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Bill Barretta is a Actor and Co-Producer born on 19 june 1964

Bill Barretta

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Birth 19 june 1964 (59 years)

Bill Barretta (born June 19, 1964) has been performing with The Muppets since 1991, when he performed the body of family father Earl Sinclair on Dinosaurs. He later developed several new characters on Muppets Tonight, including Pepe the King Prawn, Johnny Fiama and Bobo the Bear.

Along with having his own Muppet characters, Bill has taken over several of Jim Henson's roles, such as Dr. Teeth, Rowlf the Dog, Mahna Mahna and Swedish Chef, and briefly took over Jerry Nelson's role of Lew Zealand.

His film debut as a principal puppeteer was in 1996's Muppet Treasure Island as Clueless Morgan.

In addition, Bill has produced two of the Muppets' television films, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie and The Muppets' Wizard of Oz. Bill also provides additional voices on Kim Possible. He is a native of Yardley, Pennsylvania.

His most recent performance was in Disney's Muppets Most Wanted, where he also served as a co-producer on the film. Barretta will also serve as an executive producer on the upcoming ABC series, The Muppets.

Bill is the younger brother of the children's book author and illustrator, Gene Barretta.

Biography

Bill Barretta est l'un des principaux marionnettistes des Muppets.

Usually with

Brian Henson
Brian Henson
(7 films)
Steve Whitmire
Steve Whitmire
(12 films)
Dave Goelz
Dave Goelz
(11 films)
Jerry Nelson
Jerry Nelson
(9 films)
Kevin Clash
Kevin Clash
(9 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Bill Barretta (16 films)

