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Frank Oz

1944 - Today

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Frank Richard Oznowicz (born May 25, 1944), known professionally as Frank Oz, is an English-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. The son of puppeteers, Oz worked as an apprentice puppeteer during his teenage years in Oakland, California. Despite his interest in journalism, he continued his career as a puppeteer when he was hired by The Jim Henson Company in 1963, going on to perform several television characters such as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle on The Muppet Show (1976–1981) and Cookie Monster, Bert, and Grover on Sesame Street (1969–2013). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frank Oz has received more than 7,468,772 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 1,063rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,058th in 2019) and the 138th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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 1,063 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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