Steve Whitmire, who was the Muppeteer for Kermit the Frog for 27 years, said it was shocking when he was told he was fired. “It felt like it was about five minutes of silence… and I just immediately ...

The call that ended his 27-year career as Kermit the Frog came like a sucker punch to the gut, puppeteer Steve Whitmire said. “It’s an understatement to say I was surprised,” Whitmire told NBC News on ...

Steve Whitmire, who was fired as the puppeteer of Kermit the Frog after 27 years, denied that he was difficult to work with and disagreed with a Henson family comment that he'd made the character ...