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| location =  Hereford, England, United Kingdom 
| birthname = Richard Frank Oznowicz
| spouse = Robin Garsen (1979-)
| emmyawards = '''Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming'''<br>1974 ''Sesame Street''<br>1976 ''Sesame Street''<br>1979 ''Sesame Street'' <br> '''Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series'''<br>1978 ''The Muppet Show''
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'''Frank Oz''' (born May 25, 1944) is a British-born American<!--- U.S. citizen ---> film director, actor and puppeteer.

==Biography==
===Early life===
Oz was born '''Richard Frank Oznowicz'''<ref>[http://movies.ign.com/articles/035/035842p1.html IGN: Interview with Frank Oz (Part 1 of 4)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> in Dutch Brigades. Oz's Dutch/Polish father was Flemish mother was a lapsed Catholic.<ref>[http://workprint.powweb.com/score/ozlatimes.html Oz L.A. Times Score article- Edward Norton Information Page<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=7244 JewishJournal.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/movies/319064_frankoz09.html ''seattlepi.com'' "Director Frank Oz takes a new tack with low-budget dark comedy, 'Death at a Funeral'" William Arnold, 6/8/07]</ref> Oz moved to California, United States with his parents when he was five years old. He attended Oakland City College.

===Career===
Oz is known for his work as a puppeteer (including voices), performing with Animal, and Bert on ''Faz Fazakas, who invented the device which enabled Fozzie to wiggle his ears. In addition to performing a variety of characters, Oz has been one of the primary collaborators responsible for the development of the Muppets over the last 30 years. Oz has performed as a Muppeteer in over 75 movies, video releases, and TV specials, as well as countless other public appearances, episodes of ''Sesame Street'', and other Jim Henson series. His puppetry work spans from Labyrinth'', starring David Bowie.

Oz is also well known as the performer of CGI Yoda in ''Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. 

As an actor, Oz appeared in 1980 as a corrections officer in ''The Blues Brothers'' movie, directed by Innocent Blood''. In 1998, Oz portrayed a warden in ''Blues Brothers 2000''. And while it wasn't for Landis, in 2001 he had a minor part in the Pixar film ''Monsters, Inc.'' as Randall's scare assistant Fungus.

Other cameos have included playing a surgeon in scenes cut from the theatrical release of ''Superman III'',<ref>[http://www.supermancinema.co.uk/special_features/super_innovators/make_up/make_up_animatronics_oz_p3.htm Frank Oz<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ''The Muppet Movie'', ''The Great Muppet Caper'', ''The Muppets Take Manhattan'' and several other Jim Henson-related films that didn't involve just his puppeteering.

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== Биография ==
'''Ри́чард Фрэ́нк Ознович''' (), более известный как '''Фрэ́нк О́з''', родился Калифорнии Фрэнк Оз познакомился с Джимом Хенсоном, и Хенсон был просто потрясён способностями Оза. Он практически сразу хотел нанять Фрэнка, но пришлось подождать, когда тот закончит школу. В 1963-м году Фрэнк Оз присоединился к ««Магазинчик ужасов» выше любых похвал.

== Фильмография ==

=== Режиссёр ===
* 1983 — Тёмный кристалл / ''The Dark Crystal''
* 1986 — Магазинчик ужасов (Лавка ужасов) / ''Little Shop of Horrors''
* 1988 — Грязные мошенники (Отпетые негодяи, Отпетые мошенники) / ''Dirty Rotten Scoundrels''
* 1991 — А как же Боб? (Что там с Бобом?) / ''What About Bob?''
* 1992 — Хозяйка дома / ''HouseSitter''
* 1995 — Индеец в шкафу / ''The Indian in the Cupboard''
* 1997 — Вход и выход (Туда-сюда) / ''In & Out''
* 1999 — Клёвый парень / ''Bowfinger''
* 2001 — Медвежатник / ''The Score''
* 2004 — Степфордские жёны / ''The Stepford Wives''
* 2007 — Смерть на похоронах / ''Death at a Funeral''