Frank Oz
Frank Oz | |
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 Oz at the 38th Annual Saturn Awards 2012 | |
| Born | Frank Richard Oznowicz May 25, 1944 Hereford,Herefordshire, England |
| Citizenship | United States[1] |
| Alma mater | Oakland City College |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1961–present |
| Spouses | Robin Garsen
(m.1979;div.2005)Victoria Labalme (m.2011) |
| Children | 4 |
Frank Oz(bornFrank Richard Oznowicz;[2]May 25, 1944) is an American puppeteer, filmmaker, and actor. He is best known for his involvement withJim HensonandGeorge Lucasthroughthe Muppets,Sesame Street,andStar Wars,as well as his directorial work in feature films and theater.
During his adolescence, Oz worked as an apprentice puppeteer inOakland, California.Despite his interest in journalism, Oz continued his career as a puppeteer when he was hired by Jim Henson in 1963 to work forThe Jim Henson Companywhere he went on to perform several characters in multiple television series and specials. Oz performed theMuppetcharacters ofMiss Piggy,Fozzie Bear,Animal,andSam EagleonThe Muppet Show(1976–1981), andCookie Monster,Bert,andGroveronSesame Street(1969–2013).[3]He was hired by George Lucas and began performing the character ofYodain theStar Warsseries, beginning withThe Empire Strikes Back(1980) and reprising the role insix subsequent filmsand various media for the next forty years, including into the Disney era.
His work as a director includesThe Dark Crystal(1982),The Muppets Take Manhattan(1984),Little Shop of Horrors(1986),Dirty Rotten Scoundrels(1988),What About Bob?(1991),In & Out(1997),Death at a Funeral(2007), and an episode of the US television seriesLeverage(2011).
Early life
[edit]Oz was born on May 25, 1944, inHereford,Herefordshire,England; the son of Frances (née Ghevaert; 1910–1989) and Isadore "Mike" Oznowicz (1916–1998), both of whom werepuppeteers.[4]Some of their puppets survived the war and were presented at theContemporary Jewish Museumin San Francisco.[5]His father was also a window trimmer.[6][7]His parents moved to England where the father joined theDutch Brigades.Oz's Dutch-Polish father wasJewish,and his Flemish mother was aCatholic.[8][9][10][11]
They left England when he was six months old and lived inBelgiumuntil he was five.[12][13]Oz and his family moved toMontanain 1951.[7]They eventually settled inOakland, California.[6]Oz attendedOakland Technical High SchoolandOakland City College.He worked as an apprentice puppeteer atChildren's Fairylandas a teenager[14]with the Vagabond Puppets, a production of the Oakland Recreation Department, where Lettie Connell was his mentor.[15]
Career
[edit]Performing
[edit]Oz performed as a puppeteer withJim Henson’sMuppets.[16]As a teenager, he worked with the Vagabond Puppets at theChildren's Fairyland of Oakland,which is how he first met Henson.[17][18]He was 19 when he joined Henson in New York to work on the Muppets in 1963.[19]His characters have includedMiss Piggy,Fozzie Bear,Animal,andSam EagleonThe Muppet Show,andCookie Monster,BertandGroveronSesame Street.[20]
In addition to performing a variety of characters, Oz was one of the primary collaborators responsible for the development of the Muppets, known most notably for his chemistry with Jim Henson himself, performing in such pairings as:Ernieand Bert; Cookie Monster andKermit the Frog;Kermit and Miss Piggy; Kermit and Fozzie Bear; Kermit and Grover; Ernie and Cookie Monster;Rowlf the Dogand Fozzie Bear; Rowlf and Miss Piggy, andThe Swedish Chef(Henson performed the head and voice, with Oz normally operating the hands). Oz performed as a puppeteer in over 75 productions, includingLabyrinth(as the Wiseman), video releases, andtelevision specials,as well as countless other public appearances, episodes ofSesame Street,and other Jim Henson series. His puppetry work spans from 1963 to the present, although he semi-retired from performing his Muppets characters in 2001 (continuing to perform onSesame Streeton a yearly basis through 2012).[21]In 2001, his characters were taken over primarily byEric Jacobson(withDavid Rudmanas Cookie Monster).[22]
Oz explained why he decided on leaving the Muppets in a 2007 interview:
"One was that I was a dad, I have four kids. The reason was that I was constantly asked to do stuff. And also, I'd done this for 30 years, and I'd never wanted to be a puppeteer in the first place. I wanted to be a journalist, and really what I wanted to do was direct theatre and direct movies. So it was more a slow progression, working with Jim, but I felt limited. As an actor and a performer, you always feel limited because you're not the source of the creation, and I wanted to be the source. I wanted to be the guy and give my view of the world. And if I screw it up, I screw it up, but at least I tried. And as a director, what you're really showing is you're showing the audience your view of the world... I've always enjoyed, more than anything else in the world, bringing things to life, whether it's characters or actors in a scene or moments in movies. I've done so much with the puppets, that I'd always wanted to work with actors."[23]
Oz is also known as the performer ofJediMasterYodafromGeorge Lucas'Star Warsseries. Jim Henson had originally been contacted by Lucas about possibly performing Yoda. Henson was preoccupied and instead suggested Oz be assigned as the chief puppeteer of the character, as well as a creative consultant.[24]Oz performed the puppet and provided the voice for Yoda inThe Empire Strikes Back(1980),Return of the Jedi(1983),Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace(1999), andStar Wars: The Last Jedi(2017).[25]DirectorRian Johnsondecided to return to using a puppet instead of using CGI inStar Wars: The Last Jedi(2017), even using the original mold, because he felt CGI would not have worked as it was not true to the Yoda Luke knew inThe Empire Strikes Back(1980).[26]Oz also provided the voice of thecomputer-generated imagery(CGI) Yoda inStar Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones(2002) andStar Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith(2005). The conversion to CGI was met with some criticism among fans, but Oz himself said that was "exactly what [Lucas] should have done."[27]Oz returned to voice Yoda in several Disney theme park attractions,Star Tours–The Adventures Continueand withinStar Wars:Galaxy's Edge[28][29]as well as in theStar Wars Rebelsepisodes, "Path of the Jedi" and "Shroud of Darkness".
