Dr. Teeth

 Performer: Jim Henson • (1975 - 1990) John Kennedy • (1991 - 2003) Bill Barretta • (2005 - present)

Dr Teeth is the leader of the band, The Electric Mayhem. Originally performed by Jim Henson, Dr. Teeth plays the keyboard and is also lead singer of the band. He first appeared in The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence in 1975, and has taken a prominent role in Muppet productions ever since.

Dr Teeth has been less involved in recent Muppet productions due to Jim Henson's death. After being performed by John Kennedy, the role of Dr Teeth was briefly taken over by Bill Barretta.

He most recently appeared in the webshow of Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony performed by Victor Yerrid.

He has also appeared in all of the Muppet Movies, from his prominent roles in The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, and The Muppets Take Manhattan, to his much smaller almost non-speaking roles in The Muppet Christmas Carol, Muppet Treasure Island, Muppets From Space, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, and The Muppets' Wizard of Oz.

Trivia

 * Dr. Teeth's look was inspired by Elton John. Michael Frith's original sketch of the character has the heading "Dr. Elton John Dontshoot the Piano Player".

Casting History

 * Jim Henson - from The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence (1975) to The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990)


 * John Kennedy - Muppets On Location (1991), Muppet Treasure Island CD-ROM game (1996), Muppets from Space (1999), Muppet Party Cruise video game (2003)


 * Bill Barretta - The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)


 * Victor Yerrid - Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony Episode 9 (2005)