Jim Henson
from Greenville, Mississippi, USA
from Greenville, Mississippi, USA
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.
Self (archive footage)
Characters
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Characters
Ernie
Self
Self (archive footage)
Creator
Story
Kermit The Frog (archival recordings) (uncredited)
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
(Unknown)
Characters
Kermit the Frog (archive voice) (uncredited)
Characters
Self
Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
Characters
Guy Smiley (voice, archive footage)
Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Mah Na Mah Na / Fat Blue / The Baker / King of 8 (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kermit the Frog
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
Director
Muppet Music Moments
Self
Muppet History 101
Director
Muppet Performer
Kermit the Frog / Bip Bippadotta / Lavender Anything Muppet in Fat Cat (voice) (archive footage)
Characters
Characters
Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob
Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
Kermit the Frog / Waldorf / Rowlf / The Swedish Chef
Characters
Characters
Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Ernie ("Naptime") / Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Ernie / Harvey Monster (voice) (archive footage)
Ernie (voice) (archive footage)
Ernie (voice)
Characters
Characters
(Unknown)
Characters
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (archive footage)
Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf (archive footage)
Ernie
Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Guy Smiley (archive footage) (voice)
Kermit / Ernie / Bip Bippadotta (voice)
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Characters
In Memory Of
Harvey Monster (voice)
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Ernie / Singer / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (segment "One Banana") (voice)
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Link Hogthrob (voice)
Jim Henson: In Performance
(Unknown)
Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
Self / Various Muppets (archive footage)
Executive Producer
Characters
In Memory Of
Executive Producer
Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Bugsy Them (voice)
Waldorf
Self
Kermit the Frog
Director
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Rowlf the Dog (voice)
Muppet Studios Presents: You're the Director
Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Rowlf the Dog / Link Hogthrob (voice)
Ernie
Kermit the Frog/Ernie (voice)
Kermit The Frog
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
(Unknown)
Muppet Coffee Break
Leo (voice)
Muppet Breakaway
Leo (voice)
Cantus the Minstrel / Convincing John / Self / Host
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Ernie / Self
Ernie / The King (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
Ernie / Kermit the Frog / King of 8 (voice) (uncredited)
Kermit the Frog / Ernie / Dr. Teeth / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Mahna Mahna / Harry the Hipster / Self
Dog (voice)
Ernie/Kermit the Frog/King Peter the Persnickety (voice)
Goblins (uncredited)
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Self
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Man on Phone
Kermit the Frog
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Kermit the Frog
Kermit The Frog / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf / Link Hogthrob / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / The Newsman
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
Rowlf (voice)
Executive Producer
Jim Henson (self)
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Ernie / Granny / Horse & Carriage Rider / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman (voice)
Cantus the Minstrel (voice)
Muppet Breakthrough
Leo
Self
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Waldorf / Zeke (voice)
Ernie (voice)
Ernie (voice)
Self
Director
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Kermit The Frog (voice)
Jen / High Priest, Ritual Master
Kermit / Rowlf / Link Hogthrob / The Swedish Chef / Waldorf
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / The Muppet Newsman / Zeke / Man in Dubonnet Club
Leo (voice)
Self
Muppet Gimme a Break
Leo / Pasta in "Meal Break"
Muppet Breaker Upper
Leo
Meal Break
Leo / Spaghetti
Grump Critic
Leo
Let's Have the Dam Break
Leo
Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
Ernie / Kermit the Frog (archive footage) (uncredited)
Various Muppets
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Doc Hopper's Men / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef (voice)
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Waldorf / Dr. Teeth / The Swedish Chef (voice)
The Vent Event
Kermit the Frog
Kermit The Frog / Rowlf the Dog / Dr. Teeth
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Kermit the Frog
Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
(Unknown)
Kermit the Frog / Harrison Fox / Harvey / Snake (voice)
The Bob Hope All Star Christmas Comedy Special
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf
The Muppet Show Pitch Reel
Leo / Kermit the Frog (voice)
Kagayake! Gorō Mapetto Geba Geba 90-pun!
Kermit the Frog
Kermit the Frog / Leo (voice)
Kermit the Frog
Just a Few Announcements
Kermit the Frog
Kermit the Frog/Dr. Teeth
Self
Kermit / Ernie / Guy Smiley / Person with Cue Card (voice)
Keep U.S. Beautiful
Muppets
Ernie/ Kermit the Frog (voice)
Kermit the Frog / Mean Floyd / Rat (voice)
Kermit the Frog (voice)
Kermit / Garth / King Rupert (voice)
The King of Eight
Director
Director
Self / Rowlf the Dog
Fred / Lothar (voice)
Director
The Wizard / The Spook (voice)
Gorilla (voice)
Kermit The Frog / King Goshposh / Rufus (voice)
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Grump / Conrad Love / The Spook
Sam the Snake
Ernie/Kermit
Youth '68
Writer
Producer
Director
Director
Director
Rowlf the Dog
Limbo
Limbo (voice)
Limbo (voice)
Man
Freddy the Fierce (voice)
Dasher / Prancer (voice)
Producer
Director
Kermit the Frog / King Goshposh / Charlie the Ogre (voice)
Director
Kermit / Harry the Hipster (voice)
Director
Director
Ernie / Himself
Original Film Writer