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Matt Vogel Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1970-10-06

Birthplace:
Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Credits:
84 Total Roles

Matt Vogel

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Biography

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Matthew J Vogel II (born October 6, 1970) has been a Muppet performer for the Jim Henson Company since the 1990s. On Sesame Street, Vogel served as the assistant puppeteer for Ernie, performing either one or both hands while Steve Whitmire performed the head and vocal. Eventually, Vogel's ability to mimic the sound and performance of Caroll Spinney's Big Bird was put to use. As of 2006, Vogel's primary performances as Big Bird are the "Journey to Ernie" segments. He's also taken over Jerry Nelson's characters, by the recommendation of Nelson himself. Vogel is, as of 2008, the voice of Floyd Pepper, Lew Zealand, Crazy Harry, Robin the Frog, & Camilla the Chicken. He has also taken over the puppetry of Jerry's most famous character, Count von Count, but Jerry is still providing the voice.

Vogel performed the muppets that were used in Kenneth the Page's view of the world in the 30 Rock episode, "Apollo, Apollo."

Description above from the Wikipedia article Matt Vogel (puppeteer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 The Muppet Show MOVIE Kermit the Frog / Sgt. Floyd Pepper (voice)
2025 Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas MOVIE Big Bird
2024 Happy Birthday Jim Henson MOVIE Kermit the Frog (voice)
2024 Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School MOVIE Big Bird
2024 Jim Henson Idea Man MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2023 Oscar's Handmade Halloween MOVIE Puppet Captain
2023 The Muppets Mayhem TV Floyd Pepper (voice)
2023 Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong MOVIE Kermit (voice)
2022 Sesame Street: The Nutcracker MOVIE Big Bird / The Count (voice)
2022 Best in Snow MOVIE Kermit the Frog (voice)

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