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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 p…
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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.
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Eric Jacobson's Filmography
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Storm on Sesame Street
as Grover
The Muppet Show
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas
as Grover / Oscar the Grouch / Bert (voice)
Happy Birthday Jim Henson
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School
as Grover / Bert
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
Oscar's Handmade Halloween
as Sesame Street Puppet Performer
Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular
as Grover
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
as Fozzie (voice)
Sesame Street: The Nutcracker
as Grover / Oscar / Bert (voice)
No Poster
Dear Earth
as Animal (voice)
Muppets Haunted Mansion
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Sam Eagle
Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy
as Grover / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
A Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration
as Bert / Grover / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
The Monster at the End of This Story
as Grover (voice)
The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special
as Oscar The Grouch
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
as The Muppets Puppeteer
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
as Grover / Bert (voice)
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Bert / Grover / Guy Smiley / Harvey Kneeslapper / ... (voice)
When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special
as Bert / Grover / Oscar / Guy Smiley
No Poster
The Muppets Take The O2
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Newsman / Himself (voice)
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
as Fozzie Bear / Sam Eagle / Animal (voice)
Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase
as Grover / Oscar the Grouch
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
as Bert / Grover / Two-Headed Monster (voice)
Keep Christmas With You
as Grover / Bert
Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays
as Fozzie (voice)
Michael Buble's Christmas in New York
as Miss Piggy
Muppets Most Wanted
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
Robbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle (voice)
The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam Eagle (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
as Bert/Grover
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
The Muppets
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs (voice)
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
Sesame Street: Iron Monster and Sesame Heroes
as Grover (voice)
Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures
as Bert
Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World
as Bert
No Poster
Grover's Magic Carpet Ride
as Grover (voice)
The Muppets: Ringing of the Bells
as Animal
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces
as Bert (voice)
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
as Bert (voice)
Sesame Street: Being Green
as Bert (voice)
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland
as Grover as the Mad Hatter / Bert as Tweedle Dee (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer Vacation
as Bert (voice)
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Opposites
Sesame Street: Count on Sports
as Bert / Grover
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame: Let's Play Games
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
as Bert / Grover (voice)
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (archive footage)
The Great Gonzo: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Weirdo
as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam the Eagle, Animal
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
as The Cowardly Lion / Witches / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
as Grover / Bert / Grover's Mommy (voice)
The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
as Grover / Bert (voice)
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
as Animal / Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy ("Keep Fishin")
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
as Super Grover / Bert
Elmo's World: Family Feature (Starring Elmo and Friends!)
as Bert
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Yoda / Elvises (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!
Weezer and the Muppets Go Fishin'
as Miss Piggy
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
as Bert / Grover (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo!
as Bert
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!
as Grover
Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf
as (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Singing, Drawing & More!
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!
as Bert (voice)
CinderElmo
as Muppet Performer (voice)
No Poster
Untitled Miss Piggy Film
as Miss Piggy (voice)