From left, Fran Brill, Frank Oz, and Bill Baretta in Muppet Guys Talking. (Photo: Vibrant Mud LLC) Though Oz and company don’t actually perform their characters in Muppet Guys Talking, they go deep on ...

Frank Oz, Jim Henson, puppeteers, behind the scenes, making of the ABC tv special 'The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence', the original Muppets' pilot. (Photo by Ken Regan /American Broadcasting Companies ...

Frank Oz is the performer behind (under?) some of the most popular Muppets of all-time, including Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, and Sam the Eagle, and on Sesame Street, Cookie Monster, Grover, and Bert.

Steven Weintraub launched Collider in the summer of 2005. As Editor-in-chief, he has taken the site from a small bedroom operation to having millions of readers around the world. Over the years, he ...

Few filmmakers have ever had as diverse a career as Frank Oz. The writer-director who brought you classic comedies like Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and What About Bob? also directed the beloved musical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Jim Henson Company sold off the Muppets to Disney in 2004 for a cool $75 million, but not everyone thought it was a good deal.

Legendary director and Jim Henson collaborator Frank Oz recently spoke with KCRW’s The Business about Disney ‘s use of the property, which they purchased in 2004, and criticized their direction. “As ...

Frank Oz is looking back. The Emmy-winning filmmaker, Muppet performer and actor reunited with his peers for the compelling new documentary Muppet Guys Talking. Now available online exclusively via ...

If you were a child, had a child, or were a child at heart any time in the past 50 years or so, you probably have memories of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Grover, Cookie Monster and, of course, Yoda. All ...

The Muppets legend Frank Oz has criticised Disney for not getting "the true rebellion" running through the franchise. The puppeteer, who propped up the Muppets from 1963 until 2004 when Disney bought ...