Eric Jacobson

Actor, also producer and writer · Born July 25, 1970 (56) · Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Eric Jacobson (b. July 25, 1970) is a puppeteer and Muppet performer, who has been the primary replacement puppeteer for Frank Oz's characters since 2001. Jacobson initially started playing Bert in 1997, but officially joined the cast as Bert and additional Muppets in 2000. His role expanded in 2002 to include new Grover segments, particularly Global Grover. In 2001 he and David Rudman played Cookie Monster until 2002 when Sesame Workshop chose David as Cookie so there would be more interaction between Bert/Grover and Cookie Monster. His second role came in 2001 with The Book of Pooh, where he worked on Piglet and Kanga. That year, he also began playing Miss Piggy, debuting at the "Muppetfest" convention. Subsequently, in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002), he performed the roles of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Animal. In The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) he performed all of these characters, as well as Sam the Eagle. Jacobson currently is a puppeteer for many Muppet productions, for Sesame Street, and Play with Me Sesame (2002 on). Jacobson appeared as the Little Bad Wolf in the pilot episode of Jack's Big Music Show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric Jacobson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: July 25, 1970 (56)
From: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Works as: Actor, also producer and writer
Titles: 66 on Motif · 104 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 23% in 30 days

What are Eric Jacobson's films like?

Across their 47 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Genres

Family12 titles55^th

Adventure8 titles55^th

Comedy6 titles50^th

Short5 titles29^th

Animation4 titles70^th

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

38%

Society

34%

Self

17%

Ideas

Morality

Survival

Friendship23 Community30 Family bonds10 Self-worth7 Hope8 Purpose3 Fame3 Coming of age3

What they feel like to watch

their average across 36 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 3 · Earnest 33

Light

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 36 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 8

Gentle

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 32 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 32 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 22 · Funny 14

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 27 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 36 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 36 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 36 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 8 of 13 analyzed roles.

Ally

8 of 13

Hero

2 of 13

Mentor

1 of 13

Shadow

1 of 13

Trickster

1 of 13

Show the 13 roles

Mentoras Bert in Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play (2002)
Heroas Grover in Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover (2004)
Shadowas Miss Piggy in The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)
Allyas Bert in Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures (2006)
Tricksteras Grover as the Mad Hatter in Abby in Wonderland (2008)
Allyas Fozzie Bear in The Muppets. (2015)
Allyas Fozzie Bear in Muppet Moments (2015)
Allyas Animal in Muppet Babies: Play Date (2019)
Heroas Grover in The Monster at the End of This Story (2020)
Allyas Miss Piggy in The Disney Holiday Singalong (2020)
Allyas Grover in Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate (2020)
Allyas Grover in Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy (2021)
Allyas Animal in The Muppets Mayhem (2023)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

Warm

Hopeful

Absurd

Thrilling

Other

How their films linger

Feel-good44 Fun26 Hopeful15 Cozy9

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy38
Bittersweet3
Ambiguous1
Cyclical5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Eric Jacobson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 66 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (16).

Also on these channels

Kidstream2 titles, show their 2 titles on Kidstream
FOX One1 title, show their title on FOX One

Subscription and free streaming for Eric Jacobson's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

