Changes: Matt Vogel

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Matthew James "Matt" Vogel is an American puppeteer, director, and singer who has also taken over most of Jerry Nelson's Muppet characters by the recommendation of Nelson himself.

He is the current performer of Kermit the Frog, Floyd Pepper, Robin the Frog, Crazy Harry, Camilla the Chicken, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Uncle Deadly, Pops, Lew Zealand, and Sweetums. On July 10, 2017, it was announced that he would be taking over for Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog, because of the latter leaving the Muppets.

He also performed 80s Robot in The Muppets, and Constantine in Muppets Most Wanted.

Outside Disney, he has become familiar for his work as Caroll Spinney's understudy for Big Bird on Sesame Street, which he fully succeeded Spinney in the role in 2018 when Spinney officially retired. Also on Sesame Street, Matt started doing the puppetry for Jerry Nelson's characters, including Count von Count, in the early 2000s, but Nelson continued providing the voices until his passing in 2012, after which Vogel took over as the voices of those characters as well.

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 {{Infobox Real Person
 |name = Matt Vogel
-|image = Matt Vogel.jpeg
+|image = Matt Vogel.jpg
-|born = Matthew J. Vogel<br>[[October 6]], [[1970]] (age 47)<br>Kansas City, [[Kansas]], [[United States]]
+|born = Matthew James Vogel<br>[[October 6]], [[1970]] (age 49)<br>Kansas City, [[Kansas]], [[United States]]
 |occupation(s) = Puppeteer, director, singer
 |years active = [[1996]]-present
 |spouse = Kelly C. McDonnell-Vogel ([[1997]]-present)
-|nationality = [[File:Flag of the United States.png|20px]] American}}'''Matthew J. "Matt" Vogel''' (born [[October 6]], [[1970]]) is an American puppeteer, director, and singer who has also taken over most of [[Jerry Nelson|Jerry Nelson's]] Muppet characters by the recommendation of Nelson himself.
+|nationality = [[File:Flag of the United States.png|20px]] American
+|children = 5
+}}'''Matthew James "Matt" Vogel''' is an American puppeteer, director, and singer who has also taken over most of [[Jerry Nelson]]'s Muppet characters by the recommendation of Nelson himself.
-He is the current performer of [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Floyd Pepper]], [[Robin the Frog]], [[Crazy Harry]], [[Camilla|Camilla the Chicken]], [[Dr. Julius Strangepork]], [[Uncle Deadly]], [[Pops]], [[Lew Zealand]] and [[Sweetums]]. On July 10, 2017, it was announced that he would be taking over for [[Steve Whitmire]] as [[Kermit the Frog]], because of the latter leaving the Muppets.
+He is the current performer of [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Floyd Pepper]], [[Robin the Frog]], [[Crazy Harry]], [[Camilla|Camilla the Chicken]], [[Dr. Julius Strangepork]], [[Uncle Deadly]], [[Pops]], Lew Zealand, and [[Sweetums]]. On [[July 10]], [[2017]], it was announced that he would be taking over for [[Steve Whitmire]] as [[Kermit the Frog]], because of the latter leaving the Muppets.
 He also performed [[80s Robot]] in ''[[The Muppets (film)|The Muppets]]'', and [[Constantine]] in ''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]''.
-Outside Disney, he has become familiar for his work as [[Caroll Spinney|Caroll Spinney's]] [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Big_Bird Big Bird] understudy on ''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Sesame_Street Sesame Street]''. Also on ''Sesame Street'', Matt started doing the puppetry for Jerry Nelson's characters, including [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Count_von_Count Count von Count], in the early 2000s, but Nelson continued providing the voices until Nelson's passing in 2012, after which Vogel took over as the voices of those characters as well.
+Outside [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]], he has become familiar for his work as [[W:c:muppet:Caroll Spinney|Caroll Spinney]]'s understudy for [[W:c:muppet:Big Bird|Big Bird]] on ''[[W:c:muppet:Sesame Street|Sesame Street]]'', which he fully succeeded Spinney in the role in 2018 when Spinney officially retired. Also on ''Sesame Street'', Matt started doing the puppetry for Jerry Nelson's characters, including [[W:c:muppet:Count von Count|Count von Count]], in the early 2000s, but Nelson continued providing the voices until his passing in 2012, after which Vogel took over as the voices of those characters as well.
 ==Disney Roles==
 <gallery position="center">
+FloydPepper.jpg|[[Floyd Pepper]]<br>([[2008]]–present)
-Alice-Through-the-Looking-Glass-Seconds.jpg|Wilkins
-Kermit-stool.png|[[Kermit the Frog]]
+robin1.jpg|[[Robin the Frog]]<br>(2008–[[2016]])
+Crazy Harry.jpg|[[Crazy Harry]]<br>(2008–present)
-FloydPepper.jpg|[[Floyd Pepper]]
+Camilla.gif|[[Camilla|Camilla the Chicken]]<br>(2008–present)
-robin1.jpg|[[Robin the Frog]]
+Dr.strangepork.jpg|[[Dr. Julius Strangepork]]<br>([[2009]]–present)
-Crazy Harry.jpg|[[Crazy Harry]]
+Udead01.jpg|[[Uncle Deadly]]<br>([[2011]]–present)
-Camilla.gif|[[Camilla|Camilla the Chicken]]
+Pops1.jpg|[[Pops]]<br>(2009–present)
-Dr.strangepork.jpg|[[Dr. Julius Strangepork]]
+LewZealand.jpg|[[w:c: muppets:Lew Zealand|Lew Zealand]]<br>(2008–present)
-Udead01.jpg|[[Uncle Deadly]]
-Pops1.jpg|[[Pops]]
+Sweetums.jpg|[[Sweetums]]<br>(2011-present)
-LewZealand.jpg|[[Lew Zealand]]
-Sweetums.jpg|[[Sweetums]]
 s robot.png|[[80s Robot]]
 Constantine.png|[[Constantine]]
+Alice-Through-the-Looking-Glass-Seconds.jpg|Wilkins
+Kermit Muppets Most Wanted.png|[[Kermit the Frog]]<br>([[2017]]–present)
 </gallery>
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 [[Category:Puppeteers]]
 [[Category:Directors]]
+[[Category:Disney Channel Actors and Actresses]]
+[[Category:People from Kansas]]
+[[Category:Singers]]
+[[Category:The Muppets]]