Faz Fazakas
Franz "Faz" Fazakas (April 5, 1918 - September 28, 2013) was a special effects designer and puppeteer who contributed to many Muppet productions. Fazakas began his puppetry career in the 1950s with Bil Baird and his marionettes, performing in the Broadway show Flahooley (with Barbara Cook, playing a lion) as well as 1960s off-Broadway puppet productions (often alongside Jerry Nelson), including versions The Wizard of Oz (as the Tin Woodsman) and Winnie the Pooh (as the title character). Faz Fazakas is usually cited as one of the most likely inspirations for Fozzie Bear's Name.
The Muppet Movie
as Additional Muppet PerformerA Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he...
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The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New...
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The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
as Chicken (voice)Four mistreated farm animals seek refuge as a band of traveling musicians in this musical tale...
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Shirley Temple’s Storybook: Winnie the Pooh
as uncreditedThe classic characters in marionette form present “Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree,” “Eeyore...
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