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Jim Henson
Jim Henson, born James Maury Henson on September 24, 1936 in Greenville, Mississippi, achieved global recognition as an American puppeteer, animator, actor, and filmmaker. Best known as the creator of the Muppets, Henson was also renowned for creating Fraggle Rock (1983-1987) and for directing The Dark Crystal (1982) and Labyrinth (1986). Ambitiously pursuing puppets development from high school, Henson eventually co-founded, Muppets, Inc. (currently The Jim Henson Company) with Jane Nebel. He later revolutionary in the puppetry field, particularly with his character creations, like Kermit the Frog and Rowlf the Dog. At the end of his life, Henson founded the Jim Henson Foundation and Jim Henson's Creature Shop. He passed away in New York City in 1990 from toxic shock syndrome caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. Even at the time of his death, he was in talks to sell his company to The Walt Disney Company. Posthumously, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named a Disney Legend.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: James Maury Henson
Born: Greenville, Mississippi, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: September 24, 1936
Occupations: Puppeteer, Animator, Actor, Filmmaker
Years Active: 1954-1990
Children: 5
Spouses: Jane Nebel
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Movies Featuring Jim Henson
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
The Muppet Movie
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
The Dark Crystal
The Muppets Take Manhattan
The Great Muppet Caper
Follow That Bird
Jim Henson Idea Man
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Songs: America’s Greatest Music in the Movies
Muppet Music Moments
Muppet History 101
Muppets Magic From ‘The Ed Sullivan Show!’
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
Reflections of ‘The Dark Crystal’
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Muppet*Vision 3D
Of Muppets & Men
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock
Rocky III
The World of ‘The Dark Crystal’
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Night of 100 Stars II
Muppet Video: Rowlf’s Rhapsodies with the Muppets
The Earth Day Special
I Love Liberty
Don’t Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Bells of Fraggle Rock
Muppet Treasures
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
The Christmas Toy
Inside the Labyrinth
Down at Fraggle Rock
Hey, You’re as Funny as Fozzie Bear
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
Dog City: The Movie
Miss Piggy’s Hollywood
The Song of the Cloud Forest
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
Big Bird in China
Henson’s Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
Into the Night
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
A Muppet Family Christmas
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
Free to Be… a Family
The Muppets Go to the Movies
Sesame Street: Sing Along
The Best of Ernie and Bert
The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
Doll House
The Muppet Show Pitch Reel
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
Julie: My Favourite Things
Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas
Alexander the Grape
The World of Jim Henson
Run, Run
The King of Eight
I’m Nobody
The Wizard of Id
The Orson Welles Show
Limbo: The Organized Mind
The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence
Pure Goldie
Tales of the Tinkerdee
Hey Cinderella!
Muppet Picker Upper
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
The Muppet Introduction
The Muppets on Puppets
Mickey’s 50
The Paperwork Explosion
The Muppets Valentine Show
Wheels That Go
The Cube
Visual Thinking
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
The Great Santa Claus Switch
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Time Piece
Ripples
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Rowlf the Salesman
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
Jim Henson’s Tales from Muppetland
The Muppet Script
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
Career Timeline
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2004
AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Songs: America’s Greatest Music in the Movies
Kermit the Frog
Muppet Music Moments
Self
Muppet History 101
1990
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
Harvey Monster (voice)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Link Hogthrob (voice)
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Self / Various Muppets (archive footage)
The Earth Day Special
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1989
Dog City: The Movie
Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Bugsy Them (voice)
Miss Piggy’s Hollywood
Waldorf
The Song of the Cloud Forest
An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
Self
1988
Hey, You’re as Funny as Fozzie Bear
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
Rowlf the Dog (voice)
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
Muppet Performer
Free to Be… a Family
Kermit the Frog (voice)
The Best of Ernie and Bert
Ernie
The Storyteller: The Three Ravens
1987
Down at Fraggle Rock
Cantus the Minstrel / Convincing John / Self / Host
A Muppet Family Christmas
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Ernie / Self
Sesame Street: Sing Along
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Kermit the Frog / Ernie / Dr. Teeth / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Mahna Mahna / Harry the Hipster / Self
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
Dog (voice)
The Christmas Toy
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Inside the Labyrinth
Self
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Ernie / The King (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
Ernie/Kermit the Frog/King Peter the Persnickety (voice)
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Ernie / The King (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
Ernie/Kermit the Frog/King Peter the Persnickety (voice)
1985
Follow That Bird
Night of 100 Stars II
Kermit the Frog
Muppet Video: Rowlf’s Rhapsodies with the Muppets
Rowlf (voice)
Muppet Treasures
Kermit The Frog / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Link Hogthrob / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Newsman
Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
Kermit the Frog
Into the Night
Man on Phone
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan
The Bells of Fraggle Rock
Cantus the Minstrel (voice)
Henson’s Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
Jim Henson (self)
1983
The World of ‘The Dark Crystal’
Self
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Waldorf / Zeke (voice)
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Self
Don’t Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ernie (voice)
Big Bird in China
Ernie (voice)
1982
The Dark Crystal
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
Kermit The Frog (voice)
Rocky III
Kermit the Frog (voice)
I Love Liberty
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1981
The Great Muppet Caper
Of Muppets & Men
Self
The Muppets Go to the Movies
Kermit / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf
1979
The Muppet Movie
The Orson Welles Show
Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Ernie / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Waldorf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Various Muppets
1978
Mickey’s 50
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
1977
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf
Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas
Kermit the Frog / Harrison Fox / Harvey / Snake (voice)
1975
Julie: My Favourite Things
Kermit the Frog/Dr. Teeth
Muppet Picker Upper
Kermit the Frog / Leo (voice)
The Muppet Introduction
Kermit the Frog
1971
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
Kermit / Garth / King Rupert (voice)
The King of Eight
The King of Eight
Pure Goldie
Kermit the Frog (voice)
1969
The Wizard of Id
The Wizard / The Spook (voice)
Hey Cinderella!
Kermit The Frog / King Goshposh / Rufus (voice)
The Cube
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Grump / Conrad Love / The Spook
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