Eric Jacobson
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Oscar the Grouch (Voice)
2022
Series
Sesame Street
1969
Series
Scrubs
Grover (voice)
2001
Series
Jeopardy!
Bert / Grover / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
1984
Series
Jeopardy!
Bert (voice)
1984
Series
The View
Miss Piggy (voice)
1997
Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Sesame Street Muppet Performer
2014
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Miss Piggy
2003
Series
The Masked Singer
Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal (voices)
2019
Series
Good Luck Charlie
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
2010
Series
The Jonathan Ross Show
Miss Piggy (voice)
2011
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Miss Piggy - Special Guest (voice)
2012
The Tony Danza Show
Miss Piggy (voice)
2004
Series
The Muppets
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
2015
Series
The Muppets Mayhem
Animal (voice)
2023
Series
So Random!
Miss Piggy - Special Guest (voice)
2011
Film
The Muppets
Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs (voice)
2011
Film
The Muppet Show
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
2026
Series
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
Miss Piggy (voice)
2010
Series
Muppets Now
Miss Piggy (voice)
2020
Series
Jack's Big Music Show
Little Bad Wolf (voice)
2005
Film
Muppets Most Wanted
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
2014
Series
Studio DC: Almost Live
Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle
2008
Series
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
Grover / Bert
2002
Film
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Bert / Grover / Guy Smiley / Harvey Kneeslapper / ... (voice)
2019
Film
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Bert / Grover (voice)
2007
Series
Sesame Street: Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures
Bert
2008
Series
Muppet Moments
Miss Piggy
2015
Film
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
The Cowardly Lion / Witches / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
2005
Film
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Sam Eagle
2021
Series
Muppet Babies: Play Date
Animal / Piggy / Fozzie
2019
Film
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
Grover / Bert / Grover's Mommy (voice)
2004
Film
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
Fozzie Bear/Sam Eagle/Animal (voice)
2018
Film
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
The Muppets Puppeteer
2020
Film
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Yoda / Elvises (voice)
2002
Film
CinderElmo
Muppet Performer (voice)
1999
Film
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
2008
Film
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
Bert / Grover (voice)
2002
Film
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
2008
Film
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
Fozzie (voice)
2023
Film
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
Bert / Grover / Two-Headed Monster (voice)
2016
Film
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle (voice)
2013
Film
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!
Grover
2001
Film
Sesame Street: Being Green
Bert (voice)
2009
Film
Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland
Grover as the Mad Hatter / Bert as Tweedle Dee (voice)
2008
Film
When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special
Bert / Grover / Oscar / Guy Smiley
2018
Dear Earth
Animal (voice)
2021
Film
Weezer and the Muppets Go Fishin'
Miss Piggy
2002
Film
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
Bert (voice)
2009
Film
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
Animal / Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy ("Keep Fishin")
2004
Shadows Over Sesame Street
Grover
Film
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Super Grover / Bert
2004
Film
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (archive footage)
2006
Film
Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy
Grover / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2021
Film
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
2011
The Muppets Take The O2
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Newsman / Himself (voice)
2018
Film
Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf
(voice)
2001
Film
Sesame Street: The Nutcracker
Grover / Oscar / Bert (voice)
2022
Film
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
Grover / Bert (voice)
2020
Film
Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures
Bert
2010
Film
The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam Eagle (voice)
2012
Film
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012
Film
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
Bert/Grover
2012
Film
Robbie Williams - One Night At the Palladium
Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
2013
Film
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
Grover / Bert (voice)
2004
Film
Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase
Grover / Oscar the Grouch
2017
Film
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo!
Bert
2002
Grover's Magic Carpet Ride
Grover (voice)
2010
Film
Sesame Street: Count on Sports
Bert / Grover
2008
Film
The Monster at the End of This Story
Grover (voice)
2020
Film
Happy Birthday Jim Henson
Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2024
Film
Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas
Grover / Oscar the Grouch / Bert (voice)
2025
Film
The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour
Miss Piggy (voice)
2004
Film
Michael Buble's Christmas in New York
Miss Piggy
2014
Film
Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular
Grover
2023
Film
Keep Christmas With You
Grover / Bert
2015
Film
Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School
Grover / Bert
2024
Untitled Miss Piggy Movie
Miss Piggy (voice)
Film
The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special
Oscar The Grouch
2020
Film
Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays
Fozzie (voice)
2015
Film
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame: Let's Play Games
2008
Film
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
2009
Film
The Muppets: Stars & Stripes FOREVER!
Sam American Eagle (voice)
2008
Film
A Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration
Bert / Grover / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
2020
Film
Oscar's Handmade Halloween
Sesame Street Puppet Performer
2023
Film
The Muppets: Ringing of the Bells
Animal
2009
Film
Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World
Bert
2010
Film
Elmo's World: Family Feature (Starring Elmo and Friends!)
Bert
2003