Bill Barretta

• Name — Bill Barretta • Birth Name — William Barretta • Birthplace — Yardley, Pennsylvania, U.S. • Occupation — * Puppeteer • producer • writer • director • actor • Years Active — 1991–present • Relatives — Gene Barretta (brother)

Barretta began performing with The Jim Henson Company in 1991, as the body performer of Earl Sinclair on Dinosaurs. He later developed several new characters for Muppets Tonight, including Pepe the King Prawn, Johnny Fiama, and Bobo the Bear. Barretta has succeeded several of Jim Henson's roles, such as Dr. Teeth, Rowlf the Dog, and Swedish Chef. He performed Clueless Morgan in Muppet Treasure Island (1996). He additionally served as Muppet captain on The Muppets and Muppets Most Wanted. He played the main puppet character Phil Phillips in The Happytime Murders (2018). For Sesame Street, Bill Barretta originated the role of Elmo's dad, Louie, originally appearing in direct-to-video specials. He based Louie's voice on Louis Prima's. Barretta has served as a producer on various Muppet projects, including It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) and The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005). In 2014, he served as a co-producer on Muppets Most Wanted. He also served as an executive producer on the ABC series, The Muppets. For Disney+, he produced Muppets Haunted Mansion and co-created The Muppets Mayhem, winning a Children's and Family Emmy Award in 2023.

• Year(s) — Title — Role — Notes • 1991–1994 — Dinosaurs — Earl Sinclair (in-suit performer), Nick (in-suit performer), Rabid Caveman, Various — Performer • 1994 — Jim Henson's Animal Show — Armstrong the Chicken Hawk, Vernon the Grizzly, Baby Bear, Dullard the Aardvark, Jared the Tiger, Lazlo the Hyena, Randall the Zebra, Timothy the Owl, Vernon the Grizzly — Performer • 1995 — Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree — Bear — Performer; CBS special • 1996–1998 — Muppets Tonight — Bobo the Bear, Johnny Fiama, Pepe the Prawn, Rowlf the Dog, Big Mean Carl, Clueless Morgan, Howard Tubman, David Hoggselhoff, Zippity Zap, Snookie Blyer, Ernst Stavros Gropuer, additional characters — Performer • 1996 — The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss — Uncle Berklummer — Performer • 2001 — Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story — Thunderdell — Also writer • 2002–2007 — Kim Possible — Jackie the Jackal, Jilly from Jersey, Motor Ed's 'Main Bro' — Voice role • 2006 — Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King — Savage Commando — Uncredited • 2006–2010 — Sesame Street — Louie — Performer • 2007 — Tinseltown — Bobby — Performer (also director) • 2008 — Studio DC: Almost Live — Pepe the King Prawn, Dr. Teeth, Rowlf the Dog, The Swedish Chef, Bobo the Bear — Performer • A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa — Pepe the King Prawn, Dr. Teeth, Rowlf the Dog, The Swedish Chef, Bobo the Bear, Pigeon Dad — Performer; NBC Television film • 2011 — Saturday Night Live — Rowlf the Dog — Performer, Episode: "Jason Segal/Florence + The Machine" • 2012 — Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Dr. Teeth — Performer • 2015–2016 — The Muppets — Rowlf the Dog, Dr. Teeth, Pepe the King Prawn, Swedish Chef, Bobo the Bear, Big Mean Carl, Mahna Mahna, Howard Tubman — Performer, Director: "Dave Caplan & Jordan Reddout & Gus Hickey" • 2015 — Muppet Moments — Rowlf the Dog, Bobo the Bear, Pepe the King Prawn — Performer (also director) • 2017–2020 — Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt — Lonny DuFrane/Mr. Frumpus — 3 episodes; Actor/Puppeteer • 2018 — Muppet Babies — Dr. Teeth — Performer • 2019 — Drop the Mic — Pepe the King Prawn — 2 episodes; Puppeteer/voice • 2020 — Muppets Now — Pepe the King Prawn, The Swedish Chef, Howard Tubman, Big Mean Carl, Dr. Teeth, Bobo the Bear, Bubba the Rat — Performer; director and executive producer • 2021 — Muppets Haunted Mansion — Pepe the King Prawn, Rowlf the Dog, Dr. Teeth, Johnny Fiama, Howard Tubman, Bobo the Bear, Big Mean Carl, Andy Pig, Bubba the Rat, Beautiful Day Monster, Clean Gene the Behemoth, Party Tomato — Performer; teleplay and story by, executive producer • 2023 — The Muppets Mayhem — Dr. Teeth — Performer; co-creator and executive producer • 2026 — The Muppet Show — Rowlf the Dog, Pepe the King Prawn, Dr. Teeth, Bobo the Bear (uncredited) — Performer

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2000 — Muppet Race Mania — Pepe the King Prawn, Bobo the Bear, Johnny Fiama, Swedish Chef — Voice role • 2000 — Muppet Monster Adventure — Pepe the King Prawn, Swedish Chef — Voice role • 2003 — Muppets Party Cruise — Pepe the King Prawn, Rowlf the Dog, Bobo the Bear, Johnny Fiama, Swedish Chef — Voice role

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2014 — Piper's Picks TV — Swedish Chef — Performer • 2017 — The Muppets Take the Bowl — Pepe the King Prawn, Rowlf, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Teeth, Bobo, Mahna Mahna — Puppeteer/voice, live show at the Hollywood Bowl, Sept. 8–10 • 2018 — The Muppets Take the O2 — Pepe the King Prawn, Rowlf, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Teeth, Bobo, Mahna Mahna — Puppeteer/voice, live show at the O2, July 13–14 • 2021 — The Muppets Christmas Caroling Coach — Pepe the King Prawn — Voice; theme park show at Disneyland • 2025 — World of Color Happiness! — Rowlf, Dr. Teeth, Pepe the King Prawn, The Swedish Chef — Performer (prerecorded footage); theme park show