Jim Henson
James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, artist, cartoonist, inventor, screenwriter, songwriter, musician, actor, film director, and producer. Best known as the creator of the Muppets, Henson was a regular in television series and films from the mid 1950s until his death at age 53. Born in Greenville, Mississippi, and raised in Leland, Mississippi, and Hyattsville, Maryland, Henson began developing puppets while attending high school. While he was a freshman at the University of Maryland, College Park, he created Sam and Friends, a five-minute sketch-comedy puppet show that appeared on television. After graduating from the University of Maryland with a degree in home economics, he produced coffee advertisements and developed some experimental films. Feeling the need for more creative output, Henson founded Muppets Inc. in 1958 (which would later become the Jim Henson Company).
Henson garnered fame in the 1970s when he joined the children's educational television program Sesame Street, and there helped develop characters for the series. He also appeared in the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. In 1976, after scrapping plans for a Broadway show, he produced The Muppet Show. He won fame for his creations, particularly Kermit the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, and Ernie, and he was involved with Sesame Street for over 20 years. He also had frequent roles in Muppets films such as The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper and The Muppets Take Manhattan, and created advanced puppets for projects like Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth. During the later years of his life, he also founded the Jim Henson Foundation, and Jim Henson's Creature Shop. His involvement in two television programs - The Storyteller and The Jim Henson Hour - led to Emmy Awards wins.
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Famous quotes by Jim Henson:
"The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson."
"We really have a lot of ambitions for this film,"
"The most sophisticated people I know - inside they are all children"
"Let us use this log cabin as a means of looking back."
"the most profound effect on children of any entertainer of his time."
"Nobody creates a fad. It just happens. People love going along with the idea of a beautiful pig. It's like a conspiracy."
"This is a great win. That's a Division I school that has three wins we just beat. There's a lot of pride. Our kids played their butts off."
"My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got here."
"When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope is to leave the world a little better for having been there."
"Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending."
The Muppets
ALBUMS
- Muppets Most Wanted released: 2014
- The Muppets Studio: The Tributes Collection released: 2012
- A Green and Red Christmas released: 2011
- The Muppet Show: The 25th Anniversary Collection released: 2002
- A Christmas Together released: 2001
- Muppet Hits Take 2 released: 1994
- Kermit Unpigged released: 1994
- Fraggle Rock: Music and Magic released: 1993
- Muppet Beach Party released: 1993
- Muppet Hits released: 1993
- The Muppet Christmas Carol released: 1992
- Rocky Mountain Holiday released: 1983
- The Great Muppet Caper released: 1981
- Muppet Show Music Album released: 1979
- The Muppet Movie released: 1979
- The Muppet Show 2 released: 1978
- The Muppet Show released: 1977
- A Very Special Muppet Christmas released:
- A Muppet Family Christmas released:
Muppets Most Wanted
Released 2014- "They've Ordered a Sequel"
- We're Doing a Sequel
- "My Name First ___ Your Name"
- I'm Number One
- "The Casa Grande"
- The Big House
- "Stick With Me"
- I'll Get You What You Want (Cockatoo in Malibu)
- The Muppet Show Theme
- "Answer Some Questions"
- Interrogation Song
- "Oh Foo Foo, It's Always Been a Fight"
- Something So Right
- "We're Goin' Underground"
- Working in the Coal Mine
- "The Gulag Finale"
- Together Again
- Moves Like Jagger
- Macarena (Bayside Boys remix)
- Muppets Most Wanted Score Suite
- We're Doing a Sequel (demo)
- The Big House (demo)
- What You Want (outtake)
- I'll Get You What You Want (Cockatoo in Malibu) (demo)
- Something So Right (demo)
A Green and Red Christmas
Released 2011- 'Zat You, Santa Claus?
- A Red and Green Christmas
- The Christmas Party Sing-Along
- Merry Christmas Baby
- The Man with the Bag
- Santa Baby
- It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
- North Pole Comedy Club
- Run, Run Rudolph
- Christmas Smorgasbord
- The Christmas Queen
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- I Wish I Could Be Santa Claus
- Jingle Bells
The Muppet Show: The 25th Anniversary Collection
Released 2002- The Muppet Show Theme
- Mahna Mahna: Mahna Mahna / Lullaby of Birdland
- There's a New Sound
- The Amazing Marvin Suggs and His Muppahpone Play "Lady of Spain"
- Trees
- A Monologue by Fozzie Bear
- Bein' Green
- Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear
- Tenderly
- Wishing Song
- What Now My Love?
- Happy Feet
- We Got Us
- Closing Theme (instrumental)
- Rainbow Connection
- Movin' Right Along
- Can You Picture That?
- Finale: The Magic Store
- Hey a Movie!
- Happiness Hotel
- The First Time It Happens
- Together Again
- I'm Gonna Always Love You
- He'll Make Me Happy
- One More Sleep 'til Christmas
- Love Led Us Here
- I'm Going to Go Back There Someday (Muppets From Space version)
Fraggle Rock: Music and Magic
Released 1993- Fraggle Rock Theme
- Pukka, Pukka, Pukka Squeetily Boink
- Let Me Be Your Song
- Wemblin' Fool
- Yes, We Can
- