The different names and voices of Kermit the Frog across the globe. In most countries, multiple actors have voiced the frog (however in Portuguese speaking countries, Kermit is changed to a toad, "sapo", instead of being a frog, "rã"), usually with separate performers for the localized Sesame Street than for the Muppet Show and movie translations. Instances with no known dub performer nor name translation are not included.
Early on Latin American markets knew the character as René. In 2011 Kermit explained that when he first visited Mexico they introduced him as "René", and since he didn't want to be impolite, he just went with it. However in 2011 (with the release of Los Muppets), Kermit embraced his true name in the Latin American markets. (YouTube)
Country/Show | Name | Performer |
---|---|---|
Brazil Vila Sésamo (1972) |
Caco o Sapo | Raimundo Duprat |
Brazil The Muppet Show Os Muppets Conquistam Nova York |
Caco o Sapo | Nelson Batista |
Brazil Muppet movies (1992 dubs onward) |
Caco o Sapo | Orlando Viggiani |
Canada Bonjour Sesame |
Kermit la grenouille | Roger Joubert |
Croatia Ulica Sezam |
Žaba Kermit | Ronald Žlabur |
Denmark Muppets Juleeventyr |
Kermit | Anders Peter Bro |
Denmark Muppets Fra Rummet Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium |
Kermit | Jan Tellefsen |
Denmark Leg med os fra Sesamgade Elmo's Verden |
Kermit | Jens Jacob Tychsen |
France Le Muppet Show |
Kermit la grenouille | Roger Carel |
France 1, Rue Sésame |
Kermit la grenouille | Jacques Ebner |
France most Muppet movies |
Kermit la grenouille | Edgar Givry |
France Muppets Tonight Joyeux Muppet Show de Noël |
Kermit la grenouille | Luq Hamett |
France Muppets TV |
Kermit la grenouille | Sébastien Cauet |
Germany Sesamstrasse, Muppets Tonight, most movies, specials, etc. |
Kermit der Frosch | Andreas von der Meden |
Germany Die Muppet Show Muppet Movie Die Muppets erobern Manhattan |
Kermit der Frosch | Horst Gentzen |
Germany Muppets Der Zauberer von Oz |
Kermit der Frosch | Niko Macoulis |
Israel Rechov Sumsum |
Kermit | Eyal Bartonov |
Italy Sesamo Apriti |
Kermit il ranocchio | Leonardo Severini |
Italy The Muppet Show |
Kermit il ranocchio | Willy Moser |
Italy most Muppet movies |
Kermit il ranocchio | Mino Caprio |
Japan The Muppet Show |
Kermit the Frog | Yasuo Yamada |
Kuwait Iftah Ya Simsim |
Kamel | Unknown |
Mexico Plaza Sesamo (1970s-ca. 1998) early Muppet movies |
La Rana Kermit | Jose María Iglesias |
Mexico Plaza Sesamo (ca. 1998-present) |
La Rana Kermit | Salvador Nájar |
Mexico Muppet movies 1992 onward |
La Rana Kermit | Raúl Aldana |
Mexico Muppets Esta Noche |
La Rana Kermit | Arturo Mercado |
The Netherlands Sesamstraat |
Kermit | Wim T. Schippers |
Norway En Muppet Julefortelling |
Kermit | Ragnar Otnes |
Poland Ulica Sezamkowa Muppety z Kosmosu |
Kermit Żaba | Włodzimierz Press |
Poland Bawmy się, Sezamku |
Kermit Żaba | Jan Aleksandrowicz |
Portugal Rua Sésamo |
Cócas o Sapo | Unknown |
Spain Ábrete Sésamo |
La Rana Gustavo | Fernando Pieri |
Spain Muppet movies, 1992 onward |
La Rana Gustavo | Juan Antonio Arroyo |
Spain Juega Conmigo, Sésamo |
Gustavo | José Luis Angulo |
Sweden, Sesam, Svenska Sesam |
Grodan Kermit | Lars Amble |
Sweden, Mupparnas Julsaga, Mupparna I Rymden |
Kermit | Anders Öjebo |
Turkey, Susam Sokağı | Kurbağacık | Unknown |