Fans of The Muppets who adored the Swedish Chef from their childhood days were in for quite the surprise recently. Known for his "Bork, bork, bork" catchphrase and gibberish-laden cooking ...

As a longtime Muppet puppeteer, Bill Barretta is used to crouching out of the camera shot, pressed against a colleague's armpit as he manipulates the character perched atop his hand. But in the ...