The Great Muppet Cameo Rundown

Ryan Dosier - Greetings Muppet fans! I decided to embark on quite the journey for you today... I've decided to list every confirmed, rumored, and denied cameo appearances in The Muppets. Trust me, it's not as easy as it sounds. There are, as you can imagine, quite a few celebrities set to appear. At last count there are 27 confirmed cameos, 7 rumored cameos, and 4 celebrities starring alongside The Muppets.

Let us compare this to The Muppet Movie, shall we? There were 16 cameos in The Muppet Movie. Who knows what that means... but anyway, here's the cameo rundown!

Starring Alongside The Muppets (all confirmed by official Disney press release)

• Jason Segel as Gary
• Amy Adams as Mary
• Chris Cooper as Tex Richman
  
• Rashida Jones as Veronica

Confirmed Cameo Appearances

• Zach Galifianakis - Confirmed by video on E! Online
• Alan Arkin - Confirmed by official Disney press release
• Billy Crystal - Confirmed by official Disney press release
• Wanda Sykes - Confirmed by "The Fuzzy Pack" teaser trailer
• Kathy Griffin - Confirmed by herself
• Ricky Gervais - Confirmed by Kathy Griffin set photo
• Emily Blunt - Confirmed by herself and Jason Segel
• Jack Black - Confirmed by Jason Segel and himself
• Mickey Rooney - Confirmed by on-set photos
• Mila Kunis - Confirmed by on-set photos
• Rico Rodriguez - Confirmed by "The Pig With The Froggy Tattoo" trailer
• Danny Trejo - Confirmed by "The Fuzzy Pack" teaser trailer
• Dave Grohl - Confirmed by Hollywood.com
• Eddie Pepitone - Confirmed by himself on WTF Podcast
• French Stewart - Confirmed by MTV.com and SlashFilm.com
• Neil Patrick Harris - Confirmed by "The Pig With The Froggy Tattoo" trailer
• Whoopi Goldberg - Confirmed by TVGuide.com
• James Carville - Confirmed by TVGuide.com
• Selena Gomez - Confirmed by TVGuide.com
• Judd Hirsch - Confirmed by New York Times
• John Krasinski - Confirmed by Collider.com
• Sterling Knight - Confirmed by himself  
• Donald Glover - Confirmed by Disney Publicity
• Kristen Schaal - Confirmed by Disney Publicity
• Leslie Feist - Confirmed by Disney Publicity
• Ken Jeong - Confirmed by Disney Publicity
• Eddie "Piolin" Sotelo - Confirmed by "The Pig With The Froggy Tattoo" trailer
• Sarah Silverman - Confirmed by "The Pig With The Froggy Tattoo" trailer 

 Rumored Cameo Appearances

• Ed Helms - Rumored by ThePlaylist.com
• Lady Gaga - Rumored by ThePlaylist.com
• Michael Cera - Rumored by NewsInFilm.com
• Sean Penn - Rumored by SlashFilm.com
• Sarah Hyland - Rumored  by Upcoming-Movies.com
• Rob Corddry - Rumored by Upcoming-Movies.com
• Jim Parsons - Rumored by Upcoming-Movies.com

Debunked Cameo Rumors

• Paul Rudd - Said he's not the voice of Walter and won't appear at all on MTV.com
• Jane Lynch - Said she had not been asked but would do it if she was asked on Reuters.com
• Jean Claude Van Damme - SlashFilm.com reported that Kathy Griffin was a replacement cameo
• Eric Stonestreet - Confirmed he's not in the movie on his Twitter feed
• Charles Grodin - Said he's not in the movie and doesn't have time for it on DigitalSpy.com
• Steve Carell - Said that his cameo didn't work out due to time issues on SlashFilm.com

So there you have it! Every confirmed, rumored, and debunked celebrity cameo slated for The Muppets. Of course we can't know for sure who will actually appear and who won't until November 23rd... but until then, this is about the best we can do!

The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier