Directed credits
2
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Director
Bill Barretta
Acting
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 2All crew credits: 9
TMDB ID: 64182
IMDb ID: nm0057321
Known for: Acting
Born: June 19, 1964
Age: 61
Place of birth: Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1994 - 2026
Years active: 33
Average TMDB rating: 6.43
Wikidata: Q2272355
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Co-Producer (3)Executive Producer (2)Consulting Producer (1)Teleplay (1)
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bill Barretta 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. In addition, Bill has produced two of the Muppets' television movies, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Barretta, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .
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Directed Series
Series directed by Bill Barretta.
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Highest rated movies linked with Bill Barretta.
7.2
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
as Self
2011 Movie
6.7
The Muppets
as Swedish Chef / Rowlf / Teeth / Pepe / Bobo / Muppet Gary (voice)
2011 Movie
6.7
Muppet Treasure Island
as Clueless Morgan / Swedish Chef / Blind Pew (hands) / Pirate / Pig / Skulls (voice)
1996 Movie
6.4
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
as Mr. Frumpus (voice)
2020 Movie
6.4
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
6.4
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
1999 Movie
6.3
Muppets Most Wanted
Co-Producer
2014 Movie
6.1
Muppets from Space
as Pepe the Prawn / Bobo as Rentro / Johnny Fiama / Bubba the Rat / Cosmic Fish #2 (voice)
1999 Movie
6.0
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Co-Producer
2002 Movie
5.8
The Happytime Murders
as Phil Philips / Junkyard / Boar
2018 Movie
5.2
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
Co-Producer
2005 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Bill Barretta.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Bill Barretta.
7.2
The Muppet Show
Consulting Producer
2026 Movie
6.1
Muppets from Space
as Pepe the Prawn / Bobo as Rentro / Johnny Fiama / Bubba the Rat / Cosmic Fish #2 (voice)
1999 Movie
6.7
Muppet Treasure Island
as Clueless Morgan / Swedish Chef / Blind Pew (hands) / Pirate / Pig / Skulls (voice)
1996 Movie
5.8
The Happytime Murders
as Phil Philips / Junkyard / Boar
2018 Movie
6.7
The Muppets
as Swedish Chef / Rowlf / Teeth / Pepe / Bobo / Muppet Gary (voice)
2011 Movie
6.3
Muppets Most Wanted
Co-Producer
2014 Movie
6.4
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Executive Producer
2021 Movie
5.2
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
Co-Producer
2005 Movie
6.0
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Co-Producer
2002 Movie
6.4
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
1999 Movie
5.9
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
as Pepe the Prawn / Swedish Chef / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Bobo the Bear / Husband Pigeon (voice)
2008 Movie
6.4
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
as Mr. Frumpus (voice)
2020 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Bill Barretta.
7.5
Kim Possible
as Jilly from Jersey (voice) • 5 eps
2002 Series
7.1
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Lonny Dufrene / Mr. Frumpus • 2 eps
2015 Series
5.7
Muppet Babies
as Dr. Teeth (voice) • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.0
Muppet Moments
Director • 41 eps
2015 Series
7.4
Muppets Tonight
as Pepé / Bobo / Johnny Fiama / Clueless / Carl / Snookie / Howard • 22 eps
1996 Series
5.0
Universal Basic Guys
as (voice) • 1 eps
2024 Series
7.0
The Muppets
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.1
The Muppets Mayhem
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2023 Series
7.6
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
1 eps
1996 Series
9.5
Jim Henson's Animal Show with Stinky and Jake
65 eps
1994 Series
6.8
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Teleplay • 2 eps
2001 Series
5.5
Muppets Now
as Pepe the King Prawn (voice) • 6 eps
2020 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Bill Barretta.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Bill Barretta.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Bill Barretta.
7.2
The Muppet Show
as Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Pepé the King Prawn (voice)
2026 Movie
Garbage Pail Kids in Mad Mike: Fury Load
as Nat Nerd
2022 Movie
10.0
Dear Earth
as Dr. Teeth (voice)
2021 Movie
6.4
Muppets Haunted Mansion
as Pepe / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef
2021 Movie
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
as Self
2020 Movie
6.4
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
as Mr. Frumpus (voice)
2020 Movie
6.9
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
as The Muppets Puppeteer
2020 Movie
5.8
The Happytime Murders
as Phil Philips / Junkyard / Boar
2018 Movie
8.2
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
as Self
2017 Movie
6.3
Muppets Most Wanted
as 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)
2014 Movie
Food Fight! | Muppisode
as The Swedish Chef
2013 Movie
5.8
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
as Pepe, The Swedish Chef, Rowlf, Dr. Teeth, Bobo, Big Mean Carl
2013 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Bill Barretta.
5.0
Universal Basic Guys
as (voice) • 1 eps
2024 Series
6.1
The Muppets Mayhem
as Dr. Teeth (voice) • 10 eps
2023 Series
5.5
Muppets Now
as Pepe the King Prawn (voice) • 6 eps
2020 Series
5.7
Muppet Babies
as Dr. Teeth (voice) • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.0
The Muppets
as Pepe the King Prawn / Dr. Teeth / Rowlf (voice) • 7 eps
2015 Series
7.0
Muppet Moments
as Rowlf • 41 eps
2015 Series
7.1
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Lonny Dufrene / Mr. Frumpus • 2 eps
2015 Series
8.0
Studio DC: Almost Live
as The Swedish Chef, Pepe the King Prawn, Dr. Teeth, Rowlf the Dog, Bobo the Bear • 2 eps
2008 Series
7.5
Kim Possible
as Jilly from Jersey (voice) • 5 eps
2002 Series
6.8
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
as Thunderdell • 2 eps
2001 Series
Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola
as Strega Nona • 26 eps
2001 Series
7.6
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
1 eps
1996 Series