Jim Henson
Biography
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 child...
Known For
Top 40 Movies
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
1989
Labyrinth
1986
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978
The Muppets at Walt Disney World
1990
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1982
Getting Ready to Read
1992
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988
The Dark Crystal
1982
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
1979
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
1997
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
1986
Inside the Labyrinth
1986
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990
Into the Night
1985
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
Dog City: The Movie
1989
Children's Songs and Stories with the Muppets
1985
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
1998
Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
1996
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
1986
The Earth Day Special
1990
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
The Muppet Movie
1979
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
1977
Muppets Most Wanted
2014
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
2003
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
1983
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
1989
The Muppet Script
2025
The Bells of Fraggle Rock
1984
Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story
1985
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
2015