Screenwriter

Frank Oz

1984–presentb. 1944ComedyMusicRomanceFamily

Comic Visionary

Also directed 15 films ↗Also starred in films ↗

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The Screenplays

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The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984

Screenplay

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About

Frank Oz (born Richard Frank Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor, and puppeteer. He is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show and for directing films, including the Little Shop Of Horrors remake and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He is also the operator and voice of Yoda in the Star Wars franchise.

As Director

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1991What About Bob?1992Housesitter 1986Little Shop of Horrors 1997In & Out 1988Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 2007Death at a Funeral

As Actor

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The Empire Strikes Back

Inside Out

Monsters, Inc.

Return of the Jedi

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