover / Bert |
| 2004 | Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! · as Grover/bert |
| 2004 | Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 · as Animal / Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy ("keep Fishin") |
| 2003 | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (TV Series) · as Animal |
| 2003 | Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke · as Grover |
| 2003 | Sesame Street: Three Bears and a New Baby · as Muppet Performer |
| 2003 | Elmo's World: The Great Outdoors · as Cast |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Animal |
| 2002 | It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Yoda / Elvises (voice) |
| 2002 | Elmo's World: Happy Holidays! · as Bert |
| 2002 | Elmo Visits the Firehouse · as Cast |
| 2002 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (TV Series) · as Animal |
| 2002 | Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play · as Bert / Grover (voice) |
| 2002 | Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo · as Bert |
| 2002 | Play with Me Sesame (TV Series) · as Grover |
| 2002 | The Bachelor (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy |
| 2002 | Elmo's World: Springtime Fun! · as Bert |
| 2001 | Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2 · as Muppet Performer |
| 2001 | Scrubs (TV Series) · as Grover (voice) |
| 2001 | Elmo's World: The Wild Wild West · as Grover |
| 2001 | Football Focus (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy |
| 2001 | The Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart · as Puppeteer |
| 2000 | Elmo's Musical Adventure: Peter and the Wolf · as (voice) |
| 2000 | Elmo's World: Singing, Drawing & More! · as Cast |
| 2000 | Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More · as Bert |
| 1999 | Between the Lions (TV Series) · as Bert |
| 1999 | Cinderelmo · as Muppet Performer (voice) |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland · as Bert (assistant) |
| 1999 | Kids' Favorite Songs · as Cast |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy - Panelist |
| 1998 | Elmopalooza! · as Additional Muppet Performer |
| 1997 | Bear in the Big Blue House (TV Series) · as Harry |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Fozzie Bear |
| 1997 | 123 Count with Me · as Puppy |
| 1996 | Elmo's World (TV Series) · as Bert |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Grover |
| 1996 | Learn Along with Sesame (TV Series) · as Grover |
| 1994 | The Puzzle Place (TV Series) · as Leon Macneal (puppet) |
| 1993 | Monday Night Countdown (TV Series) · as Fozzie Bear |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as Animal |
| 1993 | Good Morning Australia (TV Series) · as As Grover |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy |
| 1990 | Christmas In Rockefeller Center (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy |
| 1989 | America's Funniest Home Videos (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy |
| 1984 | Jeopardy! (TV Series) · as Bert / Grover / Oscar The Grouch (voice) |
| 1980 | A Capitol Fourth (TV Series) · as Bert |
| 1978 | 20/20 (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Fozzie Bear |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Grover |
| 1972 | Plaza Sésamo (TV Series) · as Bert |
| 1970 | ESPN Monday Night Football (TV Series) · as Fozzie Bear |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Miss Piggy |
| 2024 | Jim Henson: Idea Man · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2014 | |
| 2012 | CBS Saturday Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Tom and Jerry Tales (TV Series) |