Richard Frank Oznowicz (born May 25, 1944), better known as Frank Oz, is an English film director, actor and puppeteer. He was born in Hereford, England to French parents — a Jewish father and Catholic mother, both of Polish descent. Oz moved to California, United States with his parents when he was five years old.

Oz is best known for his work as a puppeteer, performing with Jim Henson's Muppets. His characters have included Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and Sam the Eagle on The Muppet Show, and Grover, Cookie Monster, and Bert on Sesame Street, among many others. In addition to performing a variety of characters, Oz has been one of the primary collaborators responsible for the development of the Muppets over the last 30 years. Oz has performed as a Muppeteer in over 75 movies, video releases, and TV specials, as well as countless other public appearances, episodes of Sesame Street, and other Jim Henson series. His puppetry work spans from 1969 to the present day.

Possibly Oz's most famous character is the diminutive Jedi Master Yoda from George Lucas' Star Wars series. Oz performed the voice and puppet (where applicable) for Yoda in Star Wars films between 1980 and 2005. Yoda first appeared in 1980's The Empire Strikes Back. Oz had a great deal of creative input on the character, and was himself responsible for creating the character's trademark style of reversed grammar.

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#igrewupon WWF/WCW. WOLFPACK! DX! Jams Countdown with Tyrese! GI Joe and Lisa Frank! Wizard of Oz and Boyz II Men haha.
foolishxlady (hisPRiNCESS) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:41:45 -0000
#igrewupon WWF/WCW. WOLFPACK! DX! Jams Countdown with Tyrese! GI Joe and Lisa Frank! Wizard of Oz and Boyz II Men haha.
taking some sage advice from a favorite sage "try not. do or do not do. there is no try." #yoda. love frank oz's disdain for contractions
donnambruschi (Donna M Bruschi) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:13:44 -0000
taking some sage advice from a favorite sage "try not. do or do not do. there is no try." #yoda. love frank oz's disdain for contractions
taking some sage advice from a favorite sage "try not. do or do not do. there is no try." #yoda. love frank oz's disdain for contractions
donnambruschi (Donna M Bruschi) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:12:31 -0000
taking some sage advice from a favorite sage "try not. do or do not do. there is no try." #yoda. love frank oz's disdain for contractions
Frank Oz's Death at a Funeral gets an interesting remake http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1688273945/
girlskout (SarahC) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:57:31 -0000
Frank Oz's Death at a Funeral gets an interesting remake http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1688273945/
my 12 oz. Frank's Red Hot (kept in my cubicle) is almost gone-this is NOT okay!!! Gotta get some bc "I put that sh*t on everything!" ;) #hot
JMarucci (J Marucci) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:47:23 -0000
my 12 oz. Frank's Red Hot (kept in my cubicle) is almost gone-this is NOT okay!!! Gotta get some bc "I put that sh*t on everything!" ;) #hot
my 12 oz. Frank's Red Hot (kept in my cubicle) is almost gone! this is NOT okay! Gotta get some bc "I put that sh*t on everything!" ;) #fhot
JMarucci (J Marucci) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:46:55 -0000
my 12 oz. Frank's Red Hot (kept in my cubicle) is almost gone! this is NOT okay! Gotta get some bc "I put that sh*t on everything!" ;) #fhot

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