Eric Jacobson is a puppeteer and Muppet performer, who has been the primary replacement puppeteer for Frank Oz's characters since 2001. A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object — a puppet— in real time to create the illusion of life. ... John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together The Muppets are a group of puppets and costume characters created by Jim Henson and the company he created. ... Frank Oz (born May 25, 1944) is an American film director, actor and puppeteer. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

Jacobson initially started playing Bert in 1997, but officially joined the cast as Bert, Cookie Monster, and additional Muppets in 2000. His role expanded in 2002 to include new Grover segments, particularly Global Grover. Global Grover is a recurring segment in Sesame Street. ...

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 Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) he performed all of these characters, as well as Sam the Eagle. The Book of Pooh is a puppetry show aimed at preschoolers used to air on the Disney Channel. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Miss Piggy being moved on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Miss Piggy is a Muppet character primarily played by Frank Oz. ... Fozzie Bear Fozzie Bear in Muppets Treasure Island (and Mr. ... The Electric Mayhem is the name of a Muppet rock band that appeared on The Muppet Show. ... Promotional poster The Muppets Wizard of Oz, an original made-for-television movie, aired May 20, 2005 as a special Friday night edition of ABCs The Wonderful World of Disney. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sam the Eagle Sam the Eagle is a character from the syndicated television show The Muppet Show, performed by Frank Oz. ...

Jacobson currently is a puppeteer for many Muppet productions, for Sesame Street, and Play with Me Sesame (2002 on). Play With Me Sesame is a childrens television series spun-off Sesame Street. ...

Jacobson appeared as the Little Bad Wolf in the pilot episode of Jack's Big Music Show, aired 12 September 2005. Jacks Big Music Show is a childrens television program shown on the Noggin television network. ...

Guest-appearances

Jacobson's Miss Piggy has appeared on Rove Live (25 November 2003), Live with Regis and Kelly (19 May 2005), The Tony Danza Show (23 May 2005, 3 November 2005), Good Morning America (August 2005?), This Morning (19 September 2005). His Grover has appeared on Good Morning Australia (9 March 2004), Rove Live (8 March 2005), and Jimmy Kimmel Live (mid-2005). His Fozzie has appeared on Saturday Night Live (18 December 2004), and Jimmy Kimmel Live (13 May 2005). Extreme Makeover: Home Edition included Muppet guests, such as Jacobson's Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (August 1 2007). It has been suggested that Carrie Bickmore be merged into this article or section. ... Live with Regis and Kelly is a syndicated American television talk show, hosted by Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa. ... The Tony Danza Show is a daytime talk show hosted by actor Tony Danza. ... Good Morning America is a weekday morning news show that is broadcast on the ABC television network. ... This Morning has been the name of several noted programs on television and radio: This Morning (television program), British breakfast television show, This Morning (radio program), Canadian radio show on CBC Radio One from 1997 to 2002. ... Good Morning Australia (or GMA) from Network Ten, started out in 1981 as a 7:00 to 9:00 breakfast tv news entertainment show and continued from 1993 as a two-hour long weekday chat show until 2005. ... It has been suggested that Carrie Bickmore be merged into this article or section. ... Jimmy Kimmel Live is a late-night talk show in the United States created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, broadcast from the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 91-minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City that has been broadcast live by NBC on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. ... Jimmy Kimmel Live is a late-night talk show in the United States created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, broadcast from the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. ... Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is an ABC reality television series that began broadcasting in 2003 in which a familys house, including all rooms, exterior and landscaping, is made over by a team of builders and designers in seven days. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Jacobson's Bert appeared in episode 22 of Between the Lions' season 2, "Tweet! Tweet!", first aired 1 May 2001. Between the Lions is a PBS childrens puppet show designed to promote reading. ...

External links

• Tough Pigs Muppet Recast FAQ
• Eric Jacobson at the Internet Movie Database