104 credits, 66 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Storm on Sesame Street(2026)
as Grover
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
The Muppet Show(2026)
Executive Producer · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas(2025)
as Grover / Oscar the Grouch / Bert (voice)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Block Party(2025)
as Bert
Happy Birthday Jim Henson (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
as Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
as Grover / Bert
Oscar's Handmade Halloween (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)
as Sesame Street Puppet Performer
The Muppets Mayhem(2023)
Show 10 episodes · as Animal (voice)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)
as Grover
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong(2023)
as Fozzie (voice)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Sesame Street: The Nutcracker(2022)
as Grover / Oscar / Bert (voice)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
The Jennifer Hudson Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)
Show 1 episode · as Oscar the Grouch (Voice)
Dear Earth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)
as Animal (voice)
Muppets Haunted Mansion(2021)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Sam Eagle
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy(2021)
as Grover / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
A Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)
as Bert / Grover / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
The Monster at the End of This Story(2020)
as Grover (voice)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special(2020)
as Oscar The Grouch
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Muppets Now(2020)
Show 6 episodes · as Miss Piggy (voice)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
The Disney Family Singalong Volume 2(2020)
as The Muppets Puppeteer
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate(2020)
as Grover / Bert (voice)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Disney Holiday Singalong(2020)
as Miss Piggy
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Not Too Late Show with Elmo(2020)
Show as Grover
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration(2019)
as Bert / Grover / Guy Smiley / Harvey Kneeslapper / ... (voice)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Masked Singer(2019)
Show 1 episode · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal (voices)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Muppet Babies: Play Date(2019)
Show 12 episodes · as Animal / Piggy / Fozzie
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special(2018)
as Bert / Grover / Oscar / Guy Smiley
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Muppets Take the O2(2018)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle / Newsman / Himself (voice)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity(2018)
as Fozzie Bear/Sam Eagle/Animal (voice)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special(2017)
as Grover / Oscar the Grouch
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas(2016)
as Bert / Grover / Two-Headed Monster (voice)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir(2015)
as Grover / Bert
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Muppets.(2015)
Show 16 episodes · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Fozzie's Bear-ly Funny Fridays (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)
as Fozzie (voice)
Muppet Moments(2015)
Show 41 episodes · as Miss Piggy
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Michael Buble's Christmas in New York (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
as Miss Piggy
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver(2014)
Show 1 episode · as Sesame Street Muppet Performer
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Muppets Most Wanted(2014)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Sam Eagle (voice)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Robbie Williams: One Night at the Palladium(2013)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular(2013)
as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle (voice)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Camp Lakebottom (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)
Show Creator
Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map(2013)
as Shaggy Rogers - Puppeteer
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Sam Eagle (voice)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars(2012)
Show 1 episode · as Miss Piggy - Special Guest (voice)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers(2012)
as Bert/Grover
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars(2012)
Actor
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Muppets(2011)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie / Animal / Sam Eagle / Marvin Suggs (voice)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Jonathan Ross Show(2011)
Show 1 episode · as Miss Piggy (voice)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows
So Random!(2011)
Show 1 episode · as Miss Piggy - Special Guest (voice)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures(2011)
Actor
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb(2010)
Show 1 episode · as Miss Piggy (voice)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
as Bert
Good Luck Charlie(2010)
Show 1 episode · as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Grover's Magic Carpet Ride (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
as Grover (voice)
Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
as Bert
The Muppets: Ringing of the Bells (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
as Animal
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
Actor
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
as Bert (voice)
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
as Bert (voice)
Sesame Street: Being Green (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
as Bert (voice)
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa(2008)
as Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Abby in Wonderland(2008)
as Grover as the Mad Hatter / Bert as Tweedle Dee (voice)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures(2006)
Show 10 episodes · Theme Song Performance · as Bert
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Studio DC: Almost Live (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)
Show 2 episodes · as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer Vacation (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)
as Bert (voice)
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Opposites (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)
Actor
Sesame Street: Count on Sports (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)
as Bert / Grover
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame: Let's Play Games (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)
Actor
Elmo's Christmas Countdown(2007)
as Bert / Grover (voice)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Bunnytown(2007)
Show Actor
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol(2006)
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (archive footage)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Tom and Jerry Tales(2006)
Show 1 episode · Writer
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
The Great Gonzo: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Weirdo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)
as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam the Eagle, Animal
Jack's Big Music Show(2005)
Show 1 episode · as Little Bad Wolf (voice)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz(2005)
as The Cowardly Lion / Witches / Animal / Sam the Eagle (voice)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet(2005)
as Bert
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Tony Danza Show (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)
Show 2 episodes · as Miss Piggy (voice)
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover(2004)
as Grover / Bert / Grover's Mommy (voice)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour(2004)
as Miss Piggy (voice)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)
as Grover / Bert (voice)
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)
as Animal / Fozzie Bear / Miss Piggy ("Keep Fishin")
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?(2004)
as Super Grover / Bert
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Sesame Street: A Magical Halloween Adventure(2004)
as Beanstalk Leaf
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Elmo's World: Family Feature (Starring Elmo and Friends!) (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)
as Bert
Jimmy Kimmel Live!(2003)
Show 1 episode · as Miss Piggy · as Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie(2002)
as Miss Piggy / Fozzie Bear / Animal / Yoda / Elvises (voice)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!(2002)
Actor
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Weezer and the Muppets Go Fishin' (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)
as Miss Piggy
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play(2002)
as Bert / Grover (voice)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)
as Bert
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)
Show 26 episodes · as Grover / Bert
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)
as Grover
Scrubs(2001)
Show 1 episode · as Grover (voice)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Elmo's Musical Adventure: Peter and the Wolf(2000)
as (voice)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)
as Bert (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Singing, Drawing & More! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)
Actor
Sesame Street: CinderElmo(1999)
as Muppet Performer (voice)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The View(1997)
Show 1 episode · as Miss Piggy (voice)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Jeopardy!(1984)
Show 2 episodes · as Bert (voice) · as Bert / Grover / Oscar the Grouch (voice) · as Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Saturday Night Live(1975)
Show 1 episode · as Fozzie Bear / Animal (voice) (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Sesame Street(1969)
Show 3,161 episodes · Actor
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Shadows Over Sesame Street (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · as Grover
Untitled Miss Piggy Film (not in the Motif catalog yet)
as Miss Piggy (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 94^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 97 titles, 95 of them dated from 1969 to 2026; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

The Muppets (2011)

$172M worldwide

Highest rated

The Muppet Show (2026)

Midcredits 97^th

Film career

19692026

Peak 2021 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 Motif titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1969Screen debut· Sesame Street
2002First film· It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2015Career best· The Muppets
2021Career best· Muppets Haunted Mansion

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting95 of 97 · 55^thWriting1 of 97Producing1 of 97Other crew2 of 97

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s1 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s39 · 38 acting · 2 crew2010s31 · 30 acting · 1 crew2020s20 · 20 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2019–2026.

2026
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
2019
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Eric Jacobson's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 54^th percentile, the median of the 42 of 43 with a score; across their 36 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61^st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 36

Approval · how many liked their films

52^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 36

Reach · how many have seen their films

34^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 36

Midcredits score across 65 titles, by percentile

75^th and up14
50^th to 74^th26
25^th to 49^th10
Below 25^th15

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 65 titles are Mixed.

Universally Loved2
Loved with Detractors3
Divisive14
Cult Classic8
Crowd Pleaser17
Mixed21

Most divisive · actor

The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour (2004)

98^th percentile spread · 64% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, producer

The Muppet Show (2026)

Midcredits 97^th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Eric Jacobson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore5 titles26–50 · median 26 · mildlighter than most films

Sex & Nudity5 titles15–36 · median 22 · mildnear the median of all films

Profanity5 titles5–34 · median 9 · minimallighter than most films

Alcohol & Drugs5 titles5–32 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense5 titles3–39 · median 10 · minimallighter than most films

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.