Eric Jacobson
Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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
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movieThe Muppet Show
2026
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
movieElmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas
2025
Grover / Oscar the Grouch / Bert (voice)
movieHappy Birthday Jim Henson
2024
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
movieCookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School
2024
Grover / Bert
movieJim Henson Idea Man
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieOscar's Handmade Halloween
2023
Sesame Street Puppet Performer
tvThe Muppets Mayhem
2023
Animal (voice)
movieSchoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
2023
Fozzie (voice)
movieSesame Street: The Nutcracker
2022
Grover / Oscar / Bert (voice)
tvThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Oscar the Grouch (Voice)
Dear Earth
2021
Animal (voice)
movieMuppets Haunted Mansion
2021
Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Sam Eagle
movieFurry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy
2021
Grover / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
movieA Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration
2020
Bert / Grover / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
movieThe Monster at the End of This Story
2020
Grover (voice)
movieThe Power of We: A Sesame Street Special
2020
Oscar The Grouch
tvMuppets Now
2020
Miss Piggy (voice)
movieThe Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
2020
The Muppets Puppeteer
movieSesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
2020
Grover / Bert (voice)
movieSesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019
Bert / Grover / Guy Smiley / Harvey Kneeslapper / ... (voice)
tvThe Masked Singer
2019
Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal (voices)
tvMuppet Babies: Play Date
2019
Animal / Piggy / Fozzie
movieWhen You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special
2018
Bert / Grover / Oscar / Guy Smiley
The Muppets Take The O2
2018
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Newsman / Himself (voice)
movieSeth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
2018
Fozzie Bear/Sam Eagle/Animal (voice)
movieSesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase
2017
Grover / Oscar the Grouch
movieOnce Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
2016
Bert / Grover / Two-Headed Monster (voice)
movieKeep Christmas With You
2015
Grover / Bert
tvThe Muppets
2015
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
movieFozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays
2015
Fozzie (voice)
tvMuppet Moments
2015
Miss Piggy
tvLast Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
Sesame Street Muppet Performer
movieMuppets Most Wanted
2014
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
movieRobbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium
2013
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
movieLady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
2013
Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle (voice)
movieThe Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala
2012
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam Eagle (voice)
tvRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
Miss Piggy - Special Guest (voice)
movieSesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
2012
Bert/Grover
movieThe Muppets
2011
Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs (voice)
tvThe Jonathan Ross Show
2011
Miss Piggy (voice)
tvSo Random!
2011
Miss Piggy - Special Guest (voice)
tvTake Two with Phineas and Ferb
2010
Miss Piggy (voice)
tvGood Luck Charlie
2010
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
movieSesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
2009
Bert (voice)
movieSesame Street: Being Green
2009
Bert (voice)
movieA Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
movieSesame Street: Abby in Wonderland
2008
Grover as the Mad Hatter / Bert as Tweedle Dee (voice)
tvStudio DC: Almost Live
2008
Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle
movieThe Muppets: Stars & Stripes FOREVER!
2008
Sam American Eagle (voice)
movieThe Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live
2008
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
movieSesame Street: Count on Sports
2008
Bert / Grover
movieElmo's Christmas Countdown
2007
Bert / Grover (voice)
movieA Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006
Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (archive footage)
movieThe Great Gonzo: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Weirdo
2005
Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam the Eagle, Animal
tvJack's Big Music Show
2005
Little Bad Wolf (voice)
movieThe Muppets' Wizard of Oz
2005
The Cowardly Lion / Witches / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
The Tony Danza Show
2004
Miss Piggy (voice)
movieSesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
2004
Grover / Bert / Grover's Mommy (voice)
movieThe Nick and Jessica Variety Hour
2004
Miss Piggy (voice)
movieSesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004
Grover / Bert (voice)
movieWeezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
2004
Animal / Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy ("Keep Fishin")
movieSesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
Super Grover / Bert
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Miss Piggy / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
movieIt's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2002
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Yoda / Elvises (voice)
movieSesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
2002
Bert / Grover (voice)
tvSesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
2002
Grover / Bert
tvScrubs
2001
Grover (voice)
movieCinderElmo
1999
Muppet Performer (voice)
tvThe View
1997
Miss Piggy (voice)
tvJeopardy!
1984
Bert / Grover / Oscar the Grouch (voice) / Bert (voice) / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) (uncredited)
Untitled Miss Piggy Movie
Miss Piggy (voice)
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tvCamp Lakebottom
2013
Creator
Production1
movieThe Muppet Show
2026
Executive Producer
Sound1
tvSesame Street: Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures
2008
Theme Song Performance
