Bill Barretta
Biography
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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.
Bill Barretta — movies and TV shows
6.9SeriesSaturday Night Live
1975
8.1FilmHoppers
2026
7.5SeriesKim Possible
2002
7.1SeriesUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
6.1SeriesMuppet Babies
2018
6.1SeriesThe Muppets Mayhem
2023
7.0SeriesThe Muppets
2015
7.5SeriesMuppets Tonight
1996
6.4FilmUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
2020
6.4FilmMuppets Haunted Mansion
2021
6.7FilmThe Muppets
2011
5.8SeriesUniversal Basic Guys
2024
7.8SeriesThe Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
1996
5.8FilmThe Happytime Murders
2018
5.9SeriesMuppets Now
2020
7.0SeriesMuppet Moments
2015
6.3FilmMuppets Most Wanted
2014
7.2FilmThe Muppet Show
2026
6.2FilmThe Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999
9.7SeriesJim Henson's Animal Show with Stinky and Jake
1994
6.8SeriesJack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
2001
6.0FilmIt's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2002
6.7FilmMuppet Treasure Island
1996
7.2FilmBeing Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
2011
6.1FilmMuppets from Space
1999
5.8FilmKermit's Swamp Years
2002
8.0SeriesStudio DC: Almost Live
2008
SeriesStatler and Waldorf: From the Balcony
2005
5.2FilmThe Muppets' Wizard of Oz
2005
6.0FilmA Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008
9.0SeriesTelling Stories with Tomie dePaola
2001
6.9FilmThe Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
2020
8.0FilmThe Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live
2008
7.1FilmSesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
2006
6.0FilmSesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
2009
6.5FilmMuppet Sing Alongs: Treasure Island
1996
FilmMuppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
2020
FilmSesame Street: Count on Sports
2008
FilmGarbage Pail Kids in Mad Mike: Fury Load
2022
6.2FilmMr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
1995
8.6FilmWeezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
2004
FilmMuppet Sing Alongs: Things That Fly
1996
6.3FilmI Love Muppets
2002
FilmFood Fight! | Muppisode
2013
FilmTinseltown
2007
5.8FilmThe Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala
2012
5.8FilmLady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
2013
7.0FilmSesame Street: When Families Grieve
2010
7.0FilmMuppet Classic Theater
1994
FilmWeezer and the Muppets Go Fishin'
2002
FilmSesame Beginnings: Exploring Together
2006
FilmThe Muppets: Ringing of the Bells
2009
FilmThe Great Gonzo: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Weirdo
2005
8.2FilmMuppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
2017
7.0FilmMuppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green
1994
FilmJim Henson's Creature Shop New York City Tour
8.0FilmThe Muppets: Pöpcørn | Recipes with The Swedish Chef
2010
FilmKermit: A Frog's Life
2005