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title: "2 Steve Whitmire Quotes - Famous Voice actor"
description: "Steven Lawrence Whitmire is an American puppeteer, known primarily for his work with the Jim Henson Company, Sesame Workshop, and the Muppets Studio."
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# Steve Whitmire

(1959)   Voice Actor

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Steve Whitmire is a voice actor.

## Quick Facts About Steve Whitmire

Born September 24, 1959

Profession Voice Actor

## About Steve Whitmire

Steven Lawrence Whitmire is an American puppeteer, known primarily for his work with the Jim Henson Company, Sesame Workshop, and the Muppets Studio.

##  Quotes by Steve Whitmire

> [The thing that got me closest to doing Kermit was remembering what Jim did when he was doing Kermit. When he would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-whitmire/the-thing-that-got-me-closest-to-doing-kermit-was-remembering-what/)

[Steve Whitmire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-whitmire/)

[Body](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/body/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0e/steve-whitmire-108117_body_the-thing-that-got-me-closest-to-doing-k_691144.jpg)

> [Henson had never spoken to me about Kermit, but he had spoken to Frank Oz about the idea of me doing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-whitmire/henson-had-never-spoken-to-me-about-kermit-but-he-had-spoken-to-frank/)

[Steve Whitmire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-whitmire/)

[About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c17/steve-whitmire-108117_about_henson-had-never-spoken-to-me-about-kerm_2411375.jpg)

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