Ernie (Sesame Street)
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Ernie is an orange Muppet character created and originally performed by Jim Henson for the children's television show Sesame Street. He and his roommate Bert form the comic duo Bert and Ernie, one of the program's centerpieces, with Ernie acting the role of the naïve troublemaker, and Bert the world-weary foil.
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Ernie | |
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Sesame Street character | |
First appearance | Sesame Street Test Pilot 1 (July 21, 1969) |
Performed by | Jim Henson (1969–1990) Steve Whitmire (1993–2014) John Tartaglia (2003) Billy Barkhurst (2014–2017) Peter Linz (2017–present) |
Birthday | January 28[1] |
In-universe information | |
Alias | Caveman Ernie, Sir Ernie, John Adams, Old King Cole, Robin Hood, Tweedle Dum, etc. |
Species | Human Muppet |
Gender | Male |
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