Actor

Bill Barretta

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Large and steady acting portfolio.

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0.5

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Movies: 40Series: 14Crew credits: 9

TMDB ID: 64182

IMDb ID: nm0057321

Known for: Acting

Born: June 19, 1964

Age: 61

Place of birth: Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1994 - 2026

Years active: 33

Average TMDB rating: 6.43

Wikidata: Q2272355

Other jobs

Co-Producer (3)Director (2)Executive Producer (2)Consulting Producer (1)Teleplay (1)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bill Barretta has been performing with the Muppets since 1991, when he performed the body of family father Earl Sinclair on Dinosaurs. He later developed several new characters on Muppets Tonight, including Pepe the King Prawn, Johnny Fiama and Bobo the Bear. Along with having his own Muppet characters, Bill has taken over several of Jim Henson's roles, such as Dr. Teeth, Rowlf the Dog, Mahna Mahna and Swedish Chef, and briefly took over Jerry Nelson's role of Lew Zealand. In addition, Bill has produced two of the Muppets' television movies, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie and The Muppets' Wizard of Oz. Bill also provides additional voices on Kim Possible. He is a native of Yardley, Pennsylvania. .

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Movie credits linked with Bill Barretta.

7.2

The Muppet Show

as Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Pepé the King Prawn (voice)

2026 Movie

Garbage Pail Kids in Mad Mike: Fury Load

as Nat Nerd

2022 Movie

10.0

Dear Earth

as Dr. Teeth (voice)

2021 Movie

6.4

Muppets Haunted Mansion

as Pepe / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef

2021 Movie

Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson

as Self

2020 Movie

6.4

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend

as Mr. Frumpus (voice)

2020 Movie

6.9

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

as The Muppets Puppeteer

2020 Movie

5.8

The Happytime Murders

as Phil Philips / Junkyard / Boar

2018 Movie

8.2

Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched

as Self

2017 Movie

6.3

Muppets Most Wanted

as Pepe the King Prawn / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef / Bobo the Bear / Big Mean Carl / Baby Boss / Carlo Flamingo / Leprechaun Security Guard (voice)

2014 Movie