
On a German postcard, Kermit gets so annoyed, he's turning green (which is a German figure of speech).
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.
Originally, Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America knew the character as La Rana 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 returned to his original name in the Latin American markets. (YouTube) This was part of a larger effort by Disney Character Voices International to ensure greater uniformity in character names and voices across countries.
Country/Show | Name | Performer | Picture |
---|---|---|---|
Brazil Vila Sésamo (1972) |
Caco o Sapo | Raimundo Duprat | ![]() |
Brazil |
Caco o Sapo | Nelson Batista | ![]() |
Brazil Muppet movies (1992-2005 dubs) |
Caco o Sapo | Orlando Viggiani | ![]() |
Brazil Muppet movies (2011 dubs onward) |
Kermit o Sapo | Paulo Vignolo | ![]() |
Canada |
Kermit la grenouille | Roger Joubert | ![]() |
Canada |
Kermit | Nicolas Charbonneaux-Collombet | ![]() |
Croatia |
Žaba Kermit | Ronald Žlabur | ![]() |
The Czech Republic Mupeti |
Kermit | Ivo Novák | ![]() |
Denmark |
Kermit | Anders Peter Bro | ![]() |
Denmark |
Kermit | Jan Tellefsen | ![]() |
Denmark |
Kermit | Jens Jacob Tychsen | ![]() |
France |
Kermit la grenouille | Roger Carel | ![]() |
France |
Kermit la grenouille | Jacques Ebner | ![]() |
France most Muppet movies |
Kermit la grenouille | Edgar Givry | ![]() |
France |
Kermit la grenouille | Luq Hamett | ![]() |
France |
Kermit la grenouille | Sébastien Cauet | ![]() |
Germany Sesamstrasse |
Kermit der Frosch | Andreas von der Meden | ![]() |
Germany Die Muppet Show |
Kermit der Frosch | Horst Gentzen | ![]() |
Germany |
Kermit der Frosch | Unknown | ![]() |
Germany Muppets Der Zauberer von Oz |
Kermit der Frosch | Niko Macoulis | ![]() |
Germany |
Kermit der Frosch | Gerald Schaale | ![]() |
Germany Die Muppets |
Kermit der Frosch | Stefan Kaminski | ![]() |
Hungary The Muppet Show |
Breki béka | László Lippai | ![]() |
Hungary Muppets |
Breki béka | István Mikó | ![]() |
Iceland |
Kermit | Pétur Örn Guðmundsson | ![]() |
Israel |
Kermit tzefarde | Eyal Bartonov | ![]() |
Israel |
Kermit | Zvika Fohrman | ![]() |
Italy |
Kermit il ranocchio | Leonardo Severini | ![]() |
Italy |
Kermit il ranocchio | Willy Moser | ![]() |
Italy most Muppet movies |
Kermit il ranocchio | Mino Caprio | ![]() |
Japan The Muppet Show dub |
Kermit the Frog | Yasuo Yamada | ![]() |
Japan |
Kermit the Frog | Koichi Yamadera | ![]() |
Kuwait |
Kamel | Unknown | ![]() |
Mexico El show de los Muppets |
La Rana René | Jose María Iglesias | ![]() |
Mexico |
La Rana René | Jorge Arvizu | ![]() |
Mexico |
La Rana René | Jaime Vega | ![]() |
Mexico Plaza Sésamo |
La Rana René | Salvador Nájar | ![]() |
Mexico Muppet movies, 1992 onward |
La Rana René | Raúl Aldana | ![]() |
Mexico |
La Rana René | Arturo Mercado | ![]() |
The Netherlands |
Kermit | Wim T. Schippers | ![]() |
Norway |
Kermit | Ragnar Otnes | ![]() |
Poland |
Kermit Żaba | Włodzimierz Press | ![]() |
Poland |
Kermit Żaba | Jan Aleksandrowicz | ![]() |
Poland Muppety onward |
Kermit | Michał Zieliński | ![]() |
Portugal Abre-te Sésamo (1976) |
Cocas | João Perry | ![]() |
Portugal |
Cocas | Adriano Luz | ![]() |
Portugal Abre-te Sésamo (2007) |
Cocas | Mário Bomba | ![]() |
Slovakia |
Kermit | Juraj Kemka | ![]() |
Spain |
La Rana Gustavo | Fernando Pieri | ![]() |
Spain Muppet movies, 1992 onward |
La Rana Gustavo | Juan Antonio Arroyo | ![]() |
Spain |
Gustavo | José Luis Angulo | ![]() |
Sweden |
Grodan Kermit | Lars Amble | ![]() |
Sweden |
Kermit | Anders Öjebo | ![]() |
Turkey |
Kurbağacık | Sungun Babacan | ![]() |