Billy Barkhurst

Billy Barkhurst is a puppeteer, credited as a Muppet performer for seasons 41 and 45 of Sesame Street and the 2009 special Families Stand Together: Feeling Secure In Tough Times. Lately, he has been active in performing Ernie — providing the voice for live stage shows since 2009 and puppeteering and voicing the character in season 45 and in other public appearances starting in 2014, replacing Steve Whitmire.

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)
Sesame Street season 45 (2014-2015) ... Muppet performer
- Episode 4502 - "Bert's Training Wheels" (2014) ... Ernie
- Episode 4508 - "Ernie's Dance Video" (2014) ... Ernie
Sesame Street Vine videos (11/10/14 and 11/27/14) ... Ernie
Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala (2015) ... Ernie
Ernie's Dinosaur Day Care (2015) ... Ernie
Facebook video (2015) ... Ernie
Play All Day with Elmo (2015) ... Ernie
Muppet section of Sesamestreet.org (2015) ... Ernie
"Happy Birthday Song" (2015) ... Ernie
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas (2015) ... Ernie