Melissa Whitmire

Melissa Whitmire is the wife and managerio9 "No One Looks Good in the Ugly Drama Surrounding Kermit the Frog's Firing" by Bryan Menegus, July 18, 2017 of Muppet performer Steve Whitmire.
She has worked as a background puppeteer on several Muppet projects, notably as an assistant to Kathryn Mullen for Kira in The Dark Crystal.ToughPigs Interview with Steve Whitmire, October 15, 2008 by Joe Hennes
In Rizzo's earliest appearances, Whitmire would often make clothes for the character.ToughPigs "Three Muppeteers on a Couch" June 13, 2011 During the opening scene from The Muppets Take Manhattan, Whitmire can when Kermit thanks his fellow students.
Whitmire and her husband live in Atlanta, Georgia where they participate in humane society work and foster cats.2004 CoolPlanet.cc interview
== Performer Credits==
*Dreamchild
*The Dark Crystal
*The Muppets Take Manhattan
*The Muppets at Walt Disney WorldNOSTALGIA TALK: Episode #24 (Featuring RICKEY BOYD)
*Kermit's Swamp Years
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