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Frank Oz - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Born May 25, 1944 - - American puppeteer, film director and actor
When he was five years old, his parents, actors of the puppet theater, emigrated to the United States. At a puppeteer convention in California, Frank Oz met the legendary puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of Sesame Street, and Henson was blown away by Oz's abilities. He almost immediately wanted to hire Frank, but had to wait until he finished school. In 1963, Frank Oz joined The Muppets and has since become one of the renowned puppet masters. Since the early 80s, Oz has been very successful in great directing, making his debut with the fairy tale film "The Dark Crystal", for which his teacher and colleague Jim Henson helped create dolls and stage the film itself.
The opulent man-eating flower doll shares set with comedian Rick Moranis in the hit musical The Little Shop of Horrors (1986), a parody remake of Roger Corman's old black-and-white film. In this tape, Oz not only gathered an outstanding ensemble of comedy stars, with many of whom he would later work with (Bill Murray, Steve Martin), but also showed an extraordinary sense of humor, taste and style, gravitating towards the retro style of the 50s, and repeatedly manifested in the following feeds.
The heyday of Oz's creativity fell on the second half of the 80s and the beginning of the 90s. The most successful of his comedies, now considered classics of the genre, are released: The Dirty Swindlers (1988, with Steve Martin and Michael Caine), What About Bob? (1991, with Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss), Housewife (1992, with Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn) .
In the mid-90s, the director slowed down the process of creating comedies, doing mainly voice acting and working on the Muppets, which he never abandoned, the adventure film "Indian in the Closet", which was released at that time, did not find success. In the late 90s, Oz had a second wind, and he released the box office hits "Enter and Exit" (1997, with Kevin Kline and Joan Cusack), "Cool Guy" (1999, with Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy). Oz's surprise-filmed thriller The Bearbear (2001, with Robert De Niro and Edward Norton) was also a success. Gruvemuvestart
The scandalous long-term "Stepford Wives", a remake of the 1975 film, quarreled with many famous people in Hollywood and hastily remade after negative reactions of focus groups by the producers of the Weinstein brothers, despite the stellar cast, did not win the love of viewers and critics. But Death at a Funeral, Oz's last film to date, on the other hand, has received wide recognition from both.
Oz also regularly plays cameo roles in the films of his fellow directors and actively participates in the dubbing - in this capacity, he has more than a hundred works. His voice is spoken by Miss Piggy in the Muppets and Fangus in Monsters, Inc., guard Dave in Puzzle, and of course the legendary Master Yoda throughout the Star Wars saga.
