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Jim Henson

24th September 1936 Greenville, Mississippi, USA Directing

James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, actor, animator, creative producer, and director who achieved worldwide notability as the creator of the Muppets. Henson was also well known for creating Fraggle Rock (1983–1987) and as the director of The Dark Crystal (1982) and Labyrinth (1986), as well as creating the puppets for Sesame Street (1969). Born in Greenville, Mississippi, and raised in both Leland, Mississippi, and University Park, Maryland, Henson began developing puppets in high school. He created Sam and Friends (1955–1961), a short-form comedy television program on WRC-TV, while he was a freshman at the University of Maryland, College Park, in collaboration with fellow student Jane Nebel. Henson and Nebel co-founded Muppets, Inc. – now The Jim Henson Company – in 1958, and married less than a year later in 1959. Henson graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in home economics. In 1969, Henson joined the children's television program Sesame Street (1969–present) where he helped to develop Muppet characters for the series. He and his creative team also appeared on the first season of the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (1975–present). He produced the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show (1976–1981) during this period. Henson revolutionized the way puppetry is captured and presented in video media, and he won fame for his characters – particularly Kermit the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, and the characters on Sesame Street. During the later years of his life, he founded the Jim Henson Foundation and Jim Henson's Creature Shop. He won the Emmy Award twice for his involvement in The Storyteller (1987–1988) and The Jim Henson Hour (1989). Henson died in New York City from toxic shock syndrome caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. At the time of his death, he was in negotiations to sell his company to The Walt Disney Company, but talks fell through after his death. He was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991, and was named a Disney Legend in 2011. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Henson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

121 Movies 27 TV Shows 176 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Muppets poster
The Muppets 23rd November 2011 as Kermit the Frog (archive voice) (uncredited)
Dog City poster
Dog City 5th May 1989 as Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Bugsy Them (voice)
A Muppet Family Christmas poster
A Muppet Family Christmas 16th December 1987 as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Ernie / Self
Labyrinth poster
Labyrinth 27th June 1986 as Goblins (uncredited)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years poster
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years 21st January 1986 as Kermit the Frog / Ernie / Dr. Teeth / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Mahna Mahna / Harry the Hipster / Self
Muppet Treasures poster
Muppet Treasures 9th July 1985 as Kermit The Frog / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Link Hogthrob / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Newsman
The Muppets Take Manhattan poster
The Muppets Take Manhattan 27th June 1984 as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Ernie / Granny / Horse & Carriage Rider / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
The Great Muppet Caper poster
The Great Muppet Caper 26th June 1981 as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / The Muppet Newsman / Zeke / Man in Dubonnet Club
The Muppet Movie poster
The Muppet Movie 22nd June 1979 as Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Doc Hopper's Men / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef (voice)
Out to Lunch poster
Out to Lunch 10th December 1974 as Kermit / Ernie / Guy Smiley / Person with Cue Card (voice)
Hey Cinderella! poster
Hey Cinderella! 16th March 1969 as Kermit The Frog / King Goshposh / Rufus (voice)
The Cube poster
The Cube 23rd February 1969 as Gorilla (voice)
Dolly poster
Dolly 27th September 1987 as Kermit the Frog (voice)
Fraggle Rock poster
Fraggle Rock 10th January 1983 as Gobo Fraggle, Convincing John, Cantus (voice)
Fraggle Rock poster
Fraggle Rock 10th January 1983 as Cantus the Minstrel, Convincing John, Additional Muppets (voice)
Fraggle Rock poster
Fraggle Rock 10th January 1983 as Convincing John (voice, uncredited)
The Muppet Show poster
The Muppet Show 5th September 1976 as Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Rowlf the Dog, Link Hogthrob, The Swedish Chef, Dr. Teeth, The Newsman (voice)
The Oscars poster
The Oscars 19th March 1953 as Self / Kermit The Frog / Waldorf