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Frank Oz

1944 - Today

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Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is an American puppeteer, filmmaker and actor. He is best known for his involvement with Jim Henson and George Lucas through the Muppets, Sesame Street, and Star Wars, as well as his directorial work in feature films and theater. During his adolescence, Oz worked as an apprentice puppeteer in Oakland, California. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frank Oz has received more than 6,625,472 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Frank Oz is the 974th most popular actor (down from 920th in 2019), the 1,062nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,058th in 2019) and the 138th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Frank Ozs by language

Over the past year Frank Oz has had the most page views in the with 671,411 views, followed by German (58,626), and Italian (40,408). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Galician (558.95%), Simple English (105.26%), and Cebuano (101.79%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Frank Oz ranks 974 out of 13,578. Before him are Marisa Berenson, Michael Biehn, Giancarlo Esposito, Patricia Neal, Stephen Boyd, and Fran Drescher. After him are Fred Ward, John Forsythe, Lou Ferrigno, Dean Stockwell, Conrad Bain, and Lee Sun-kyun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Frank Oz ranks 123. Before him are Daniel Pennac, Patrice Chéreau, Helena Rojo, Marie-Christine Barrault, Jürgen Grabowski, and Andris Bērziņš. After him are John Densmore, Ian Wilmut, Ferenc Bene, Jane Hawking, Chris Patten, and Roger Scruton.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Frank Oz ranks 1,062 out of 8,785. Before him are Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881), Ron Dennis (1947), George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford (1504), Frank Lloyd (1886), Stephen Boyd (1931), and Thomas Willis (1621). After him are William Smith (1769), Isabella Bird (1831), David Hamilton (1933), Cozy Powell (1947), Nicko McBrain (1952), and Dave Gahan (1962).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Frank Oz ranks 138. Before him are Jeremy Brett (1933), Michael Palin (1943), Sebastian Shaw (1905), Kenny Baker (1934), John Nettles (1943), and Stephen Boyd (1931). After him are Sacha Baron Cohen (1971), Dirk Bogarde (1921), Honor Blackman (1925), Helen McCrory (1968), Patrick Macnee (1922), and Brenda Blethyn (1946).

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Television and Movie Roles

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Yoda (voice)
The evil Darth Sidious enacts his final plan for unlimited power -- and the heroic Jedi Anakin Skywalker must choose a side.
May 17o 20057.418 / 10
Monsters, Inc.
Jeff Fungus (voice)
Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, it's the monsters who are scared silly, and it's up to Sulley and Mike to keep her out of sight and get her back home.
Nov 1o 20017.841 / 10
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Yoda (voice)
Following an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi investigate a mysterious plot that could change the galaxy forever.
May 15o 20026.555 / 10