Oz voiced Yoda in the 2020 Oculus Quest VR game "Tales from the Galaxy's Edge" alongside original C-3PO voice actorAnthony Daniels.[30]
He directed the 2017 documentaryMuppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watchedin which he and other Muppet performers discuss working behind the scenes with Jim Henson and the Muppets.[31]
Directing
[edit]Inspiration as a filmmaker came to Oz upon a viewing of theOrson WellesfilmTouch of Evil(1958), the director toldRobert K. Elderin an interview forThe Film That Changed My Life:[32]
"I think it opened up my view of film – that there's so much more that could be done. Actually, by breaking so many rules, he allowed other people to say, 'Hey, I can maybe think of some stuff, too!' He just opened up the possibilities more for me. That's what he did."[33]
Oz began his behind-the-camera work when he co-directed the fantasy filmThe Dark Crystalwith long-time collaboratorJim Henson(Oz also puppeteered Aughra and the Skeksis Chamberlain in the film). The film featured the most advanced puppets ever created for a movie.[34]Oz further employed those skills in directing 1984'sThe Muppets Take Manhattan,as well as sharing a screenwriting credit.
In 1986, he directed his first film that did not involve Henson,Little Shop Of Horrors.The musical film starredRick MoranisandEllen Greene,as well asVincent Gardenia,Steve Martin,Bill Murray,John Candy,Christopher Guest,Jim Belushiand a 15-foot-tall talking plant (voiced byLevi Stubbs) which, at its ultimate size, required up to 60 puppeteers to operate. The film allowed Oz to show his ability to work with live actors and led to opportunities to direct films that did not include puppetry.
Usually helming comedic productions, Oz went on to directDirty Rotten Scoundrelsin 1988, starring Steve Martin andMichael Caine;What About Bob?in 1991, starring Bill Murray andRichard Dreyfuss;andHousesitterin 1992, starring Steve Martin andGoldie Hawn(all of which were scored byMiles Goodman). Later films includeThe Indian in the Cupboard(1995),In & Out(1997),Bowfinger(1999),The Score(2001), the 2004 remake ofThe Stepford Wives,and the originalDeath at a Funeral(2007).
Oz has frequently experienced on-set tension while directing his films, notably during the productions ofWhat About Bob?,In & Out,The ScoreandThe Stepford Wives.[12][35][36][37]
In 2016, Oz directed aone-man stage showtitledIn & Of ItselfstarringDerek DelGaudio,which had its world premiere at theGeffen Playhouseon May 16.[38]In April 2017, with the financial backing byNeil Patrick Harrisamong others, the play began itsOff-Broadwaytheatrical run, which was initially slated for 10 weeks,[39]but ended up extending its run for 72 weeks. In October 2020, the streaming serviceHulupurchased the rights to a live recording of the play, which debuted on January 22, 2021.[40]
Unrealized projects
[edit]In the late 1980s, Oz was attached to direct a film adaptation ofF. Scott Fitzgerald's 1922 short story "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"forUniversal Pictures,withMartin Shortslated to star. Oz dropped out of the project after he could not figure out how to make the story work.[41][42]
Oz was also going to direct the 1990 filmMermaidsafterLasse Hallströmdropped out of the project.[43]However, Oz also left the project due to creative differences and was ultimately replaced byRichard Benjamin.[44]Oz reportedly did not get along withCher,who starred in the film.[45]
It was reported in 1992 that Oz was slated to direct a film adaptation of the musicalDreamgirlsforThe Geffen Film Company.Oz also planned to direct an unmade film titledSwing Votebefore directingDreamgirls.[46]
In the late 1990s, it was reported that Oz was going to direct eitherSylvester StalloneorBruce Willisin an unmade film titledUmpforMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[47][48][49][50]
Oz claimed in a 2007 interview withThe A.V. Clubthat he turned down the offer to directHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets(2002).[51]However, Oz later retracted his statement about turning down the project in a 2021 interview: "No, they didn't offer it to me. They asked me if I was interested. So it wasn't really an offer."[52]
In 2006,Dick Cookhired Oz to write and directThe Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever MadeforWalt Disney Pictures.However, Disney passed on the project in favor ofJason Segel's scriptfollowing Cook's departure from the studio.[53][54]
Acting
[edit]As an actor, Oz appeared in one scene as a Prison Storeroom Keeper inThe Blues Brothers(1980), directed byJohn Landis.He appeared in a similar role and scene inTrading Places(1983), also directed by Landis. He had roles in several other Landis films includingAn American Werewolf in London(1981),Spies Like Us(1985),Innocent Blood(1992), andBlues Brothers 2000(1998). In 2001, he had a voice acting role in thePixarfilmMonsters, Inc.as Randall's scare assistant, Fungus.[55]In 2005, he had a minor part in the Columbia filmZathuraas the voice of the robot. He played a lawyer in the critically acclaimed 2019 filmKnives Out.
