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Jim Henson Biography Jim Henson, the man behind the Muppets, was born on September 24, 1936, in Greenville, Mississippi. Henson began working as a puppeteer in college, creating characters like Kermit the Frog. He worked as a producer on Sesame Street, a popular kids' show that launched in 1969, and created The Muppet Show in 1976. The Muppet Movie, the first of many movies featuring Henson's famous characters, appeared in 1979.
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- Overview (4) John Henson started acting when he was eight years old and tried everything he could--even singing and dancing. It was at Boston University that he began performing improvisational comedy. He loved the adrenaline rush it gave him so he quit school at the age of 20 to do stand-up full time.
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Muppet Babies Some time later, special Christmas stuffed versions of the Muppet Babies were available in Happy Meals, too. In 1992, after the last aired Muppet Babies episode in 1991, an episode book collection of Muppet Babies was produced from the book company Grolier. It was called The Muppet Babies Press Books. The book talked mostly about character traits and learning for young children. It was produced and ended in 1992.
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- Kermit the Frog is Jim Henson 's most famous Muppet creation, first introduced in 1955. He is the straight man protagonist of many Muppet projects, most notably on Sesame Street, and The Muppet Show, as well as in movies, specials, and public service announcements throughout the years.ermit performed the hit singles  Bein' Green  in 1970 and  The Rainbow Connection  in 1979 for The Muppet Movie, the first feature-length film featuring Henson's Muppets. The latter song reached No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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'The Muppets': Where's Elmo? Fans of Elmo might be let down to learn that the character does not appear in Disney's Nov. 23 reboot The Muppets. Among the disappointed is star and co-writer Jason Segel, who was rebuffed in ironic fashion.
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- Jim Henson created & voiced Kermit until his death. Since then, Steve Whitmire has voiced Kermit.
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Love Will Keep Us Together Leslie Uggams and Big Bird sing  Love Will Keep Us Together  for the closing number in episode 318 of The Muppet Show. The song was originally recorded by one of its writers, Neil Sedaka, but not released as a single. In 1975 it was covered by Captain and Tenille who had their first number one hit with it.
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Bob Clampett Among Clampett's most acclaimed films are Porky in Wackyland (1938), Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (1943) and The Great Piggy Bank Robbery (1946). Clampett left Warner Bros. Cartoons in 1946 and turned his attention to television, creating the famous puppet show Time for Beany in 1949.
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Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live (abbreviated as SNL) is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by  Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title NBC's Saturday Night.
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Steve Whitmire Steve Whitmire and Kermit at an appearance at Suffolk University. Steve Whitmire (b. September 24, 1959) is a puppeteer who started working for the Jim Henson Company on March 24, 1978 (his 18½ birthday). His career with the Muppets began on The Muppet Show, where he developed his first major character, Rizzo the Rat.
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Jim Henson Henson died of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome on May 16, 1990, at age 53, twenty hours after experiencing a medical emergency—an unexpected event that was widely lamented in the film and television industries. In the weeks after his death, he was celebrated in a wave of tributes.
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The Jim Henson Company The Jim Henson Company (also known at various times as Muppets, Inc. , Henson Associates, and Jim Henson Productions) is an American entertainment company, a leading producer of children's and family entertainment, and best known as the creator of the renowned Muppets characters.
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Rib steak The rib eye or ribeye (also known as Scotch fillet in Australia and New Zealand) is a beef steak from the rib section.he term cowboy ribeye or cowboy cut is often used in American restaurants for a bone-in rib eye. The rib eye or ribeye was originally, as the name implies, the center best portion of the rib steak, without the bone. In Australia, ribeye is used when this cut is served with the bone in.
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Jim Henson Biography Jim Henson was born James Maury Henson on September 24, 1936, in Greenville, Mississippi. At a young age, Henson was drawn to the arts. His maternal grandmother, a painter, quilter and needleworker, encouraged his creative passions, including his puppetry.
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Biography In 1966, Jim Henson had previously founded (with other American puppeteers) the USA chapter of the Union Internationale de la Marionette (UNIMA) - the world's oldest international theatre arts organization, and served as the USA Chapter's founding chaiman.
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- Kermit the Frog. Kermit the Frog, arguably Jim Henson's most famous Muppet creation, was the star and host of The Muppet Show, played a significant role on Sesame Street, and served as the logo of The Jim Henson Company. He continues to star in the Muppet movies and makes numerous TV appearances.
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The Jim Henson Company In August 1989, Jim Henson entered negotiations to sell the company to The Walt Disney Company for a reported $150 million. The deal was to include the entire Henson operation, except for the rights to the Sesame Street characters. However, on May 16, 1990, Henson passed away unexpectedly, before the deal was completed.
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The Muppets: Then vs. Now Jim Henson created The Muppets in the 1950's. He got his start in 1954, with the TV show The Junior Morning Show, where he performed Pierre the French Rat as well as other characters. However, the show didn't last long.
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- Bugs Bunny. Bugs was originally created by Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Bob Clampett and Bob McKimson. Bugs' first appearance was in 1940 in A Wild Hare by Tex Avery. However, because of Chuck Jones, Bugs evolved into the suave, sophisticated rabbit that we know and love. He's starred in more than 175 animated shorts.You don't draw Bugs Bunny, you draw pictures of Bugs Bunny. - A young fan.
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Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum Matthew Henson. On April 6, 1909, Matthew Henson stood atop the world with Robert Peary as co-discoverer of the North Pole. When Henson descended from the frigid north his reception was distinctly cool, even in contrast to Peary's less than wholesale embrace by the American public.
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The story of the Nebraska cowboy who invented ranch dressing This dressing became the house dressing at Hidden Valley Ranch, a dude ranch the Hensons purchased near Santa Barbara, Calif., in 1954. For many years they hosted guests from near and far who came to enjoy the ranch and enjoy the meals by Kenneth (who by then changed his name to Steve), Gayle and their staff.
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Sesame Street News Flash The Sesame Street News Flash was a recurring segment on the children's television show Sesame Street. First aired in 1971, the series starred Kermit the Frog as a trench coat-dressed roving reporter who interviews Muppet versions of characters from fairy tales, Mother Goose nursery rhymes and key moments in history.
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Ernie (Sesame Street) Ernie and Bert introduced a montage of Sesame Street clips in The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years. Ernie also narrated a Christmas pageant, ' Twas the Night Before Christmas, in A Muppet Family Christmas.
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John Henson, Son of Muppets Creator, Dies at 48 It is with great sadness that we confirm that John Henson, son of Jim and Jane Henson and brother to Lisa, Cheryl, Brian and Heather, died at age 48 of a sudden massive heart attack on Friday, February 14, while at home with his daughter, the statement read.
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History of The Simpsons The Simpsons was created by Matt Groening, who conceived of the idea for the Simpsons in the lobby of James L. Brooks 's office. He named the characters after his own family members, substituting Bart for his own name.The family debuted as shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987.
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- Best of the Muppet Show: Vol. 2 (Mark Hamill / Paul Simon / Raquel Welch) Jim Henson. 4.5 out of 5 stars 18. DVD. Best of the Muppet Show: Vol. 1 ( Elton John / Julie Andrews / Gene Kelly) Elton John.