Claim: In & Out stars a man.

Frank Oz -LRB- born Frank Richard Oznowicz ; born May 25 , 1944 -RRB- is an English-born American puppeteer , filmmaker and actor . His career began as a puppeteer , where he performed the Muppet characters of Miss Piggy , Fozzie Bear , Animal , and Sam Eagle in The Muppet Show , and Cookie Monster , Bert , and Grover in Sesame Street . He is also known for being the puppeteer and voice of Yoda in the Star Wars films .   His work as a director includes Little Shop of Horrors -LRB- 1986 -RRB- , Dirty Rotten Scoundrels -LRB- 1988 -RRB- , What About Bob ? -LRB- 1991 -RRB- , In & Out -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , Bowfinger -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , The Score -LRB- 2001 -RRB- and Death at a Funeral -LRB- 2007 -RRB- .