This week on Puppet Tears we're
talking to Steve Whitmire, one of the Muppet world's living
legends, best known for performing Kermit the Frog, Ernie, Beaker
after the deaths of Jim Henson and Richard Hunt, as well as
originating his own characters Rizzo the Rat, Wembly Fraggle, Bean
Bunny, and many more! Steve is now launching a live web show called
Cave In, which is his first major puppet forget following his
firing from The Walt Disney Company in 2016.
We leave no stone unturned as we talk to Steve about his storied
career as a Muppet performer - from the first words Richard Hunt
said to him on The Muppet Show, to the events that lead up to his
departure from the Muppets. Tune in to hear Steve break down his
approach to developing character, talk about pranks pulled at
Henson masquerade parties, and a Puppet Tears story that took place
on LIVE television!