Jim Henson American puppeteer

Jim Henson is a 53 years old American puppeteer from . Jim Henson was born on September 24, 1936 (died on May 16, 1990, he was 53 years old) in as James Maury Henson. His nickname was Henson Jim.

About

Is Jim Henson still alive?

No, he died on 05/16/1990, 34 years ago. He was 53 years old when he died. Cause of death: toxic shock syndrome. He died in Manhattan

Family

Wife

Children

He had four children, Lisa (64, Film producer) , Brian (62, Actor) , John (57, American actor) and Heather (54) . When his first child, Lisa Henson, was born, Jim Henson was 23 years old.

Works

Jim Henson Albums (1)

There is 1 albums of Jim Henson.

His first album Work Your Body released 9 years ago, he was 78 years old when this album released. There were 15 songs in this album.

Jim Henson Movies (121)

There are 121 movies of Jim Henson.

His first feature film was An American Werewolf in London (1981, as Kermit the Frog (archive footage)). He was 44 when he starred in this movie. Since 1981, he has appeared in 121 feature films. The last one is Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story (2009). .

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Jim Henson movie characters

The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:

Character/Job	Movie	Age
Kermit the Frog	An American Werewolf in London (1981)	44
Story	Labyrinth (1986)	49
Director	Labyrinth (1986)	49
Executive Producer	The Witches (1990)	53
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Doc Hopper's Men / Link Hogthrob / Swedish Chef	The Muppet Movie (1979)	42
Producer	The Muppet Movie (1979)	42
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Ernie / Granny / Horse & Carriage Rider / Link Hogthrob / The Newsman	The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)	47
Executive Producer	The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)	47
Director	The Dark Crystal (1982)	46
Story	The Dark Crystal (1982)	46
Jen	The Dark Crystal (1982)	46
Producer	The Dark Crystal (1982)	46
Director	The Great Muppet Caper (1981)	44
Kermit the Frog	The Great Muppet Caper (1981)	44
Man on Phone	Into the Night (1985)	48
Himself	Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011)	75
Miner	Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)	50
	I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015)	78
Kermit the Frog / Ernie	Follow That Bird (1985)	48
Director	Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)	41
Kermit the Frog / Harrison Fox / Harvey / Snake	Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)	41
Producer	Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)	41
Story	Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow (2015)	79
Various Characters	A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)	51
Executive Producer	A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)	51
Himself, various voices	The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990)	54
Himself	The World of Jim Henson (1994)	58
Kermit the Frog	Mickey's 50 (1978)	42
Director	Muppet*Vision 3-D (1991)	54
Kermit the Frog / Swedish Chef / Waldorf	Muppet*Vision 3-D (1991)	54
Kermit the Frog	The Christmas Toy (1986)	50
Producer	The Christmas Toy (1986)	50
Various Muppets	The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)	42
Himself	Inside the Labyrinth (1986)	50
Writer	Inside the Labyrinth (1986)	50
Himself	The World of 'The Dark Crystal' (1983)	46
Kermit, Garth, King Rupert	Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (1971)	34
Director	Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (1971)	34
Kermit the Frog / Ernie	Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)	42
Kermit the Frog / Rowlf / Dr. Teeth / Waldorf / Swedish Chef / Link Hogthrob	The Muppets at Walt Disney World (1990)	53
Harvey Monster	Sesame Street: Monster Hits! (1990)	53
Himself	Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983)	47
Himself	Of Muppets & Men: The Making of the Muppet Show (1981)	44
Director	The Cube (1969)	32
Writer	The Cube (1969)	32
Animation Director	Limbo: The Organized Mind (1966)	37
Director	Limbo: The Organized Mind (1966)	37
Various Voices	Muppets Magic From 'The Ed Sullivan Show!' (2003)	66
Himself	Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' (2007)	70
	Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)	53
Kermit/Rowlf	John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979)	43
Ernie	Big Bird in China (1983)	46
Ernie	Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983)	47
Himself	Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990)	53
Jim Henson	Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets (1984)	47
Producer	The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981)	44
Kermit the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, Link Hogthrob, The Swedish Chef, Waldorf	The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981)	44
Writer	The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981)	44
Director	Jim Henson's Tales From Muppetland (2009)	72
	Jim Henson's Tales From Muppetland (2009)	72
	Jim Henson: Behind the Seams (2014)	77
Man	Time Piece (1965)	28
Writer	Time Piece (1965)	28
Producer	Time Piece (1965)	28
Director	Time Piece (1965)	28
Kermit the Frog / Mean Floyd / Rat	The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972)	35
Director	The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972)	35
Muppet Performer	Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special (1988)	52
Various Muppets	Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (1983)	46
Host	Living with Dinosaurs (1990)	54
Writer	Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story (1985)	0
Kermit	Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story (1985)	0
Producer	Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story (1985)	0
Executive Producer	Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along (1988)	51
Rowlf the Dog	Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along (1988)	51
Director	The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986)	49
Director	Hey, Cinderella! (1969)	32
Kermit The Frog, King Goshposh, Rufus	Hey, Cinderella! (1969)	32
Fred / Lothar	The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970)	34
	In Their Own Words: Jim Henson (2015)	78
Director	Dog City: The Movie (1989)	52
Rowlf	Dog City: The Movie (1989)	52
	Muppet Music Moments (2004)	68
Director	The Paperwork Explosion (1967)	30
	The Paperwork Explosion (1967)	30
Cantus the Minstrel	The Bells of Fraggle Rock (1984)	48
Creator	The Bells of Fraggle Rock (1984)	48
Himself	Bert & Ernie's Word Play	0
Director	Cat and Mouse (1960)	23
Director	Shearing Animation (1961)	24
Director	Drums West (1961)	24
Kermit the Frog / King Goshposh / Charlie the Ogre	Tales of the Tinkerdee (1962)	25
Producer	Tales of the Tinkerdee (1962)	25
Writer	Tales of the Tinkerdee (1962)	25
Director	Robot (1963)	26
Director	Run, Run (1965)	28
Producer	Run, Run (1965)	28
Director of Photography	Run, Run (1965)	28
Director	Alexander the Grape (1965)	29
Director	The Idea Man (1966)	29
Director	Ripples (1967)	30
Director	Wheels That Go (1967)	30
Himself	The Muppets on Puppets (1970)	33
Director	The Queen of Six (1971)	34
Director	The King of Eight (1971)	34
Himself / Kermit the Frog	The Orson Welles Show (1979)	42
Leo	Muppet Side Splitter (1981)	45
Producer	The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982)	45
Director	The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982)	45
Kermit The Frog	The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982)	45
Executive Producer	Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear (1988)	51
Kermit the Frog	Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear (1988)	51
Self	An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz (1989)	52
	Jim Henson: In Performance (1990)	0
	Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration! (1993)	57
Director	Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments (2004)	68
	Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments (2004)	68
	Muppet History 101 (2004)	68
Director	Muppet History 101 (2004)	68
	Fraggle Rock - Live By the Rule of the Rock (2005)	0
	Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story (2009)	73

Jim Henson TV Shows (27)

His first TV Show was Sam and Friends (1955).

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Awards (4)

Nominated Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film , awarded Disney Legends in 2010 , awarded Primetime Emmy Award , awarded Peabody Award ,

Education

He graduated from University Of Maryland

What was Jim's zodiac sign?

Jim Henson zodiac sign was libra.

Where does He lives?

He is living in Leland.

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