Billy Barkhurst

Billy Barkhurst (b. May 28, 1983) is a puppeteer whose first Muppet credits include Sesame Street season 41 and the special Families Stand Together: Feeling Secure In Tough Times.

Barkhurst started performing Ernie in 2009, providing the voice for several live stage shows. He replaced Steve Whitmire as the primary performer of Ernie in 2014, puppeteering and voicing the character from seasons 45 through 48 and in other public appearances.

Credits

• Families Stand Together (2009) ... additional Muppet performer
• A Sesame Street Christmas (2009) ... Ernie (voice)
• Sesame Street season 41 (2010) ... additional Muppet performer
• Can't Stop Singing (2012) ... Ernie (voice)
• Make a New Friend (2013) ... Ernie (voice)
• Let's Dance! (2014) ... Ernie (voice)
• Sesame Street ... Muppet performer, Ernie
  • Season 45 (2014)
    • Episodes 4502, 4508
  • Season 46 (2016)
    • Episode 4608
  • Season 47 (2017)
    • Episodes 4710, 4713; new scenes for Episodes 4728, 4730
  • Season 48 (2017-2018)
    • Episodes 4801, 4806, 4810, 4822, 4825
• Sesame Street Vine videos (11/10/14 and 11/27/14) ... Ernie
• Oprah: Where Are They Now? (2014) ... Ernie
• Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala (2015) ... Ernie
• Sesamestreet.org content (2015-2017) ... Ernie
  • Muppets section
  • "Ernie's Dinosaur Day Care" (YouTube)
  • "Super Salad Diner"
• Orion Flight Test social media (2015) ... Ernie (YouTube)
• Play All Day with Elmo web videos (2015) ... Ernie
• "Happy Birthday Song" (2015) ... Ernie
• Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas (2016) ... Ernie

External links

• Now Casting - Billy Barkhurst resumé
• Billy Barkhurst voice demos
• Nostalgia Talk interview