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Puppeteer Frank Oz is the man behind such iconic characters as Yoda, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Grover, and Animal. He's also directed several films.
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By the mid-1980s, he got his wish, taking the helm of projects like The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), Little Shop of Horrors (1988), and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988).
In recent years, Oz has continued his varied career. He reprised his role of Yoda for the George Lucas directed Stars Wars prequels in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He has also continued to direct films, including the 2005 remake of The Stepford Wives,
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as well as the Marlon Brando, Edward Norton, and Robert Di Niro drama, The Score (2004).
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