He confirmed this in an interview with THR, where he also attributed his firing to a union disagreement. “The decision to part ways was a difficult one which was made in consultation with the Henson family and has their full support.”īefore THR published its story, Whitmire shared a blog post hinting that his devotion to maintaining Jim Henson’s legacy led to the decision. “We raised concerns about Steve’s repeated unacceptable business conduct over a period of many years and he consistently failed to address the feedback,” Muppets Studio said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. Two days later, Whitmire revealed the Muppets Studio had fired him back in October, and the studio has since said their “decision to part ways” was a result of Whitmire’s “unacceptable business conduct.”

'Sesame Street' nonprofit Sesame Workshop, whose flagship features puppet characters designed by the Jim Henson Company, has its spin-off 'The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo' on Warner Bros' HBO Max.įor completionists, Jim Henson's friendly lime-green amphibian was also voiced by Frank Welker in 1980s animation 'Muppet Babies' and associated outings, and by Matt Danner in the Disney Channel's 2018 reboot of the same series, with Henson Company regular John Kennedy and 'Crank Yankers' actor Artie Esposito subbing in as adult Kermit on select occasions.Last week, it was announced that Matt Vogel would be replacing Steve Whitmire as the voice of Kermit the Frog. While Disney bought The Muppets from the Jim Henson Company in 2004 Henson's surviving business has 'The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance' on Netflix and 'Fraggle Rock: Rock On!' on Apple TV+. The show's first season run begins July 31. The new show is a streaming debut for the Muppets franchise and promises an unscripted, improvisational approach that encompasses lifestyle takes, gameshow segments, interviews, science, and cookery.Ĭonfirmed for the hotseat are Linda Cardinelli (Wendy Courdroy in 'Gravity Falls' and Laura Barton in 'Avengers: Endgame'), Aubrey Plaza (Claire Wheeler in 'Monsters University'), Seth Rogen (Pumbaa in 2019's 'The Lion King') and RuPaul ('RuPaul's Drag Race', 'Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular'). Vogel has played various supporting Muppets characters since 'A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa' as well as Kermit in two 20 live shows either side of the Atlantic, and here incarnates the character for a TV audience as Kermit hosts a teleconferencing call between 'Muppets Now' characters and the shiny-eyed weasel Joe from Legal.

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