Matt Vogel
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Matthew J Vogel II (born October 6, 1970) has been a Muppet performer for the Jim Henson Company since the 1990s. On Sesame Street, Vogel served as the assistant puppeteer for Ernie, performing either one or both hands while Steve Whitmire performed the head and vocal. Eventually, Vogel's ability to mimic the sound and performance of Caroll Spinney's Big Bird was put to use. As of 2006, Vogel's primary performances as Big Bird are the "Journey to Ernie" segments. He's also taken over Jerry Nelson's characters, by the recommendation of Nelson himself. Vogel is, as of 2008, the voice of Floyd Pepper, Lew Zealand, Crazy Harry, Robin the Frog, & Camilla the Chicken. He has also taken over the puppetry of Jerry's most famous character, Count von Count, but Jerry is still providing the voice. Vogel performed the muppets that were used in Kenneth the Page's view of the world in the 30 Rock episode, "Apollo, Apollo." Description above from the Wikipedia article Matt Vogel (puppeteer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (83 titles)
7.2MovieThe Muppet Show
Kermit the Frog / Sgt. Floyd Pepper (voice) · 2026
6.0MovieElmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas
Big Bird · 2025
10.0MovieHappy Birthday Jim Henson
Kermit the Frog (voice) · 2024
MovieCookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School
Big Bird · 2024
7.8MovieJim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage) · 2024
MovieOscar's Handmade Halloween
Puppet Captain · 2023
6.1ShowThe Muppets Mayhem
Floyd Pepper (voice) · 2023
6.0MovieSchoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
Kermit (voice) · 2023
7.5MovieSesame Street: The Nutcracker
Big Bird / The Count (voice) · 2022
6.0MovieBest in Snow
Kermit the Frog (voice) · 2022
9.0MovieMichael Bublé's Christmas in the City
Kermit the Frog · 2022
MovieSesame Street: See Us Coming Together
Big Bird · 2021
Dear Earth
Kermit / Floyd Pepper (voice) · 2021
6.4MovieMuppets Haunted Mansion
Kermit / Uncle Deadly / Floyd / Sweetums / Pops · 2021
6.7MovieFurry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy
Big Bird (voice) · 2021
6.0MovieThis Is Me: Pride Celebration Spectacular
Kermit the Frog (voice) · 2021
7.0MovieA Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration
Big Bird / Count von Count / Mr. Johnson (voice) · 2020
10.0MovieSesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt
2020
5.8ShowMuppets Now
Uncle Deadly (voice) · 2020
6.9MovieThe Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
The Muppets Puppeteer · 2020
5.0MovieSesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
Big Bird / Count von Count (voice) · 2020
9.3MovieSesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Big Bird / The Count / Kermit the Frog / Biff / ... (voice) · 2019
8.6ShowAmphibia
Crumpet (voice) · 2019
7.5ShowThe Masked Singer
Kermit the Frog (voice) · 2019