I cannot stress this enough, the only logical choice for an alternate Ernie would be Rick Lyon,not that I have anything against John Tartaglia, he's good and all, but Rick is the only other person besides Steve who can pull off a perfect Ernie impression, I mean listen to Nicky from Avenue Q and tell me you don't hear Ernie in there? Since Rick is busy building puppets and whatnot, he could probably just leave Lyon Puppets Inc. for a while and maybe come back to Sesame Street as a back-up performer for Ernie when Steve is sick, wants to spend time with his wife Melissa, or is just hungry and wants a sandwich or something. I could just imagine Steve saying "Rick, I don't want to do Ernie today, here you take him!" to which Rick would probably respond "Thanks Steve" BTW I think Rick's Ernie would probably work well with Eric or Frank's Bert, since it would sound more like Jim, that way the old-school viewers wouldn't complain about Ernie's new voice.
Two words...Rick Lyon
Ernie still lives. His original performer, Jim Henson, died in 1990. Steve Whitmire is now his performer.
The cast of Steve Martin and Kermit the Frog in Dueling Banjos - 2013 includes: Steve Martin as himself Kermit the Frog Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog
Mike, played by Tim Considine Robbie, played by Don Grady Chip, played by Stanley Livingston There was a fourth boy, Ernie, played by Stanley's real-life brother, Barry. Ernie, an orphaned friend of Chips, was at first fostered and eventually adopted by the Douglas family.
Actors named Steve include: Steve McQueen Steve Martin Steve Carrell Steve Buscemi Steve Austin.
Two words...Rick Lyon
Jim Henson used to, now it's Steve Whitmire
Ernie still lives. His original performer, Jim Henson, died in 1990. Steve Whitmire is now his performer.
Steve Whitmire's birth name is Steven Lawrence Whitmire.
Steve Whitmire is 6' 4".
A boy because of his name and he's performed by Jim Henson and Steve Whitmire.
Steve Whitmire was born on September 24, 1959.
Steve Whitmire was born on September 24, 1959.
After Jim Henson's death in 1993, Steve Whitmire took over the role of Ernie.
Steve Whitmire is 57 years old (birthdate: September 24, 1959).
Ernie: Jim Henson (1969 - 1990), Steve Whitmire (1993 - present)Bert: Frank Oz (1969 - present; occasionally since 2000), Eric Jacobson (1997 - present)
Steve Whitmire goes by Kermit.