Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1970-10-06 (Age: 56)
Place of Birth
Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Matt Vogel
Biography
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 (63)
The Muppet Show
2026
Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas
2025
Happy Birthday Jim Henson
2024
Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School
2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
Oscar's Handmade Halloween
2023
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong
2023
Sesame Street: The Nutcracker
2022
Best in Snow
2022
Michael Bublé's Christmas in the City
2022
Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together
2021Dear Earth
2021
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021
Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy
2021
