Cast & creator
Eric Jacobson
Best known for Saturday Night Live, The View, Sesame Street
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Eric Jacobson (b. July 25, 1970) is a puppeteer and Muppet performer, who has been the primary replacement puppeteer for Frank Oz's characters since 2001. Jacobson initially started playing Bert in 1997, but officially joined the cast as Bert and additional Muppets in 2000. His role expanded in 2002 to include new Grover segments, particularly Global Grover. In 2001 he and David Rudman played Cookie Monster until 2002 when Sesame Workshop chose David as Cookie so there would be more interaction between Bert/Grover and Cookie Monster. 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. Jacobson currently is a puppeteer for many Muppet productions, for Sesame Street, and Play with Me Sesame (2002 on). Jacobson appeared as the Little Bad Wolf in the pilot episode of Jack's Big Music Show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric Jacobson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
72
film credits
31
television credits
99
1969–2026 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (103)
Showing 103 of 103 credits
Saturday Night Live
Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) (uncredited)
1975
The View
Miss Piggy (voice)
1997
Sesame Street
1969
Jeopardy!
Bert / Grover / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1984Jeopardy!
Bert (voice)
1984Jeopardy!
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1984
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Miss Piggy
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Oscar the Grouch (Voice)
2022
Scrubs
Grover (voice)
2001
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Sesame Street Muppet Performer
2014
The Masked Singer
Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal (voices)
2019The Tony Danza Show
Miss Piggy (voice)
2004
Good Luck Charlie
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
2010
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Miss Piggy - Special Guest (voice)
2012
The Jonathan Ross Show
Miss Piggy (voice)
2011
Tom and Jerry Tales
Writer
2006
The Muppets
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
2015
The Muppets Mayhem
Animal (voice)
2023
Camp Lakebottom
Creator
2013
Storm on Sesame Street
Grover
2026
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
Miss Piggy (voice)
2010
The Muppets
Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs (voice)
2011
So Random!
Miss Piggy - Special Guest (voice)
2011
The Muppet Show
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
2026The Muppet Show
Executive Producer
2026
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
Grover / Bert
2002
Muppets Now
Miss Piggy (voice)
2020
Muppets Most Wanted
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
2014
Muppet Moments
Miss Piggy
2015
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
2024
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Sam Eagle
2021
Muppet Babies: Play Date
Animal / Piggy / Fozzie
2019
Jack's Big Music Show
Little Bad Wolf (voice)
2005
Studio DC: Almost Live
Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle
2008
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Yoda / Elvises (voice)
2002
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
The Cowardly Lion / Witches / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
2005
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
2008
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Bert / Grover (voice)
2007
Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas
Grover / Oscar the Grouch / Bert (voice)
2025
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
The Muppets Puppeteer
2020
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Bert / Grover / Guy Smiley / Harvey Kneeslapper / ... (voice)
2019
Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase
Grover / Oscar the Grouch
2017
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Grover / Bert (voice)
2004
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Singing, Drawing & More!
2000
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
Fozzie Bear / Sam Eagle / Animal (voice)
2018
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
2009
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
Animal / Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy ("Keep Fishin")
2004
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
2008
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
Fozzie (voice)
2023
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (archive footage)
2006
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
2011
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer Vacation
Bert (voice)
2008
Michael Buble's Christmas in New York
Miss Piggy
2014Shadows Over Sesame Street
Grover
Sesame Street: Being Green
Bert (voice)
2009
Keep Christmas With You
Grover / Bert
2015
Sesame Street: The Nutcracker
Grover / Oscar / Bert (voice)
2022
When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special
Bert / Grover / Oscar / Guy Smiley
2018
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
Bert (voice)
2009
Sesame Street: Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures
Bert
2008Sesame Street: Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures
Theme Song Performance
2008The Muppets Take The O2
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Newsman / Himself (voice)
2018
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
Bert / Grover (voice)
2002
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
Bert/Grover
2012
Elmo's World: Family Feature (Starring Elmo and Friends!)
Bert
2003Untitled Miss Piggy Film
Miss Piggy (voice)
The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour
Miss Piggy (voice)
2004
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
Grover / Bert / Grover's Mommy (voice)
2004
Oscar's Handmade Halloween
Sesame Street Puppet Performer
2023
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
Bert / Grover / Two-Headed Monster (voice)
2016
Sesame Street: Count on Sports
Bert / Grover
2008
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle (voice)
2013
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Opposites
2008Dear Earth
Animal (voice)
2021
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Super Grover / Bert
2004
The Monster at the End of This Story
Grover (voice)
2020
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!
Grover
2001
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!
Bert (voice)
2000
Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf
(voice)
2001
Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World
Bert
2010
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!
2002
Happy Birthday Jim Henson
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2024
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo!
Bert
2002
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
Grover / Bert (voice)
2020
CinderElmo
Muppet Performer (voice)
1999
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame: Let's Play Games
2008
Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland
Grover as the Mad Hatter / Bert as Tweedle Dee (voice)
2008
A Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration
Bert / Grover / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2020
Robbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
2013
Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School
Grover / Bert
2024
Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy
Grover / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2021
The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special
Oscar The Grouch
2020
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces
Bert (voice)
2009
Weezer and the Muppets Go Fishin'
Miss Piggy
2002
Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular
Grover
2023
The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam Eagle (voice)
2012
The Muppets: Ringing of the Bells
Animal
2009
Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays
Fozzie (voice)
2015
Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures
Bert
2010
The Great Gonzo: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Weirdo
Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam the Eagle, Animal
2005Grover's Magic Carpet Ride
Grover (voice)
2010