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