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Actor

The Happytime Murders, 1h31
Directed by Brian Henson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Horror, Crime
Actors Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Joel McHale, Elizabeth Banks, Leslie David Baker, Hemky Madera
Roles Phil Philips / Junkyard / Boar
Rating55% 2.7536152.7536152.7536152.7536152.753615
Dans un monde où les humains et les marionnettes vivent ensemble, même si ces dernières sont rejetées ou discriminées par les hommes, l'inspecteur et « puppet » Phil Philips s'allie au détective Connie Edwards, une femme flic, pour démasquer un tueur en série qui assassine les anciens acteurs du Happy Time Gang, une émission de marionnettes très populaire dans les années 1980.
Muppets Most Wanted, 1h52
Directed by James Bobin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Adventure, Musical, Crime
Themes Films about films, Films about music and musicians, Prison films, Transport films, Rail transport films, Musical films, Heist films, Children's films
Actors Ray Liotta, Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, Ty Burrell, Sean Combs, Bridgit Mendler
Roles Pepe the King Prawn / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef / Bobo the Bear / Big Mean Carl / Baby Boss / Carlo Flamingo / Leprechaun Security Guard (voice)
Rating63% 3.19893.19893.19893.19893.1989
Following the events of the previous film, The Muppets find themselves at a loss as to what to do until Dominic Badguy (Ricky Gervais) suggests that the Muppets go on a European tour with him as their tour manager. As the Muppets begin their tour, the criminal mastermind Constantine, a near-exact double for Kermit the Frog in appearance, escapes from a Siberian Gulag and joins his subordinate Dominic to begin a plot to steal the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.
The Muppets, 1h38
Directed by James Bobin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Animation, Romance
Themes Films about films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Musical films, Road movies, Children's films
Actors Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones, Zach Galifianakis, Jim Parsons
Roles Swedish Chef / Rowlf / Teeth / Pepe / Bobo / Muppet Gary (voice)
Rating70% 3.5469053.5469053.5469053.5469053.546905
Brothers Walter and Gary, residents of Smalltown, are fans of the Muppets, having watched The Muppet Show throughout their youth. Now adults, Gary plans a vacation to Los Angeles with his girlfriend, Mary, to celebrate their tenth anniversary, inviting Walter so he can tour the Muppet Studios. Mary feels Gary's devotion to Walter is detracting from their relationship.
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey, 1h17
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Bill Barretta, Frank Oz, Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Clash, Fran Brill, Arsenio Hall
Roles Self
Rating75% 3.7954053.7954053.7954053.7954053.795405
The film focuses on Clash's early career in Baltimore, Maryland. It covers his meeting and interactions with Sesame Street creator Jim Henson, puppet maker Kermit Love, and the phenomenal success of Elmo. (Clash joined Sesame Street in 1984. He resigned from Sesame Street in 2012 amid allegations of improper sexual conduct with minors, which he denied. This was not included in the documentary since it was released before the accusations were made.)
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa, 1h20
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Musical
Themes Christmas films, Musical films, Children's films, Santa Claus in film
Actors Steve Whitmire, Uma Thurman, Dave Goelz, Jane Krakowski, Bill Barretta, Nathan Lane
Roles Pepe the Prawn / Swedish Chef / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Bobo the Bear / Husband Pigeon (voice)
Rating62% 3.1461653.1461653.1461653.1461653.146165
On Christmas Eve, the Muppets go to the post office in New York City to deliver each of their letters to Santa Claus (Richard Griffiths). When they head back to their apartment, Gonzo discovers that three letters wound up in his coat from a mishap there. One of those letters he recognizes as being written by his friend, a neighbor girl named Claire (Madison Pettis). On Gonzo's insistence, the principal Muppets decide to go to the North Pole and deliver them personally.
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, 1h28
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Le pays d'Oz, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Ashanti, Quentin Tarantino, Queen Latifah, David Alan Grier, Jeffrey Tambor, Kelly Osbourne
Roles Toto / Dr. Teeth / Johnny / Lew Zealand / Swedish Chef / Rowlf
Rating51% 2.553842.553842.553842.553842.55384
Dorothy Gale (Ashanti) is an orphaned teenage girl living in a trailer park in Kansas. Her Aunt Em (Queen Latifah) and Uncle Henry (David Alan Grier) own a diner, to which Dorothy works for room and board. Her dream of becoming a singer is slim, but when waiting on some truckers Dorothy overhears that the Muppets are conducting a cross-country show called "Star Hunt" and are looking for a backup singer. Aunt Em disapproves, but with Uncle Henry's best wishes, she goes to the audition. However, the Muppets are about to end the audition, and Dorothy only manages to give them a demo CD that she created beforehand. In returning home, the civil defense sirens sound as a tornado is headed for Dorothy's trailer park. When Aunt Em and Uncle Henry run into the county storm shelter for safety, Dorothy hurries back to her family's mobile home to get Toto, her pet prawn. She does not make it out in time, and the two are swept by the tornado across the vast fields of Kansas. When Dorothy climbs out of the wreckage, she finds that Toto (Pepé the King Prawn) can talk and that she is no longer in Kansas.
Kermit's Swamp Years, 1h19
Directed by Jim Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Musical films, Children's films
Actors Cree Summer, Steve Whitmire, Dave Goelz, Joey Mazzarino, Jerry Nelson, Bill Barretta
Roles Croaker / Horace D' Fly / Roy the Frog / Turtle #2 (voice)
Rating53% 2.657832.657832.657832.657832.65783
The movie opens in the swamp lands that Kermit the Frog calls home. After meeting his old friend Horace D'Fly again, he recaps an adventure about his childhood back when he was twelve years old where he enjoyed a serene amphibian's life with his buddies Croaker the Frog and Goggles the Toad, where Kermit wonders what else the world has to offer and what lies beyond the swamp, but is companions do not think the same. When they run into two scientists named Dr. Hugo Krassman (John Hostetter) and Mary (Kelly Collins Lintz), before they are caught by them, Arnie the alligator saves them and warns them about the dangers lurking outside the swamp. The next day while they talk about their dreams, they run into the bully of the swamp named Blotch, a bullfrog, who brutally attacks Goggles after he mistakes him for mooning him, but this causes them to get kidnapped by a pet store owner named Wilson, and Kermit and Croaker have no choice but to venture forth in order to save their friends.
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, 1h28
