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Frank Oz
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Director, Executive Producer, Actor Born: May 25, 1944 in Hereford, England Biography:Born in Hereford, England, "Frank Oz" (born Frank Oznowicz) graduated from California's Oakland City College during 1962 and joined the humans behind "Jim Henson"'s fledgling Muppet group as a puppeteer the following year. He was part of the first-season cast of Saturday Night Live as the Mighty Favag and appeared in "The Blues Brothers" with "John Belushi" and "Dan Aykroyd". After The Muppet Show went on the air in 1976, Oz became vice president of the Henson organization, and was responsible for the portrayals of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and Animal, among other characters, earning three Emmy Awards for his work on the show. He later served as a producer for "The Great Muppet Caper" (1980), directed by Henson, with whom he co-directed "The Dark Crystal" a year later. He later directed "The Muppets Take Manhattan" in 1984. Two years later, with Henson in the director's chair, Oz was one of the voices... Full Biography
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