Wim T. Schippers

Willem Theodoor Schippers (Dutch: [ʋɪm teː ˈsxɪpərs]; 1 July 1942 – 10 June 2026) was a Dutch artist, comedian, television director and voice actor. During the 1960s, he worked mostly as a visual artist, associated with the international Fluxus-movement. As a television writer, director, and actor he was responsible for some of the most notable and controversial shows on Dutch televisions from the 1960s to the 1990s, creating a number of lasting characters and creating terms and expressions which entered wide usage. In addition, he voiced the characters of Ernie and Kermit the Frog on Sesamstraat, the Dutch version of Sesame Street. For his shows, he wrote over three hundred songs, and his reputation changed from being Dutch television's "enfant terrible" to an acknowledged master in a variety of genres.