Despite voicing the character for the past three years, Vogel’s performances as the character haven’t been heard as much as Whitemire as he primarily voiced the character in live shows at major arenas ...

Frank Oz has one of the most iconic voices in show business. Not only has he played Master Yoda, but he is responsible for some of Sesame Street and the Muppets’ most pivotal characters. For close to ...

Meet the new Kermit. Well, at least the new voice of Kermit. Disney confirmed to Deadline that Matt Vogel made his debut performance as the voice of Kermit the Frog in a new Muppet Thought of the Week ...

Kermit the Frog has a new voice, and it sounds comfortingly identical to his old one. Matt Vogel -- who is stepping in to replace long-time Kermit puppeteer Steve Whitmire-- made his debut as the ...

It's time to play the music, it's time to light the lights: The Muppets are back on TV! But one of them might sound a little different than you're used to. A new version of "The Muppet Show" airs as a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Slate will be taking the Miss Nanny torch from iconic Leave it to Beaver matriarch Barbara Billingsley, who voiced the character ...

Kermit has had a frog in his throat since the beloved Muppet’s voice actor, Steve Whitmire, was fired — and he claims it was without warning. Whitmire, 57, was the only voice of Kermit in the last 27 ...

Only Miss Piggy's creator knows the depths of her tragic origin story. Frank Oz, who gave life to the character in the early 1970s, says Piggy left her hometown farm for life in the big city after her ...