Frank Oz

15 films directed 4 Awards

Biography

Frank Richard Oznowicz (born May 25, 1944), known professionally as Frank Oz, is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor, and puppeteer. He is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show and for directing films, including the Little Shop Of Horrors remake and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He is also the operator and voice of Yoda in the Star Wars franchise.

Most directed genres

Recurring actors

Awards and nominations

2024 Disney Legends
2008 Great Immigrants Award
1978 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
— Daytime Emmy Award

The career in numbers

US$ 418 mi Total budget from 12 film(s) with data
US$ 785 mi Total box office from 12 film(s) with data
US$ 35 mi Average budget from 12 film(s) with data
US$ 65 mi Average box office from 12 film(s) with data
6.7 Average rating from 13 film(s) with data
1.9× Return on investment from 12 film(s) with data

Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.

Films directed

Film	Year	Budget	Box office	Rating
Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself	2020	—	—	7.6
Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson	2020	—	—	—
Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched	2017	—	—	8.2
Death at a Funeral	2007	US$ 9 mi	US$ 47 mi	6.9
The Stepford Wives	2004	US$ 90 mi	US$ 102 mi	5.7
The Score	2001	US$ 68 mi	US$ 114 mi	6.7
Bowfinger	1999	US$ 55 mi	US$ 99 mi	6.2
In & Out	1997	US$ 35 mi	US$ 64 mi	6.4
The Indian in the Cupboard	1995	US$ 45 mi	US$ 36 mi	6.5
Housesitter	1992	US$ 26 mi	US$ 95 mi	6.2
What About Bob?	1991	US$ 35 mi	US$ 64 mi	6.9
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels	1988	US$ 7 mi	US$ 42 mi	7.1
Little Shop of Horrors	1986	US$ 25 mi	US$ 54 mi	7.0
The Muppets Take Manhattan	1984	US$ 8 mi	US$ 26 mi	6.6
The Dark Crystal	1982	US$ 15 mi	US$ 45 mi	7.2

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