Eric Jacobson

Eric Jacobson (born July 25, 1970) is an American puppeteer. He has assumed the role of performing Frank Oz's characters since 2001. He auditioned for the role of Jules in 1987 when he was 17 years old in Dallas, Texas. In the 1996 Barney video, "Barney's Stupendous Animal Hunt" (September 16, 1996) was his final appearance of the show, due to complaints from Jacobson stating that he is too old for Barney. After that, Jacobson moved on to puppeteering in the next Barney video "Barney's Aquarium Adventures" (September 17, 1996).