Jim Henson

About

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...

Known for

Sesame StreetSeries • 1969Great PerformancesSeries • 1971DinosaursSeries • 1991Muppet BabiesSeries • 2018Reading RainbowSeries • 1983The Muppet ShowSeries • 1976Fraggle RockSeries • 1983The Muppets MayhemSeries • 2023Fraggle Rock: Back to the RockSeries • 2022Muppet BabiesSeries • 1984The Dark Crystal: Age of ResistanceSeries • 2019The MuppetsSeries • 2015The StorytellerSeries • 1988LabyrinthMovie • 1986The Jim Henson HourSeries • 1989The Dark CrystalMovie • 1982Sesame UnpavedSeries • 1999The Muppet MovieMovie • 1979The MuppetsMovie • 2011The WitchesMovie • 1990Fraggle Rock: The Animated SeriesSeries • 1987Muppets NowSeries • 2020Muppets Haunted MansionMovie • 2021The Muppet Christmas CarolMovie • 1992