Bert (Sesame Street)

Bert is a yellow Muppet character on the long running PBS and HBO children's television show Sesame Street. Bert was originally performed by Frank Oz.

Bert
Sesame Street, Play with Me Sesame character
Ernie and his rubber duckie with Bert (pictured on right) on Sesame Street in 1977.
First appearance	Sesame Street Test Pilot 1 (July 21, 1969)
Voiced by	Frank Oz (1969–2006) Eric Jacobson (1997–present)
Performed by	Frank Oz (1969–2006) Eric Jacobson (1997–present)
In-universe information
Species	Human Muppet[1]
Gender	Male

Since 1997, Muppeteer Eric Jacobson has been phased in as Bert's primary performer. Bert has also made cameo appearances within The Muppets franchise, including The Muppet Show, The Muppet Movie, and The Muppets Take Manhattan, in addition to an appearance with Ernie on The Flip Wilson Show on September 14, 1972, on which he sang "Clink, Clank", a song about noises.[2] Jacobson joined Sesame Street in 1994.

Bert's age is 49, but performer on Sesame Street Live, Taylor Morgan, has said that "I just kind of try to think like a six year old or a seven year old, because that's how old Bert is."[3] He and his roommate Ernie form a comic duo that is one of the program's centerpieces, with Bert acting as the world weary foil, to Ernie's naive troublemaking.

Discography

As the duo often sing in their skits, several albums were released, containing studio recorded versions of their songs. Bert's best known song is "Doin' the Pigeon". He and Ernie both had their own video, The Best of Ernie and Bert, and their own album, Bert and Ernie's Greatest Hits. Only Ernie, however, has hit the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart with his song "Rubber Duckie", in September 1970.

See also

• Bert and Ernie
• Bert is Evil
• Ernie

References

1. Sesame Workshop. "Muppet Bios: Bert". Archived from the original on October 5, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
2. Sesame Street on The Flip Wilson Show - Ernie and Bert: Clink, Clank
3. macon.com Archived March 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine