Jim Henson
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James Maury Henson was an American puppeteer, creative producer, filmmaker and director who achieved worldwide notability as the creator of the Muppets. Henson was also well known for creating Fraggle
Henson in 1979
Henson with Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in 1979
Henson and executive producer George Lucas working on Labyrinth in 1986
Henson at the 1989 Emmy Awards
The Muppets
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The Muppets are an American ensemble cast of puppet characters known for an absurdist, slapstick, burlesque, and self-referential style of musical variety-sketch comedy. Created by Jim Henson in 1955,
Jim Henson
…24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, creative producer, filmmaker 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…
Songwriter Bret McKenzie won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2012 for "Man or Muppet" from The Muppets, winning the first Oscar for the franchise.
Main cast of Muppet performers in 2012: (from left to right) Peter Linz, Bill Barretta, Matt Vogel, Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, David Rudman and Dave Goelz
Muppet*Vision 3D operated at Disney's Hollywood Studios from 1991 to 2025