Frank Oz Biography
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Has appeared in many of director
John Landis's films as a good luck charm of sorts. He didn't appear in
Twilight Zone: The Movie and Landis had plenty of bad luck during that film. In
Trading Places he plays a cop taking an inventory of
Dan Aykroyd's personal items, ironically reprising his role from
The Blues Brothers, where he took an inventory of the other Blues Brother's personal items,
John Belushi, as Belushi was being freed from jail.

Often works with
Steve Martin (
The Muppet Movie,
Little Shop of Horrors,
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,
HouseSitter,
Bowfinger) he had plans on working with him in
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory when he was attached to direct the film.

The last 3 digits/letters of his car's license plate are "PYK", for Piggy, Yoda and Kermit. It is believed to be a coincidence, because it is a standard DMV-issued license plate, not a vanity plate.

Is a recipient of the prestigious Connor Award, given by the brothers of the Phi Alpha Tau fraternity based out of Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. He is also an honourary brother of the fraternity.
The Muppet Show character "Fozzie Bear" is actually not named after Frank Oz, as is widely believed. "Fozzie Bear" is named after "The Muppet Show" builder
Faz Fazakas.

Uncle of
Michelle Oznowicz and
Jenny Oznowicz.

Though Yoda only appears in two episodes of the original Star Wars trilogy, Oz managed to make three movies with
Carrie Fisher by appearing with her in
The Blues Brothers, the same year that
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back was released. Then, in addition to working with Leia's on-screen mother,
Natalie Portman in all three prequels, he also directed
Carrie Fisher's real-life mother,
Debbie Reynolds, in
In & Out.

Attended
Jim Henson's funeral.

Has directed two of his Star Wars cast mates in otherwise unrelated films:
Ian McDiarmid (Palpatine/Darth Sidious) appeared in
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and
Terence Stamp (Supreme Chancellor Valorum) appeared in
Bowfinger.
George Lucas was so impressed by Frank Oz's performance as Yoda in
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, that he spent thousands of dollars on an advertising campaign to try and get him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Was replaced by
John Lithgow in the radio adaptations of
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back and
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. Lithgow also appeared in the Broadway musical based on
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

One of his first performing duties for
The Muppet Show was performing Rowlf's right hand on
The Jimmy Dean Show.

1961: Met
Jim Henson in Asilomar, California.

His mother was Flemish and his father Dutch.
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