Pepe the King Prawn
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| Pepe the King Prawn | |
|---|---|
| The Muppets character | |
| First appearance | Muppets Tonight |
| Created by | Jim Henson Productions |
| Voiced by | Bill Barretta |
| Information | |
| Aliases | Pepe Rodrigo Serrano Gonzales |
| Species | Muppet prawn |
| Gender | Male |
Pepe the King Prawn is a Muppet character created for Muppets Tonight and performed by Bill Barretta, originally as part of a vaudeville double act with Seymour the Elephant. Pepe has become one of the most popular Muppet characters, providing "comedic relief" in major supporting roles similar to Rizzo the Rat and appearing in most major Muppet productions since his introduction. He and Bobo the Bear are the only Muppet characters exclusively created for Muppets Tonight that still feature prominently in the Muppets franchise.
Pepe is Spanish (his full name is Pepino Rodrigo Serrano Gonzales) and speaks with a heavy accent, punctuating his sentences with "Okay?" His character plays on many Latino stereotypes: he has a fiery temper (especially when referred to as a "shrimp"), and thinks of himself as a lothario, often making suggestive remarks, for example when he appeared on The Bonnie Hunt Show to promote his book and A Muppet Christmas: Letters to Santa.[1] Pepe is also a schemer, willing to betray or at least take advantage of his friends: he allied with Ms. Bitterman in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie and works with Rizzo to trick Gonzo into building a Jacuzzi in Muppets From Space. His conscience usually wins out and makes him do what's right in the end.
He is also author of the self-help book It's Hard Out Here for a Shrimp, which also tells his life story.[2] In various appearances he has revealed he has a long-time girlfriend, Christina, with whom he has had children.
Appearances
Though only appearing twice in Muppets Tonight, Pepe proved a hit with audiences and has returned many times since. (His partner Seymour has never been seen again.) He has major roles in Muppets from Space (1999), It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002), The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) (where he co-stars as Toto), and A Muppet Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008). He also appears in 2011's The Muppets, though in keeping with that film's focus on the original Muppet Show cast, he has only a brief cameo role as Miss Piggy's dance partner.
As well as frequent appearances in commercials, Muppet short films and videogames, Pepe was also as an occasional correspondent on Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony, and hosts "Pepe's Profiles" featurettes on the Disney "Kermit's 50th Anniversary" DVD re-releases of early Muppet movies. In 2002 he was the "spokesprawn" for restaurant chain Long John Silver's. He has also made many television appearances on shows including America's Funniest Home Videos, The Jay Leno Show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Dancing with the Stars.
External links
References
- ^ "The Bonnie Hunt Show". December 17, 2008.
- ^ Pepe the King Prawn (Jim Lewis). It's Hard Out Here for a Shrimp. ISBN 1-4013-2305-7.
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