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Christmas films, Musical films, Children's films
Actors David Arquette, Joan Cusack, Matthew Lillard, William H. Macy, Whoopi Goldberg, Mel Brooks
Roles Pepe the King Prawn / Bobo the Bear / Johnny Fiama / Swedish Chef / Lew Zealand / Howard Tubman / Rowlf the Dog / Elvises (voice)
Rating62% 3.1482053.1482053.1482053.1482053.148205
A snowman named Joe Snow (voice by Mel Brooks) recounts how the Muppet Theater was going through financial hardship, and the Muppets seeking Kermit the Frog for guidance. Kermit eventually feels he is not useful to anyone and an angel named Daniel (David Arquette) brings this up with his Boss (Whoopi Goldberg) as they review what has gone on with Kermit in the past hours.
Muppets from Space, 1h25
Directed by Tim Hill
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Comedy science fiction films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Musical films, Space opera, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Dave Goelz, Frank Oz, Jeffrey Tambor, F. Murray Abraham, David Arquette, Josh Charles
Roles Pepe the Prawn / Bobo as Rentro / Johnny Fiama / Bubba the Rat / Cosmic Fish #2 (voice)
Rating61% 3.098513.098513.098513.098513.09851
The Great Gonzo has always been identified as a "whatever". But after he begins having disturbing dreams of abandonment and rejection, he begins to realize just how alone he is in the world. One of his nightmares involves him being denied entry onto Noah's Ark by Noah (F. Murray Abraham). The next morning, Gonzo tells Kermit the Frog that he is getting tired of being called a "whatever." After an alien race appears to be trying to send him a message through bowls of cereal, Gonzo realizes that he may not be so alone after all and climbs to the rooftop to start watching the sky. Using a bolt of lightning, Gonzo communicates with a pair of cosmic fish, revealing to him that he is an alien from outer space.
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, 1h17
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical
Themes Musical films, Children's films
Actors Kevin Clash, Mandy Patinkin, Jerry Nelson, Vanessa Williams, Alison Bartlett-O'Reilly, Ruth Buzzi
Roles Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Rating58% 2.90462.90462.90462.90462.9046
Elmo is playing with his blanket in his house. After he bumps his blanket on a juice cup and after drying off his blanket at the laundromat, Elmo sees Zoe feeling depressed because her father cannot take her to the zoo, so he decides to make Zoe happy again by imitating certain zoo animals (a lion, a monkey, and a pig). When Zoe sees his blanket, Elmo refuses to share, resulting in a tug-of-war that rips Elmo's blanket. Elmo is furious and declares that Zoe is no longer his friend. Suddenly, Telly Monster inadvertently takes away the blanket while rollerskating out of control. They go around Finders Keepers and knock over a tray of drinks Ruthie is carrying. Telly hits Cookie Monster at the revolving door of Furry Arms hotel. The blanket accidentally lands in the hands of Oscar the Grouch, who drops it in his trash can after sneezing on it. Elmo drops into the bottom of Oscar's trash can, where he finds the blanket nailed to a door. But they are both teleported to Grouchland USA, a world filled with Grouches where a greedy man named Huxley (Mandy Patinkin) steals anything he can grab including Elmo's blanket. Elmo is determined to find his blanket and begins a journey through Grouchland. He asks a kind girl named Grizzy to help in his quest, but she later abandons him when Elmo discovers that Huxley's house is on the top of the faraway Mount Pickanose.
The Spirit of Mickey, 1h23
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Films about animals, Children's films
Actors Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Walt Disney, Corey Burton, Jeannie Elias, Bill Farmer
Rating75% 3.764753.764753.764753.764753.76475
Anthologie des cartoons de Mickey Mouse et ses amis
Muppet Treasure Island, 1h36
Directed by Brian Henson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films, Musical films, Films about disabilities, Children's films, L'Or
Actors Tim Curry, Billy Connolly, Kevin Bishop, Jennifer Saunders, Steve Whitmire, Frank Oz
Roles Clueless Morgan / Swedish Chef / Blind Pew (hands) / Pirate / Pig / Skulls (voice)
Rating68% 3.447693.447693.447693.447693.44769
Jim Hawkins is a young orphan who lives in the Admiral Benbow in England with his friends Gonzo and Rizzo. Jim listens to the tales of Billy Bones, who tells of his former captain, Captain Flint, who buried his treasure trove on a remote island and executed all of his crew so only he would own the island’s map. One night, one of Bones’ fellow crewmates Blind Pew arrives, giving Bones the black spot. Bones dies of a heart attack, but gives Jim the treasure map beforehand. An army of pirates attack the inn, destroying it, but the boys escape with the map.
Murder in the First, 2h2
Directed by Marc Rocco
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Prison films, Se déroulant à Alcatraz
Actors Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, Embeth Davidtz, Brad Dourif, William H. Macy
Rating72% 3.648353.648353.648353.648353.64835
As a 17-year-old orphan, Henri Young (Kevin Bacon), steals $5.00 from a grocery store to feed himself and his little sister, both of whom are destitute. He is apprehended by the store clerk, and his sister is sent to an orphanage. Because that grocery store also housed a U.S. Post Office his crime becomes a federal offense. Young never sees his sister again and is sentenced to Leavenworth Penitentiary, Kansas. After later being transferred to Alcatraz, he participates in an escape attempt with two other prisoners.
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
Directed by Jon Stone
Genres Comedy
Themes Christmas films
Actors Robert Downey Jr., Leslie Nielsen, Stockard Channing, Bill Barretta, Julianne Buescher, Steve Whitmire
Roles Bear
Rating60% 3.0476353.0476353.0476353.0476353.047635
The special begins with the song “The Perfect Tree,” which features both Mr. Willowby (Robert Downey, Jr.) singing about his desire to find the perfect Christmas tree and, within Willowby’s house, a father mouse singing that he will go out to get a tree for his family (his two children, a boy and a girl, decide to come with him). After the song is finished, Willowby asks his butler, Baxter (Leslie Nielsen) where his tree is.
Born to Be Wild, 1h40
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Films about apes, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Wil Horneff, Helen Shaver, John C. McGinley, Peter Boyle, Gregory Itzin, Alan Ruck
Rating51% 2.5576152.5576152.5576152.5576152.557615
Rick Heller is a juvenile delinquent who continues to get himself into trouble. To keep him out of mischief, his mother, Margaret, puts him to work cleaning the cage of a female gorilla named Katie, Margaret is teaching to communicate through the use of sign language. When the owner of the gorilla, Gus Charnley, takes her away to become a flea market freak, Rick decides to rescue Katie and take her on an adventurous journey to get her out of the country.