Eric Jacobson
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About
Puppeteer who is known for his impressive work with The Muppets and Sesame Street. He has performed some of the most famous and iconic Muppets including Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Bert, Grover, and Oscar the Grouch.
Before Fame
He started to work with The Muppets on Sesame Street in 1994 after being an intern in 1992 for the Jim Henson Company. He has also been a performer in many of the Muppet movies since 2001 including The Muppets and The Muppets Mayhem on TV.
Trivia
He has received nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award and Primetime Emmy Award. He is the current performer for nearly all of Frank Oz's original characters and following Caroll Spinney's retirement in 2018, he became the full-time performer of Oscar the Grouch.
Family Life
He is married to Mary and has two children. His daughter's favorite book was having him read The Monster At The End of This Book in Grover's voice.
Associated With
He was inspired to become a puppeteer after the death of Jim Henson and has worked with some of the key Sesame Street actors like Bob McGrath and Emilio Delgado.
