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Jim Henson
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.
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Como dirección
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
Muppet History 101
Dog City
The Song of the Cloud Forest
The Best of Ernie and Bert
The Storyteller: The Soldier and Death
The Storyteller: The Heartless Giant
Los conejos van de Pícnic
Dentro del laberinto
Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
Cristal oscuro
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
El gran golpe de los Teleñecos
La banda de Emmet celebra la Navidad
Muppet Picker Upper
The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
Los Teleñecos en El príncipe rana
The King of Eight
The Queen of Six
Number Twelve Rocks
Doll House
The Cube
The Wizard of Id
Los Teleñecos: Hey Cinderella!
Sam the Snake
Ripples
Wheels That Go
Como intérprete
The Muppet Script
Joan Rivers at the BBC
Jim Henson: la audacia de las ideas
Los amigos del barrio: Cómo llegamos a Barrio Sésamo
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
Jim Henson: Behind the Seams
El tour de los Muppets
Los Muppets
Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland
Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments
Muppet Music Moments
Muppet History 101
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
Muppets Magic from 'The Ed Sullivan Show!'
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 3
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
The Very Best of the Muppet Show: Volume 2
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
Sesame Street: Imagine That!
The World of Jim Henson