Two more casting confirmations for Wiz of Oz

[Whatever]

I wanted Frank Oz to be the Wizard!

 

[Beauregard]

Thanks fo the info. Now that I know who they are I think I can definitly see Tambor as the wizard. He'll probably do a good job.

But Singer was terrable. He was the most rubbish Muppet baddie EVER and that includes Doc Hopper...

 

[CarburetorJane]

Doc Hopper was great!

Anyways, Tambor was in "Three's Company"? Shiny.

Frank Oz or Brian Henson would have made super-cool Wizards. Perhaps Frank especially, for the irony of his last name....

 

[Fozzie Bear]

I have wanted to see Frank Oz play the Wizard from the beginning. Too bad it won't happen.
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Tambor & Grier to the Wizard of Oz
Source: The Hollywood Reporter September 17, 2004

Jeffrey Tambor and David Alan Grier have joined the cast of ABC's original movie, The Muppets' Wizard of Oz.

Tambor will play the Wizard in the project, which centers on aspiring performer Dorothy Gale (Ashanti), who works at the diner of her Auntie Em (Queen Latifah) and Uncle Henry (Grier) in a small Kansas town until a tornado sweeps up her trailer.

The Muppet stars, including Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, are portraying the creatures Dorothy encounters in Oz.
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[Princeton]

I like Jeffrey Tambor too.Always have since Three's Company.

That was "The Ropers".

 

[JaniceFerSure]

Ahem.He was on Three's Company too. His listing:

"Dr. Phillip Greene" in episode: "Jack Goes to the Dentist" (episode # 7.2) 12 October 1982 "Dr. Tom Miller" in episode: "Two Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (episode # 6.7) 17 November 1981 "Winston Cromwell III" in episode: "Father of the Bride" (episode # 5.13) 10 February 1981.Yes,he was on the Ropers too.

 

[Super Scooter]

He also tried for the part of Arthur Fonzerelli on Happy Days...

 

[McFraggle]

Ahem.He was on Three's Company too. His listing:

"Dr. Phillip Greene" in episode: "Jack Goes to the Dentist" (episode # 7.2) 12 October 1982 "Dr. Tom Miller" in episode: "Two Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (episode # 6.7) 17 November 1981 "Winston Cromwell III" in episode: "Father of the Bride" (episode # 5.13) 10 February 1981.Yes,he was on the Ropers too.

Hey Now!

 

[Beauregard]

I have wanted to see Frank Oz play the Wizard from the beginning. Too bad it won't happen.
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Tambor & Grier to the Wizard of Oz
Source: The Hollywood Reporter September 17, 2004

Jeffrey Tambor and David Alan Grier have joined the cast of ABC's original movie, The Muppets' Wizard of Oz.

Tambor will play the Wizard in the project, which centers on aspiring performer Dorothy Gale (Ashanti), who works at the diner of her Auntie Em (Queen Latifah) and Uncle Henry (Grier) in a small Kansas town until a tornado sweeps up her trailer.

The Muppet stars, including Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, are portraying the creatures Dorothy encounters in Oz.
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From the way that is written it sounds like, 'and, oh yes, the muppets will be in this tiny bit part cameo os creatures...'

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Yeah, you're right. The Muppets should get a MUCH better write-up!!