Bill Barretta
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 .
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1964-06-19 · Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA
Known for
- Hoppers (2026) — Additional Voices (voice)
- The Muppets (2011) — Swedish Chef / Rowlf / Teeth / Pepe / Bobo / Muppet Gary (voice)
- The Happytime Murders (2018) — Phil Philips / Junkyard / Boar (voice)
- Muppets Most Wanted (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)
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015) — Lonny Dufrene / Mr. Frumpus
- Kim Possible (2002) — Jilly from Jersey (voice)
- Saturday Night Live (1975) — Rowlf the Dog (voice) (uncredited)
- Muppet Treasure Island (1996) — Clueless Morgan / Swedish Chef / Blind Pew (hands) / Pirate / Pig / Skulls (voice)
- Muppets from Space (1999) — Pepe the Prawn / Bobo as Rentro / Johnny Fiama / Bubba the Rat / Cosmic Fish #2 (voice)
- Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021) — Pepe / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend (2020) — Mr. Frumpus (voice)
- Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) — Self
- The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) — Toto / Dr. Teeth / Johnny / Lew Zealand / Swedish Chef / Rowlf
- The Muppet Show (2026) — Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Pepé the King Prawn (voice)
- The Muppets (2015) — Pepe the King Prawn / Dr. Teeth / Rowlf (voice)
- It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) — Pepe the King Prawn / Bobo the Bear / Johnny Fiama / Swedish Chef / Lew Zealand / Howard Tubman / Rowlf the Dog / Elvises (voice)