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Jim Henson

Jim Henson

Acting · Writing · Production · Directing · Creator · Crew · Camera

Народився 24 вересня 1936, 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.

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Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (27)
  • 2024Jim Henson Idea Man — Self (archive footage)
  • 2024Joan Rivers at the BBC — Self (archive footage)
  • 2021Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street — Self (archive footage)
  • 2015I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story — Self
  • In Their Own Words — Self (archive footage)
  • 2015In Their Own Words: Jim Henson — Self (archive footage)
  • 2007Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' — Self
  • 2004Muppet Music Moments — Self
  • 1994The World of Jim Henson — Self / Kermit the Frog / Rowlf (archive footage)
  • 1990Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music — Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
  • 1990The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson — Self / Various Muppets (archive footage)
  • 1989An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz — Self
  • Wedden, dat..? — Self
  • 1984Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets — Self
  • 1983Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi — Self
  • Воґан — Self
  • 1981Of Muppets & Men — Self
  • 1979The Orson Welles Show — Self / Kermit the Frog (voice)
  • 1975Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives? — Self
  • 1970The Muppets on Puppets — Self / Rowlf the Dog / Kermit the Frog / Various Characters
  • Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten — Self
  • The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest
  • Einer wird gewinnen — Self
  • The Mike Douglas Show — Self
  • The Wonderful World of Disney — Self
  • Оскар — Self / Kermit The Frog / Waldorf
  • The World Of Puppetry with Bruce Schwartz — Self
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