13 Facts About Fozzie Bear

Fozzie Bear is a Muppet character best known for his ineffective stand-up comedy skills.

Fozzie Bear was often the target of ridicule, particularly from balcony hecklers Statler and Waldorf.

Fozzie Bear was performed by Frank Oz until 2001, after which Eric Jacobson became the character's principal performer.

However, Oz confirmed on Twitter in 2018 that Fozzie Bear was named after Franz Fazakas, a Muppet workshop person, who was nicknamed "Faz".

Fozzie Bear was only a supporting character in the Muppet films of that decade and only appeared in six episodes of Muppets Tonight.

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Fozzie Bear remained Fozzie's main performer until his departure from the cast in 2001.

Fozzie Bear has a cousin who appeared in the first season of The Muppet Show, performed by Frank Oz.

Fozzie Bear was often featured in a sketch where he did a comedy monologue, in which Statler and Waldorf would heckle him .

Occasionally, Fozzie Bear uses Jewish humor on the show, a nod to Frank Oz's Jewish heritage and the Borscht Belt comics that were widely popular in the mid-20th century.

Fozzie Bear sang and danced in many musical numbers, and frequently acted in sketches .

Fozzie Bear often helps backstage and even attempts to plan out the show in one episode, and write the script in another.

In Episode 101, Fozzie Bear plays a western bandit to Rowlf's role as a western hero.

Fozzie Bear appeared in two Veterinarian's Hospital sketches, in which Rowlf starred as Dr Bob.