Peter Linz | |
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Born | Decatur, Georgia, U.S. | June 28, 1967
Other names | George Bailey |
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Years active | 1989–present |
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Children | 3 [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 .
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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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 the Moon (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 |
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