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Frank Oz

Name at birth: Frank OznowiczFrank Oz is a veteran puppeteer and the performer behind Miss Piggy, the porcine diva of Jim Henson's Muppets. Oz began working with Henson in 1963 and was a key player…

Aesop's Fables: The Farmer and the Viper

by Aesop The Grasshopper and the AntsThe Two FrogsThe Farmer and the Viper One winter a Farmer found a Viper frozen and numb with cold, and out of pity picked it up and placed it in his…

Aesop's Fables: The Boy Bathing

by Aesop The Old LionThe Quack FrogThe Boy Bathing A Boy was bathing in a river and got out of his depth, and was in great danger of being drowned. A man who was passing along a road heard…

Aesop's Fables: The Olive-Tree and the Fig-Tree

by Aesop The Frogs Asking for a KingThe Lion and the BoarThe Olive-Tree and the Fig-Tree An Olive-tree taunted a Fig-tree with the loss of her leaves at a certain season of the year. "You…

Peter Gabriel

Singer and songwriter Peter Gabriel fronted the 1970s rock group Genesis before embarking on a solo career that has included the hit songs "Shock the Monkey," "In Your Eyes" and "Sledgehammer."…

Aesop's Fables: The Man and the Image

by Aesop The Ox and the FrogHercules and the WaggonerThe Man and the Image A poor Man had a wooden Image of a god, to which he used to pray daily for riches. He did this for a long time,…

Aesop's Fables: The Crow and the Pitcher

by Aesop The Lion and the MouseThe Boys and the FrogsThe Crow and the Pitcher A thirsty Crow found a Pitcher with some water in it, but so little was there that, try as she might, she…

Aesop's Fables: The Crab and the Fox

by Aesop The Frogs and the WellThe Fox and the GrasshopperThe Crab and the Fox A Crab once left the sea-shore and went and settled in a meadow some way inland, which looked very nice and…

Aesop's Fables: The Fox and the Stork

by Aesop The Hares and the FrogsThe Wolf in Sheep's ClothingThe Fox and the Stork A Fox invited a Stork to dinner, at which the only fare provided was a large flat dish of soup. The Fox…

Aesop's Fables: The Ant

by Aesop The Pack-Ass, the Wild Ass, and the LionThe Frogs and the WellThe Ant Ants were once men and made their living by tilling the soil. But, not content with the results of their own…