Steve Whitmire Autographs
Steven Lawrence Whitmire (born September 24, 1959) is an American puppeteer, known primarily for his work with the Jim Henson Company, Sesame Workshop, and the Muppets Studio. Beginning his involvement with the Muppets in 1978, Whitmire originated the roles of Rizzo the Rat, Lips, Wembley Fraggle, and Bean Bunny. He also inherited the roles of Kermit the Frog and Ernie after Jim Henson's death in 1990; he performed the characters until 2016 and 2014, respectively. In later years, he also performed Statler and Beaker.
Whitmire first appeared voluntarily at a pre-show event at Six Flags Over Georgia. He performed with his then alter-ego puppet Otis for the children waiting to see a multimedia show.
Before graduating high school, Whitmire had his first "professional" puppeteering job using Otis at "The World of Sid & Marty Krofft" in Atlanta, the first indoor theme park. From there Whitmire appeared on local Atlanta TV live for 2 1/2 hours every day on "The Kids Show with Otis" taking telephone calls from children and adults. The show received more than 2000 calls per hour. WATL was owned at that time by former Atlanta children's television host "Officer Don" Kennedy. Otis made appearances on various WATL 36 shows with Atlanta's Ludlow Porch, performing with the Georgia Bulldogs' Larry Munson, Don Kennedy, and Entertainment Page host Artie Goodman. As Otis, Whitmire interviewed Olivia Newton-John during a tour promoting an album.
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Current items with a signature of Steve Whitmire
These are the most current items with a signature of Steve Whitmire that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Steve Whitmire Signed Ernie Mug Love Ernie Inscription  | $99.99 |  |
| Steve Whitmire Signed Ernie Mug Love Ernie Inscription  | $99.99 | |
Traded items with a signature of Steve Whitmire
The most expensive item with a signature of Steve Whitmire (Steve Whitmire Signed Funko Pop JSA Certified Fraggle Rock Red with Dozier 519) was sold in May 2025 for $356.94 while the cheapest item (Steve Whitmire Captain Kermit 8x10 Colored Autographed Photo) found a new owner for $9.99 in February 2024. The month with the most items sold (6) was April 2021 with an average selling price of $47.49 for an autographed item of Steve Whitmire. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2024 with $275.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.99 was December 2023. In average, an autographed item from Steve Whitmire is worth $76.99.
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