Photo: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Eric Jacobson is one of those artists whose name most people never learn yet whose work lives in everyone's childhood. Inheriting Miss Piggy, Fozzie, and Animal from the Muppet legends, and voicing Bert, Grover, and Oscar on Sesame Street, he carries forward the souls Jim Henson and Frank Oz created. That is no small burden: he keeps beloved characters alive through nothing but voice and hands, never showing his own face. I have enormous respect for craftspeople like this, the hidden masters who shape millions of memories. His blend of actor, voice artist, and puppeteer is the real definition of mastery.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Eric Jacobson
- Name (Japanese)
- エリック・ジェイコブソン
- Reading
- えりっく・じぇいこぶそん
- Born
- July 25, 1970 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dog
- Origin
- New York, United States
- Occupation
- actor / voice actor / puppeteer
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Eric Jacobson born?
Born July 25, 1970 (age 56).
Where is Eric Jacobson from?
Eric Jacobson is from New York, United States.
What does Eric Jacobson do?
Eric Jacobson works as actor, voice actor, puppeteer.
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7. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.