The James Altucher Show

342 - Frank Oz: How to Create Something Original: Lessons from The Maker of Our Most Beloved Characters

Episode Summary

Frank Oz is the puppeteer. He played Miss Piggy. Bert of “Bert and Ernie,” The Cookie Monster,  and even Yoda on Star Wars. He just released a new documentary called “Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched.”...

Episode Notes

Frank Oz is the puppeteer. He played Miss Piggy. Bert of “Bert and Ernie,” The Cookie Monster,  and even Yoda on Star Wars. He just released a new documentary called “Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched.” It’s about the creation of the Muppets and the man behind it all, Jim Henson. He was a unique leader, with a “nothing is impossible” attitude. This is the untold story of the Muppet creators and the team that made it all possible.

Links and Resources

Watch Frank’s documentary: “Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched” only available on muppetguystalking.com for $10

Frank directs the off broadway production In & Of Itself playing at the Daryl Roth Theatre in NYC

Sesame Street

Star Wars

The Muppets

The Muppets Movie 

Trading Places (the 1983 movie) 

The Great Muppet Caper 

Touch of Evil

Little Shop of Horrors 

Downton Abbey

Steve Martin

Orson Welles

Jim Henson

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