Jim Henson
Directing
Born September 24, 1936 · Greenville, Mississippi, USA
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…
Known For · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Sesame Street
The Mike Douglas Show
Saturday Night Live
Great Performances
The Dick Cavett Show
Wogan
The Oscars
Reading Rainbow
The Jim Henson Hour
The Muppet Show
Fraggle Rock
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The Wonderful World of Disney
Labyrinth
Einer wird gewinnen
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
Sesame Unpaved
The Muppets
Wedden, dat..?
The Dark Crystal
Dolly
The Muppet Movie
Muppets Most Wanted
The Muppets Take Manhattan
NBC Experiment in Television
Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Muppet Breaker Upper
The Great Muppet Caper
Into the Night
Dog City
The World of Jim Henson
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
In Their Own Words
Night of 100 Stars II
A Muppet Family Christmas
The Earth Day Special
Jim Henson Idea Man
Follow That Bird