Acting · Fort Worth, Texas, USA · Born July 25, 1970
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.
MovieThe Muppet Show
2026
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
MovieElmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas
2025
as Grover / Oscar the Grouch / Bert (voice)
MovieHappy Birthday Jim Henson
2024
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)
MovieCookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School
2024
as Grover / Bert
MovieJim Henson Idea Man
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieOscar's Handmade Halloween
2023
as Sesame Street Puppet Performer
TVThe Muppets Mayhem
2023
as Animal (voice)
MovieElmo's Mindfulness Spectacular
2023
as Grover
MovieSchoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
2023
as Fozzie (voice)
MovieSesame Street: The Nutcracker
2022
as Grover / Oscar / Bert (voice)
TVThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Oscar the Grouch (Voice)
Dear Earth
2021
as Animal (voice)
MovieMuppets Haunted Mansion
2021
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Sam Eagle
MovieFurry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy
2021
as Grover / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
MovieA Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration
2020
as Bert / Grover / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
MovieThe Monster at the End of This Story
2020
as Grover (voice)
MovieThe Power of We: A Sesame Street Special
2020
as Oscar The Grouch
TVMuppets Now
2020
as Miss Piggy (voice)
MovieThe Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
2020
as The Muppets Puppeteer
MovieSesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
2020
as Grover / Bert (voice)
MovieSesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Bert / Grover / Guy Smiley / Harvey Kneeslapper / ... (voice)
TVThe Masked Singer
2019
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal (voices)
TVMuppet Babies: Play Date
2019
as Animal / Piggy / Fozzie
MovieWhen You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special
2018
as Bert / Grover / Oscar / Guy Smiley
The Muppets Take The O2
2018
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Newsman / Himself (voice)
MovieSeth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
2018
as Fozzie Bear/Sam Eagle/Animal (voice)
MovieSesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase
2017
as Grover / Oscar the Grouch
MovieOnce Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
2016
as Bert / Grover / Two-Headed Monster (voice)
MovieKeep Christmas With You
2015
as Grover / Bert
TVThe Muppets
2015
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
MovieFozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays
2015
as Fozzie (voice)
TVMuppet Moments
2015
as Miss Piggy
MovieMichael Buble's Christmas in New York
2014
as Miss Piggy
TVLast Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Sesame Street Muppet Performer
MovieMuppets Most Wanted
2014
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
MovieRobbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium
2013
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
MovieLady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
2013
as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle (voice)
MovieThe Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala
2012
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam Eagle (voice)
TVRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
as Miss Piggy - Special Guest (voice)
MovieSesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
2012
as Bert/Grover
MovieSesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012
MovieThe Muppets
2011
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs (voice)
TVThe Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Miss Piggy (voice)
TVSo Random!
2011
as Miss Piggy - Special Guest (voice)
MovieSesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
2011
TVTake Two with Phineas and Ferb
2010
as Miss Piggy (voice)
MovieBert and Ernie's Great Adventures
2010
as Bert
TVGood Luck Charlie
2010
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
Grover's Magic Carpet Ride
2010
as Grover (voice)
MovieSesame Street: The Best Pet in the World
2010
as Bert
MovieThe Muppets: Ringing of the Bells
2009
as Animal
MovieSesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
2009
MovieSesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces
2009
as Bert (voice)
MovieSesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
2009
as Bert (voice)
MovieSesame Street: Being Green
2009
as Bert (voice)
MovieA Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
MovieSesame Street: Abby in Wonderland
2008
as Grover as the Mad Hatter / Bert as Tweedle Dee (voice)
TVSesame Street: Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures
2008
as Bert
TVStudio DC: Almost Live
2008
as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle
MovieThe Muppets: Stars & Stripes FOREVER!
2008
as Sam American Eagle (voice)
MovieSesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer Vacation
2008
as Bert (voice)
MovieThe Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live
2008
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
MovieSesame Street: Count on Sports
2008
as Bert / Grover
MovieSesame Street: Play with Me Sesame: Let's Play Games
2008
MovieElmo's Christmas Countdown
2007
as Bert / Grover (voice)
MovieA Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (archive footage)
MovieThe Great Gonzo: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Weirdo
2005
as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam the Eagle, Animal
TVJack's Big Music Show
2005
as Little Bad Wolf (voice)
MovieThe Muppets' Wizard of Oz
2005
as The Cowardly Lion / Witches / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Miss Piggy (voice)
MovieSesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
2004
as Grover / Bert / Grover's Mommy (voice)
MovieThe Nick and Jessica Variety Hour
2004
as Miss Piggy (voice)
MovieSesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004
as Grover / Bert (voice)
MovieWeezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
2004
as Animal / Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy ("Keep Fishin")
MovieSesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
as Super Grover / Bert
MovieElmo's World: Family Feature (Starring Elmo and Friends!)
2003
as Bert
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Miss Piggy
MovieIt's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2002
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Yoda / Elvises (voice)
MovieWeezer and the Muppets Go Fishin'
2002
as Miss Piggy
MovieSesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
2002
as Bert / Grover (voice)
MovieSesame Street: Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo!
2002
as Bert
TVSesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
2002
as Grover / Bert
MovieSesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!
2001
as Grover
TVScrubs
2001
as Grover (voice)
MovieSesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf
2001
as (voice)
MovieSesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!
2000
as Bert (voice)
MovieCinderElmo
1999
as Muppet Performer (voice)
TVThe View
1997
as Miss Piggy (voice)
TVJeopardy!
1984
as Bert / Grover / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) (uncredited)
TVSesame Street
1969
Untitled Miss Piggy Movie
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Shadows Over Sesame Street
as Grover
