Peter Linz
Linz at the 2011 Dragon Con
Born (1967-06-28) June 28, 1967
Decatur, Georgia, U.S.
Other namesGeorge Bailey
Occupation
  • Puppeteer
Years active1989–present
Spouses
Marlene E. Rudy
​
​
(m. 1993; died 2016)​
    ​
    (m. 2023)​
    [1]
    Children3[2]

    Peter Linz (born June 28, 1967) is an American puppeteer and voice actor.[3] Known for his work with the Muppets, Linz's most prominent role is performing for the character Walter who was introduced in the 2011 feature film The Muppets.[4][5] Since 1991, Linz has performed on Sesame Street, where he later took on the roles of Herry Monster and Ernie on Sesame Street in 2017.[6] Linz recounts receiving the role of Walter as his favorite; "Apart from my wedding day and birth of my children, being cast as Walter was one of the greatest moments of my life. I was beyond happiness."[7]

    He has performed many characters on children's television shows. Some of his best known performing roles are Snook in It's a Big Big World, Tutter and Pip in Bear in the Big Blue House, Pooh in The Book of Pooh, Tizzy on Squeak! (season 1), and Theo Lion in Between the Lions, though he has also performed in Blue's Room, Sesame Street,[5] and The Puzzle Place. Following the departure of Steve Whitmire from The Muppets, Linz took over the roles of Statler, Link Hogthrob, Robin the Frog, and Lips.

    Linz also performed in the Broadway musical Avenue Q,[8] and provided the voice of Moz in the English dub of Sheep and Wolves and Bug, Pig, and Monkey in the PBS Kids computer-animated television series WordWorld.

    Filmography

    Year Title Role(s) Notes
    1991–present Sesame Street Alistair Cookie (assistant)
    Honkers
    Osvaldo, el Gruñón (1990s)
    Yo-Yo (puppetry only)
    Additional Muppets
    Bif
    Herry Monster (2015–present)
    Ernie (2017–present)
    Daniel (Julia's dad)
    1993 Sesame Street Stays Up Late! Additional Muppets
    1994 Muppet Sing-Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green Goldfish
    Sesame Street: A New Baby in My House Princess Azalea
    1994–1998 The Puzzle Place Skye
    Nuzzle    		 Seasons 1&2
    1996 Aliens in the Family Varch
    Elder the Nertron Galactic Federation
    Yukkles
    Others
    1996-2004 Blue's Clues Doodle Board (Blue's Room segments only)
    1997–2006 Bear in the Big Blue House Tutter
    Pip
    Jack the Dog (Season 4)
    Skippy
    Jacques the Beaver
    Luna (puppetry only)
    Shadow (puppetry only)
    Ray the Sun (puppetry only)
    Big Old Bullfrog
    Puck
    1997 Sesame Street: Kids' Guide to Life: Telling the Truth Additional Puppeteer
    1998 Elmopalooza Additional Puppeteer
    Elmo's World Seagull (Episode: The Beach) Voice performer
    Sesame Street: Grover's Travels A Twiddlebug Girl
    1999 Muppets From Space Shakes
    Beach Hippie (on-screen cameo)
    Additional Muppets
    2000–2010 Between the Lions Theo Lion
    Heath the Thesaurus (2001–2002)
    Announcer Bunny
    Gawain
    2001–2004 The Book of Pooh Winnie the Pooh
    2002–2020 Squeak! Tizzy
    2003–present Avenue Q Additional Puppeteer
    2003 Fisher Price Baby Development Dee as George Bailey
    2004–2005 Blue's Room Polka Dots (2004–2005)
    Doodle Board (Season 1 only)
    2004–2017 Kikoriki Krash
    2006–2010 It's a Big Big World Snook
    Oko
    2007–2011 WordWorld Bug
    Pig
    Monkey
    2008 Sesame Street: Count on Sports Additional Muppets
    Abby in Wonderland
    A Muppet Christmas: Letters to Santa
    Lomax, the Hound of Music Lomax
    Various humans
    2011 30 Rock Additional Muppet Puppeteer
    The Muppets Walter
    Droop (behind-the-scenes)
    Singing Food in "Me Party" number
    Mutation
    Hippie (voice)
    Human Walter (voice)
    Nigel
    Snowth
    2013 Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map Phantom Parrot (puppetry only)
    Gnarlybeard (puppetry only)
    Stu Stukowski (puppetry only)
    Lighthouse Lou (puppetry only)
    Sesame Street Spaghetti Space Chase Elmo (voice only, grand opening ceremony)
    2014 Muppets Most Wanted Walter
    Manolo Flamingo
    Finger-snapping prisoner in "The Big House" number
    Baby
    2015–2016 The Muppets Walter (presentation pilot)
    Angel Marie (presentation pilot)
    Happy Yellow Creature (presentation pilot)
    Gloria Estefan
    Droop
    Snowth
    2016 Sheep and Wolves Moz[9]
    2017 The Muppets Take the Bowl Walter
    Robin the Frog
    Statler
    Link Hogthrob
    Lips
    Snowth
    		 Live show at the Hollywood Bowl, Sept. 8–10
    2018 The Muppets Take the O2 Walter
    Robin the Frog
    Statler
    Link Hogthrob
    Lips
    Snowth    		 Live show at the O2, London, July 13–14
    2020 Muppets Now Joe the Legal Weasel
    Walter
    Robin the Frog
    Statler
    Link Hogthrob
    Foo-Foo (Miss Piggy's dog)
    2021–present Donkey Hodie Clyde the Cloud
    2021 Muppets Haunted Mansion Walter
    Joe the Legal Weasel
    Statler
    Robin the Frog
    Lips
    The Ghost
    The Muppets Christmas Caroling Coach[10] Statler Voice, theme park show at Disneyland during Disney Merriest Nights
    2023 The Muppets Mayhem Lips, Statler

    References

    1. ↑ "Alice & Peter". Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Zola.
    2. ↑ undefined. "3 Questions With 'Muppets' puppeteer Peter Linz". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
    3. ↑ Garlen, Jennifer C.; Graham, Anissa M. (July 5, 2009). Kermit culture: critical perspectives on Jim Henson's Muppets. McFarland. pp. 187–. ISBN 978-0-7864-4259-1. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
    4. ↑ Barnes, Henry. The Muppets – review", The Guardian, January 26, 2012.
    5. 1 2 Sam. Blu-ray, DVD Release: The Muppets, DiscDish.com, January 19, 2012.
    6. ↑ Ryzik, Melena (April 13, 2020). "How to Get to 'Sesame Street'? These Days, It's by Video Conference". The New York Times. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
    7. ↑ Hiskey, Michele. "Atlanta Muppeteer Peter Linz fulfills quest for identity with Walter's fame". Saporta Report. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
    8. ↑ King, Randall (November 19, 2011). "Muppet man: Jason Segel livin' large starring with fuzzy legends in film he wrote". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
    9. ↑ "About Movie". sheepandwolvesmovie.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
    10. ↑ "Video: The Muppet Christmas Caroling Coach Debuts at Disney Merriest Nites". laughingplace.com. November 11, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.