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Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz; [2] May 25, 1944) is an American puppeteer, filmmaker, and actor. He is best known for his involvement with Jim Henson and George Lucas through the Muppets , Sesame Street , and Star Wars , as well as his directorial work in feature films and theater.
May 25, 2011 · Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz[1] on May 25, 1944) is an American actor, puppeteer and director, best known as the puppeteer for and original voice of Yoda. Outside Star Wars, Oz is notable for his work with Jim Henson's Muppets and in film directing. Although well known for the role of Yoda, Oz refuses to attend fan conventions or imitate the character's voice outside Star Wars, out of ...
Oz voiced the computer-generated Yoda in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005), supporting the transition of the character's rendering to digital. In 2011, the Blu-Ray edition of The Phantom Menace replaced the puppet Yoda with CGI to match the other prequel films.
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Frank Oz- Frank Oz, Jim Henson, and Fran Brill in Jim Henson: Idea Man (2024)
- Frank Oz in Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
- Frank Oz in The Muppet Show (1976)
- Frank Oz and Mac Davis in The Muppet Show (1976)
- Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, and The Muppets in The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
- Frank Oz in The Beginning: Making 'Episode I' (2001)
Frank Oz tells us how he was pitched on playing Yoda again in Rian Johnson's 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi', what it was like on set working with Mark Hamill again, crafting Yoda’s dialogue, Yoda ...
Mar 24, 2018 · Back to bring Yoda to life was original voice actor Frank Oz. The master puppeteer has inhabited the role for almost 40 years, and he is very protective of the character, especially the puppet. In ...
Nov 22, 2022 · In part one of this interview, the legendary Frank Oz talks about the challenges of bringing the original Yoda puppet to life in Star Wars: The Empire Strike...
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Sep 3, 2021 · George Lucas changed the film world forever with his original trilogy, including the fan favorite chapter Empire Strikes Back. That beloved sequel featured the debut of Frank Oz’s Yoda, and the ...
