Bill Barretta
Acting • Born 1964-06-19
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 .
Filmography
59 credits
Muppets from Space
Movie • 1999
Pepe the Prawn / Bobo as Rentro / Johnny Fiama / Bubba the Rat / Cosmic Fish #2 (voice)
Dear Earth
Movie • 2021
Dr. Teeth (voice)
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Movie • 2008
Pepe the Prawn / Swedish Chef / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Bobo the Bear / Husband Pigeon (voice)
Kermit's Swamp Years
Movie • 2002
Croaker / Horace D' Fly / Roy the Frog / Turtle #2 (voice)
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Movie • 2011
Self
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Movie • 2013
Pepe, The Swedish Chef, Rowlf, Dr. Teeth, Bobo, Big Mean Carl
Muppets Most Wanted
Movie • 2014
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)
I Love Muppets
Movie • 2002
Pepe the King Prawn (voice)
The Muppets
Movie • 2011
Swedish Chef / Rowlf / Teeth / Pepe / Bobo / Muppet Gary (voice)
Muppet Sing Alongs: Treasure Island
Movie • 1996
Clueless Morgan (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
Movie • 2006
Louie (voice)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Movie • 1999
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Weezer and the Muppets Go Fishin'
Movie • 2002
Rowlf the Dog / Pepe the King Prawn
Sesame Street: When Families Grieve
Movie • 2010
Louie
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
Movie • 2005
Toto / Dr. Teeth / Johnny / Lew Zealand / Swedish Chef / Rowlf
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Movie • 2002
Pepe the King Prawn / Bobo the Bear / Johnny Fiama / Swedish Chef / Lew Zealand / Howard Tubman / Rowlf the Dog / Elvises (voice)
The Happytime Murders
Movie • 2018
Phil Philips / Junkyard / Boar
Muppet Classic Theater
Movie • 1994
Elvis (voice)
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched
Movie • 2017
Self
Muppet Treasure Island
Movie • 1996
Clueless Morgan / Swedish Chef / Blind Pew (hands) / Pirate / Pig / Skulls (voice)
Muppet Sing Alongs: Things That Fly
Movie • 1996
Ballooner, Cedric, Airplane Pilot, and Commander Slick Space Guy
Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green
Movie • 1994
Swedish Chef (voice) (archive footage)
The Muppets Take The O2
Movie • 2018
Pepe the King Prawn / Rowlf the Dog / The Swedish Chef / Dr. Teeth / Bobo the Bear / Mahna Mahna / Big Mean Carl / Himself (voice)
The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live
Movie • 2008
Dr. Teeth / Pepe the King Prawn / Swedish Chef (voice)
The Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala
Movie • 2012
Pepe / Swedish Chef (voice)
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
Movie • 2004
Pepe the King Prawn / The Swedish Chef ("Keep Fishin")
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
Movie • 2020
Mr. Frumpus (voice)
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Movie • 2020
The Muppets Puppeteer
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson
Movie • 2020
Self
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
Movie • 2009
Louie (voice)
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Movie • 2021
Pepe / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef
The Muppets: Pöpcørn | Recipes with The Swedish Chef
Movie • 2010
The Swedish Chef
Food Fight! | Muppisode
Movie • 2013
The Swedish Chef
The Muppets: Ringing of the Bells
Movie • 2009
The Swedish Chef
The Muppets: Stars & Stripes FOREVER!
Movie • 2008
Bobo the Bear / The Swedish Chef (Voice)
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
Movie • 1995
Bear (voice)
Kermit: A Frog's Life
Movie • 2005
Pepe the King Prawn
Sesame Street: Count on Sports
Movie • 2008
Louie
Sesame Beginnings: Exploring Together
Movie • 2006
Louie
Garbage Pail Kids in Mad Mike: Fury Load
Movie • 2022
Nat Nerd
Garbage Pail Kids in Mad Mike: Fury Load
Movie • 2022
Split Kit
The Muppet Show
Movie • 2026
Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Pepé the King Prawn (voice)
Hoppers
Movie • 2026
Additional Voices (voice)
Kim Possible
TV • 2002
Jilly from Jersey (voice)
Muppets Tonight
TV • 1996
Pepé / Bobo / Johnny Fiama / Clueless / Carl / Snookie / Howard
Jim Henson's Animal Show with Stinky and Jake
TV • 1994
Studio DC: Almost Live
TV • 2008
The Swedish Chef, Pepe the King Prawn, Dr. Teeth, Rowlf the Dog, Bobo the Bear
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
TV • 2001
Thunderdell
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
TV • 1996
The Muppets Mayhem
TV • 2023
Dr. Teeth (voice)
Kim Possible
TV • 2002
Sturgis / Museum Security Guard (voice)
Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola
TV • 2001
Strega Nona
The Muppets
TV • 2015
Pepe the King Prawn / Dr. Teeth / Rowlf / Bobo the Bear (voice)
The Muppets
TV • 2015
Pepe the King Prawn / Dr. Teeth / Rowlf (voice)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
TV • 2015
Lonny Dufrene / Mr. Frumpus
Muppets Now
TV • 2020
Pepe the King Prawn (voice)
Muppet Moments
TV • 2015
Rowlf
Muppet Babies
TV • 2018
Dr. Teeth (voice)
Universal Basic Guys
TV • 2024
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