Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz; born May 25, 1944) is an English-born American voice actor, film director and puppeteer who created and performed the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear along with Jim Henson in The Muppet Show, as well as Cookie Monster, Bert, and Grover in Sesame Street. His work as a film director includes 1986's Little Shop of Horrors remake and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He is also the puppeteer and voice of Yoda (voice only in Episodes II and III) in the Star Wars film series.