Peter Linz

Not to be confused with Peter Lenz.

Peter Linz
Linz at the 2011 Dragon Con
Born	(1967-06-28) June 28, 1967 (age 58) Decatur, Georgia, U.S.
Other names	George Bailey
Occupation	Puppeteer
Years active	1989–present
Spouses	Marlene E. Rudy ​ ​ (m. 1993;died 2016)​ Alice Dinnean ​ (m. 2023)​
Children	3

Peter Linz (born June 28, 1967) ^[1] is an American puppeteer. ^[2] 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 . ^{[3] [4] [5]} Since 1991, Linz has performed on Sesame Street , on which he performs Herry Monster and Ernie. ^[6]

Early life

Peter Linz was born on June 28, 1967 in Decatur, Georgia. ^[1]

Career

Linz has performed many characters on children's television shows, including 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), Theo Lion in Between the Lions , Honkers, Osvaldo, el Gruñón, Yo-Yol, Bif, Herry Monster and Ernie in Sesame Street and addition roles in Blue's Room and The Puzzle Place . Following Steve Whitmire's departure from the Muppets, Linz has performed the roles of Statler, Link Hogthrob, Robin the Frog, and Lips. ^[6]

Linz also performed in the Broadway musical Avenue Q , ^[7] and provided the voice of Moz in the English dub of Sheep and Wolves .^{[ citation needed ]}

Personal life

Linz was previously married to Marlene E. Rudy from 1993 until her death in 2016; together they have three children. ^[8] He married puppeteer Alice Dinnean in 2023. ^[9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
1999	Muppets From Space	Shakes Beach Hippie (on-screen cameo) Additional Muppets
2011	KikoRiki: Team Invincible	Krash	Voice, english dub; as George Bailey
2014	Muppets Most Wanted	Walter Manolo Flamingo Finger-snapping prisoner in "The Big House" number Baby
2013	Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map	Phantom Parrot (puppetry only) Gnarlybeard (puppetry only) Stu Stukowski (puppetry only) Lighthouse Lou (puppetry only)	Direct-to-video film
2016	Sheep and Wolves	Moz	Voice [10]

Television

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
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
2000–2010	Between the Lions	Theo Lion Heath the Thesaurus (2001–2002) Announcer Bunny Gawain
2001–2004	The Book of Pooh	Winnie the Pooh	Puppetry only
2002–2020	Squeak!	Tizzy
2003–present	Avenue Q	Additional Puppeteer
2004–2005	Blue's Room	Polka Dots (2004–2005) Doodle Board (Season 1 only)
2006–2010	It's a Big Big World	Snook Oko
2007–2011	WordWorld	Bug Pig Monkey	Voice, as George Bailey
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
2015–2016	The Muppets	Walter (presentation pilot) Angel Marie (presentation pilot) Happy Yellow Creature (presentation pilot) Gloria Estefan Droop Snowth
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
2023	The Muppets Mayhem	Lips Statler

Theme parks

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
2013	Sesame Street Spaghetti Space Chase	Elmo (voice only, grand opening ceremony)	Theme park ride
2021	The Muppets Christmas Caroling Coach	Statler	Voice, theme park show at Disneyland during Disney Merriest Nights [11]
2025	"World of Color Happiness!" preshow	Joe the Legal Weasel Lips Statler	Performer; theme park show [12]

Other work

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
2003	Fisher-Price Baby Development	Dee	as George Bailey

References

1. "Peter Linz – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB".
2. Garlen, Jennifer C.; Graham, Anissa M. (July 5, 2009). Kermit culture: critical perspectives on Jim Henson's Muppets. McFarland. pp. 187–. ISBN   978-0-7864-4259-1 . Retrieved August 17, 2011.
3. Barnes, Henry. The Muppets – review", The Guardian , January 26, 2012.
4. Sam. Blu-ray, DVD Release: The Muppets, DiscDish.com, January 19, 2012.
5. Hiskey, Michele. "Atlanta Muppeteer Peter Linz fulfills quest for identity with Walter's fame". Saporta Report. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
6. Ryzik, Melena (April 13, 2020). "How to Get to 'Sesame Street'? These Days, It's by Video Conference". The New York Times. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
7. King, Randall (November 19, 2011). "Muppet man: Jason Segel livin' large starring with fuzzy legends in film he wrote". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
8. undefined. "3 Questions With 'Muppets' puppeteer Peter Linz". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN   1539-7459 . Retrieved August 24, 2022.
9. "Alice & Peter". Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023– via Zola.
10. "About Movie". sheepandwolvesmovie.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
11. "Video: The Muppet Christmas Caroling Coach Debuts at Disney Merriest Nites". laughingplace.com. November 11, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
12. Ace, Shannen (May 14, 2024). "PHOTOS, VIDEO: New 'World of Color Happiness!' with Muppets Pre-Show at Disney California Adventure". wdwnt.com. Retrieved May 16, 2024.

External links

• Peter Linz at IMDb

Preceded by None	Walter (Muppet) 2011–present	Succeeded by None
Preceded by Tyler Bunch	Performer of Herry Monster 2015–present	Succeeded by None
Preceded by Steve Whitmire	Performer of Statler 2017–present	Succeeded by None
Preceded by Matt Vogel	Performer of Robin the Frog 2017–present	Succeeded by None
Preceded by Steve Whitmire	Performer of Link Hogthrob 2017–present	Succeeded by None
Preceded by Steve Whitmire	Performer of Lips 2017–present	Succeeded by None
Preceded by Billy Barkhurst	Performer of Ernie 2017–present	Succeeded by None
Preceded by Richard Hunt	Performer of Captain Vegetable 2019–present	Succeeded by None
Preceded by Joey Mazzarino	Performer of Horatio the Elephant 2019–present	Succeeded by None