Eric Jacobson

Known For: Acting
Born: July 25, 1970
Place of Birth: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Eric Jacobson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Eric Jacobson (b. July 25, 1970) is a puppeteer and Muppet performer, who has been the primary replacement puppeteer for Frank Oz's characters since 2001. Jacobson initially started playing Bert in 1997, but officially joined the cast as Bert and additional Muppets in 2000. His role expanded in 2002 to include new Grover segments, particularly Global Grover. In 2001 he and David Rudman played Cookie Monster until 2002 when Sesame Workshop chose David as Cookie so there would be more interaction between Bert/Grover and Cookie Monster. His second role came in 2001 with The Book of Pooh, where he worked on Piglet and Kanga. That year, he also began playing Miss Piggy, debuting at the "Muppetfest" convention. Subsequently, in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002), he performed the roles of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Animal. In The Muppe…

Filmography

The Muppet Show

2026 · Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice), Executive Producer

Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas

2025 · Grover / Oscar the Grouch / Bert (voice)

Happy Birthday Jim Henson

2024 · Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School

2024 · Grover / Bert

Jim Henson Idea Man

2024 · Self (archive footage)

Oscar's Handmade Halloween

2023 · Sesame Street Puppet Performer

The Muppets Mayhem

2023 · Animal (voice)

Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular

2023 · Grover

Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong

2023 · Fozzie (voice)

Sesame Street: The Nutcracker

2022 · Grover / Oscar / Bert (voice)

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022 · Oscar the Grouch (Voice)

Dear Earth

2021 · Animal (voice)

Muppets Haunted Mansion

2021 · Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Sam Eagle

Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy

2021 · Grover / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

A Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration

2020 · Bert / Grover / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

The Monster at the End of This Story

2020 · Grover (voice)

The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special

2020 · Oscar The Grouch

Muppets Now

2020 · Miss Piggy (voice)

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

2020 · The Muppets Puppeteer

Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate

2020 · Grover / Bert (voice)

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2019 · Bert / Grover / Guy Smiley / Harvey Kneeslapper / ... (voice)

The Masked Singer

2019 · Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal (voices)

Muppet Babies: Play Date

2019 · Animal / Piggy / Fozzie

When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special

2018 · Bert / Grover / Oscar / Guy Smiley

The Muppets Take The O2

The Muppets Take The O2

2018 · Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Newsman / Himself (voice)

Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity

2018 · Fozzie Bear/Sam Eagle/Animal (voice)

Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase

2017 · Grover / Oscar the Grouch

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

2016 · Bert / Grover / Two-Headed Monster (voice)

Keep Christmas With You

2015 · Grover / Bert

The Muppets

2015 · Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays

2015 · Fozzie (voice)

Muppet Moments

2015 · Miss Piggy

Michael Buble's Christmas in New York

2014 · Miss Piggy

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014 · Sesame Street Muppet Performer

Muppets Most Wanted

2014 · Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)

Robbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium

2013 · Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear

Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular

2013 · Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle (voice)

Camp Lakebottom

2013 · Creator

The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala

2012 · Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam Eagle (voice)

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

2012 · Miss Piggy - Special Guest (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers

2012 · Bert/Grover

Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars

2012

The Muppets

2011 · Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs (voice)

The Jonathan Ross Show

2011 · Miss Piggy (voice)

So Random!

2011 · Miss Piggy - Special Guest (voice)

Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures

2011

Take Two with Phineas and Ferb

2010 · Miss Piggy (voice)

Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures

2010 · Bert

Good Luck Charlie

2010 · Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

Grover's Magic Carpet Ride

Grover's Magic Carpet Ride

2010 · Grover (voice)

Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World

2010 · Bert

The Muppets: Ringing of the Bells

2009 · Animal

Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales

2009

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces

2009 · Bert (voice)

Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo

2009 · Bert (voice)

Sesame Street: Being Green

2009 · Bert (voice)

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

2008 · Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)

Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland

2008 · Grover as the Mad Hatter / Bert as Tweedle Dee (voice)

Sesame Street: Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures

2008 · Bert, Theme Song Performance

Studio DC: Almost Live

2008 · Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle

The Muppets: Stars & Stripes FOREVER!

2008 · Sam American Eagle (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer Vacation

2008 · Bert (voice)

The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live

2008 · Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)

Sesame Street: Count on Sports

2008 · Bert / Grover

Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame: Let's Play Games

2008

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

2007 · Bert / Grover (voice)

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

2006 · Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (archive footage)

Tom and Jerry Tales

2006 · Writer

The Great Gonzo: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Weirdo

2005 · Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam the Eagle, Animal

Jack's Big Music Show

2005 · Little Bad Wolf (voice)

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

2005 · The Cowardly Lion / Witches / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)

The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

2004 · Miss Piggy (voice)

Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover

2004 · Grover / Bert / Grover's Mommy (voice)

The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour

2004 · Miss Piggy (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!

2004 · Grover / Bert (voice)

Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002

2004 · Animal / Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy ("Keep Fishin")

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

2004 · Super Grover / Bert

Elmo's World: Family Feature (Starring Elmo and Friends!)

2003 · Bert

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · Miss Piggy, Oscar the Grouch (voice)

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

2002 · Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Yoda / Elvises (voice)

Weezer and the Muppets Go Fishin'

2002 · Miss Piggy

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

2002 · Bert / Grover (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo!

2002 · Bert

Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame

2002 · Grover / Bert

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!

2001 · Grover

Scrubs

2001 · Grover (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf

2001 · (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!

2000 · Bert (voice)

CinderElmo

1999 · Muppet Performer (voice)

The View

1997 · Miss Piggy (voice)

Jeopardy!

1984 · Bert / Grover / Oscar the Grouch (voice), Bert (voice)

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) (uncredited)

Sesame Street

1969

Untitled Miss Piggy Movie

Untitled Miss Piggy Movie

— · Miss Piggy (voice)

Shadows Over Sesame Street

Shadows Over Sesame Street

— · Grover

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