My father never asked him to perform Kermit, my brother Brian did. Steve performed Kermit as a bitter, angry, depressed, victim. Worst of all, in the past few years he had not been funny or fun. Recasting Kermit is long over due. I am very glad we have done this now. I think the character is better served to remove this destructive energy around it.
Whitmire has continued to insist that he was never rude or inappropriate. In fact, for a long time, Disney formally encouraged their interchangeability, blurring the line that marked where Kermit ended and Whitmire began. Instead, they had to interview Kermit:. Instead, Marsh got to interview Kermit while Whitmire stood there, his hand answering questions his own mouth could not. They both have very warm hands.
Whitmire was apparently scheduled to appear as himself, but he brought along Kermit. But what happens when one is no longer with the other? The unfortunate truth is that Jim ended; now the frog would have to begin again. If Kermit was Jim, who, then, is Steve? Constantine appears in the movie Muppets Most Wanted as a Kermit impostor. Steve Whitmire's name might not be household the way Jim Henson is, but to me and a lot of puppeteers he'll be an icon forever.
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Please consider making a contribution to Vox today to help us keep our work free for all. Whitmire took over as Kermit's handler and voice actor after creator Jim Henson died in When it was revealed last week he had been let go, Whitmire said he was "devastated to have failed in my duty to my hero".
Now he has revealed he was actually fired in October and he said it was for two reasons. One involved the production of The Muppets TV show, which was cancelled after one series. He said one instance was over an episode in which Kermit lied to his nephew, Robin, about his break-up with Miss Piggy. Kermit is too compassionate to lie to him to spare his feelings. I am not saying my notes would have saved it, but I think had they listened more to all of the performers, it would have made a really big difference.
He said the other reason he was fired was over a union issue. Fans were quick to notice one thing though, the difference in Kermit the Frog 's voice.
Since the passing of Jim Henson in , performer Steve Whitmire has filled the role of Kermit for all Muppet media but was removed from his place in the organization in which resulted in a very public feud about the reason why.
Whitmire was replaced by fellow performer Matt Vogel in the role, having previously voiced the likes of Kermit's nephew Robin and Big Bird in the years prior. Despite voicing the character for the past three years, Vogel's performances as the character haven't been heard as much as Whitemire as he primarily voiced the character in live shows at major arenas. In any event, the voice change has come as a shock to many Muppet fans who were quick to point out the major difference in his vocal performance and Whitmire.
We've collected some of the reactions to the voice below. The first season of Muppets Now will consist of six episodes. It tells the story of Scooter, who is given the task of delivering and uploading the new Muppets streaming TV series.
He's running late to get the show going, so he will need to overcome any obstacles in his way. From zany experiments with Dr.
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