Artie Esposito (b. October 9, 1975) is a puppeteer who has performed in a number of projects for Sesame Workshop, The Jim Henson Company, and The Muppets Studio. For a time, Esposito was the understudy performer for Kermit the Frog and performed the character publicly at least three times. In addition, he has built puppets for Jim Henson's Creature Shop, and is a member of Jim Henson's Stuffed and Unstrung troupe. Esposito also served as a consultant for Palisades Toys on their lines of Sesame Street and Muppet action figures.