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Richard Frank Oznowicz ka Frank Oz [b. May 25, 1944] is an actor, film director, and puppeteer. As an actor, he's known for his roles in 'The Blues Brothers' [1980]; 'An American Werewolf in London' [1981]; 'Trading Places' [1983]; 'Spies Like Us' [1985]; 'Innocent Blood' [1992]; and 'Blues Brothers 2000'. As a film director, he's known for co-directing 'The Dark Crystal' [1982]; and for directing 'The Muppets Take Manhattan' [1984]; 'Little Shop of Horrors' [1986]; 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' [1988]; 'What About Bob?' [1991]; 'House Sitter' [1992]; 'The Indian in the Cupboard' [1995]; 'In & Out' [1997]; 'Bowfinger' [1999]; 'The Score' [2001]; 'The Stepford Wives' [2004]; and 'Death at a Funeral' [2007]. As a puppeteer, he's known for his puppetry and vocal skills as 'Animal', 'Fozzie Bear', 'Miss Piggy', and 'Sam the Eagle' on 'The Muppet Show'; as 'Bert', 'Cookie Monster', and 'Grover' on 'Sesame Street'; and as 'Yoda' on 'The Empire Strikes Back' [1980], 'Return of the Jedi' [1983], 'The Phantom Menace' [1999], 'Attack of the Clones' [2002], and 'Revenge of the Sith' [2005].

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