Frank Oz, a director and puppeteer, is the voice of many lovable characters on The Muppet Show and Sesame Street, in addition to being the voice of Yoda in the Star Wars movies.

Influenced by his parents who were puppeteers, Oz had a long-time collaboration with one of the masters of puppetry, Jim Hensen. He often works with actor Steve Martin, director John Landis, and the composer Miles Goodman.

1. 1982: The Dark Crystal
2. 1984: The Muppets Take Manhattan
3. 1986: Little Shop of Horrors
4. 1988: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
5. 1991: What About Bob?
6. 1995: The Indian in the Cupboard Film
7. 1997: In & Out
8. 1999: Bowfinger
9. 2001: The Score
10. 2004: The Stepford Wives

1. (On Jim Henson): "He envisioned a world where bears could tell jokes, chickens could sing, pigs could be stars and they all could ride bicycles."
2. (About the fame of Miss Piggy): "I wouldn't like to be that famous, I value my privacy. Mind you, Miss Piggy enjoys every moment of it. If it were not for me, she would spend all her time in the limelight."

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• May 25, 1944: Born

• 1963: The Jimmy Dean Show

• 1965: Time Piece

• 1969-2000: Sesame Street

• 1976-1981: The Muppet Show

• 1977: Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

• 1979: The Muppet Movie

• 1980: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

• 1980: The Blues Brothers

• 1981: An American Werewolf in London

• 1982: The Dark Crystal

• 1983: Trading Places

• 1985: Spies Like Us

• 1986: Little Shop of Horrors

• 1986: Labyrinth

• 1988: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

• 1991: What About Bob?

• 1997: In & Out

• 1999: Bowfinger

• 2001: The Score

• 2004: The Stepford Wives

• 2007: Death at a Funeral