According to Muppet Wiki, "Statler and Waldorf share the stage left balcony box in the Muppet
Theater, and delight in heckling every aspect of The Muppet Show. One of the Muppet players they heckle the most is Fozzie
Bear. The old geezers always have the last word, including final comments at the end of each episode. They first appeared
as a pair in the 1975 pilot "The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence." In Season 1 of Muppets Tonight, they watched the show from
the living room of a retirement home. In Season 2, they watched from a portable television at various locations, including
a golf course. Some of their other roles include the ghosts of Jacob and Robert Marley on The Muppet Christmas Carol, the
Kalidah Critics on The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, and even Figureheads of the Hispaniola on Muppet Treasure Island. From June
2005 until September 2006, they starred as themselves in a bi-weekly feature, "From the Balcony", on the website Movies.com.
The duo also take on a featured role in The Muppets (2011), where they share the fine print of the Muppet contract with villain
Tex Richman, but they don't realize that Tex plans to raze the Muppet Studios and drill for oil, which would mean the
end of their balcony - and their heckling. They also travel with the Muppets watching their touring show in Muppets Most Wanted.
In one scene they say that Miss Piggy's performance of the Macarena has
made the show even worse, managing the impossible."
Statler's Main Performers:
Richard Hunt (1976-1991)
Jerry Nelson (1992-2002)
Steve Whitmire (2002-2016)
Statler's Alternate Performers:
Jerry Nelson (1975, on "The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence")
Duncan Kenworthy (1990, on "The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson")
Bill Barretta (2003, on "Jimmy Kimmel Live"; 2014, on Muppets Most Wanted with shot later dubbed
over by Whitmire)
Drew Massey (2005-2006)
Artie Esposito (2009)
Dave Goelz (2011, in parts of LittleBigPlanet
2)
Peter Linz (Xfinity
commercial, WE Day 2017, The Muppets Take the Bowl promos
and concert, Hilarity for Charity, The Muppets Take the O2 promo and concert and Carpool Karaoke: The
Series)
Waldorf's Main Performers:
Jim Henson (1975-1990)
Dave Goelz (1992-present)
Waldorf's Alternate Performers:
Jerry Nelson (1974, on
"Muppet Meeting Films" as Mr. Cosgrove)
John Lovelady (1976, on
"Des O'Connor Entertains")
Craig Shemin (1990, on
"The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson")
Kevin Clash (1996, on
Muppets Tonight with Michelle Pfeiffer)
Victor Yerrid (2005-2006)
Steve Whitmire (2011, in parts of LittleBigPlanet 2)