Oz played a surgeon in scenes cut from the theatrical release ofSuperman III.[56]Other cameos have includedThe Muppet Movie,The Great Muppet Caper,The Muppets Take Manhattanand several other Jim Henson-related films that did not involve just his puppeteering.
When Oz does not appear in a Landis film, his name is often spoken in the background. During airport scenes inInto the NightandComing to America,there are announcements on the PA system for "Mr. Frank Oznowicz".[57]
Personal life
[edit]Oz was married to Robin Garsen from 1979 to 2005.[6]He married his second wife Victoria Labalme, daughter of historianPatricia Hochschild Labalme,in 2011.[8][58]Oz has four children.[58]He maintained a residence in England for nine years[13]and, as of 2012, lives inManhattan.[58]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Filmmaking credits
[edit]Director
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | The Dark Crystal | Co-directed withJim Henson |
| 1984 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | Also writer |
| 1986 | Little Shop of Horrors | ADR Voice |
| 1988 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | |
| 1991 | What About Bob? | |
| 1992 | Housesitter | |
| 1995 | The Indian in the Cupboard | |
| 1997 | In & Out | |
| 1999 | Bowfinger | |
| 2001 | The Score | |
| 2004 | The Stepford Wives | |
| 2007 | Death at a Funeral | |
| 2017 | Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched |
Documentary |
| 2021 | Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself |
Producer
[edit]- The Great Muppet Caper(1981)
- Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched(2017)
Executive producer
[edit]- The Muppet Christmas Carol(1992)
- Muppet Treasure Island(1996)
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–2013 | Sesame Street | Bert Grover Cookie Monster Lefty the Salesman Harvey Kneeslapper Additional characters |
Puppeteer/Voice, Regularly until 2001, however, he continued to perform his characters a few times a year until 2013. |
| 1975–1976 | Saturday Night Live | The Mighty Favog | Puppeteer/VoiceThe Land of Gorchsegments |
| 1976–1981 | The Muppet Show | Fozzie Bear Miss Piggy Sam Eagle Animal Marvin Suggs George the Janitor Additional characters |
Puppeteer/Voice |
| 1977 | Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas | Alice Otter (puppetry) Chuck Stoat (puppetry and voice) |
Puppeteer/Voice, Television film |
| 1989 | The Jim Henson Hour | Miss Piggy Fozzie Bear |
Puppeteer/Voice |
| 1990 | The Muppets at Walt Disney World | Miss Piggy Fozzie Bear Animal | |
| 1994 | Jim Henson's Animal Show | Sam Eagle | Voice, Episode: "Bald Eagle" |
| 1996–1998 | Muppets Tonight | Miss Piggy Fozzie Bear Sam Eagle Animal Additional characters |
Puppeteer/Voice |
| 1999 | CinderElmo | Bert Grover Cookie Monster |
Voice, Television film |
| 2015–2016 | Star Wars Rebels | Yoda | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2022–2023 | StoryBots: Answer Time | Dink | Voice, 5 episodes |
As director
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Funkhousers | Television film |
| 2011 | Leverage | Episode: "The Carnival Job" |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Muppet Treasure Island | Miss Piggy Fozzie Bear Sam Eagle |
Voice |
| The Muppet CDROM: Muppets Inside | Miss Piggy Fozzie Bear Animal Sam Eagle Marvin Suggs | ||
| 2000 | Muppet Monster Adventure | Miss Piggy Fozzie Bear | |
| Muppet RaceMania | Miss Piggy Fozzie Bear Sam Eagle Animal | ||
| 2020 | Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge | Yoda | |
| 2021 | Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge – Last Call |
Awards and nominations
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External links
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- Frank OzonMuppet Wiki
- Frank OzonX
- Frank OzatIMDb
- Frank Ozat theTCM Movie Database
- Talking About Frank OzatThe Interviews: An Oral History of Television
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