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John Henson was the son of puppeteer Jim Henson (1936–1990), best known as the creator of The Muppets, and Jane Henson (1934–2013), who assisted in the launch of the Muppets. He had four siblings: Lisa (born 1960), Cheryl (born 1961), Brian (born 1963), and Heather (born 1970).
Cheryl Henson. Cheryl Lee Henson (born August 7, 1961) is an American puppet builder and philanthropist who has served as the president of the Jim Henson Foundation since 1992. [1] A supporter of puppetry arts and artists, she serves as a board member of The Jim Henson Company. [2] She was honored in 2010 at the LaMama Gala, and in 2011, she ...
Jun 22, 2024 · As a puppeteer, Henson performed in various television programs, such as Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, films such as The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper, and created advanced puppets for projects like Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth. He was also an Oscar-nominated film director, Emmy Award-winning television producer, and the founder of The Jim Henson Company, the Jim Henson Foundation, and Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
Jane Henson (née Nebel; June 16, 1934 — April 2, 2013) was an artist and puppeteer who helped establish the Muppets as a puppet act with Jim Henson as his first performing partner in the 1950s. They later married on May 28, 1959[1] and had five children: Lisa, Cheryl, Brian, John, and Heather Henson. Nebel and Henson met in a puppetry course at the University of Maryland, College Park, where they were both undergraduates. At the time, Nebel was a senior majoring in art education and ...
Born Lisa Marie Henson on May 9, 1960 in Westchester County, New York, she was the eldest of four children by Muppets creator Jim Henson and his wife, fellow puppeteer Jane Henson. Though she and ...
Feb 16, 2014 · John Henson, the son of the late Muppets creator Jim Henson, has died in New York. He was 48. ... Jim Henson in 1989. The puppeteer and filmmaker died of organ failure in1990 at age 53.
Brian Henson is Chairman of the Board of The Jim Henson Company and an award-winning director, producer, and writer for film and television. He is also a technological innovator and skilled puppeteer. In his early years, Brian regularly joined his father Jim Henson on set when he was a child. By the time he was 17, he was working on projects ...
