Steve Whitmire
Puppeteer
USA
Biography:
Steven Lawrence Whitmire is an American puppeteer, known primarily for his work on The Muppets and Sesame Street. Beginning his involvement with the Muppets in 1978, Whitmire inherited the roles of Kermit the Frog and Ernie after Jim Henson's death in 1990; he performed the characters until 2016 and 2014, respectively. As part of the Muppet cast, he has appeared in multiple feature films and television series, performing a variety of characters on The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, and Fraggle Rock and during such occupations has been employed by The Jim Henson Company, Sesame Workshop, and The Muppets Studio.
Convention Guest Appearances
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2024
- Comic Con Liverpool 2024 - November 9-10, 2024 in Liverpool, UK
Comic Con Scotland 2024 - October 5-6, 2024 in Newbridge, UKCancelled Appearance- Ultracon 2024 - September 20-22, 2024 in West Palm Beach, FL, USA
- Fanboy Expo Knoxville 2024 - July 12-14, 2024 in Knoxville, TN, USA
- Undiscovered Realm Comic Con 2024 - June 29-30, 2024 in White Plains, NY, USA 2023
- GalaxyCon Columbus 2023 - December 1-3, 2023 in Columbus, OH, USA
- Ancient City Con 2023 - September 15-17, 2023 in St. Augustine, FL, USA
- GalaxyCon Austin 2023 - September 1-3, 2023 in Austin, TX, USA
- GalaxyCon Raleigh 2023 - July 27-30, 2023 in Raleigh, NC, USA
- Contropolis New Jersey 2023 - July 8-9, 2023 in Seacaucus, NJ, USA
- Contropolis Massachusetts 2023 - June 16-18, 2023 in Marlborough, MA, USA
- GalaxyCon Richmond 2023 - March 24-26, 2023 in Richmond, VA, USA
- ATL Comic Convention 2023 - February 24-26, 2023 in Atlanta, GA, USA 2022
- GalaxyCon Columbus 2022 - December 2-4, 2022 in Columbus, OH, USA
- Fanboy Expo Orlando Convention 2022 - September 2-4, 2022 in Orlando, FL, USA
Fanboy Expo Columbus Convention 2022 - May 27-29, 2022 in Columbus, OH, USACancelled Appearance- MomoCon 2022 - May 26-29, 2022 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- GalaxyCon Richmond 2022 - March 18-20, 2022 in Richmond, VA, USA
- Hill Country Comicon 2022 - March 5-6, 2022 in New Braunfels, TX, USA
Bold City Con 2022 - February 25-27, 2022 in Jacksonville, FL, USACancelled Appearance- Pensacon 2022 - February 18-20, 2022 in Pensacola, FL, USA 2021
- Wizard World Chicago 2021 - October 15-17, 2021 in Rosemont, IL, USA 2018
- Florida Supercon 2018 - July 12-15, 2018 in Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
20 confirmed guest appearances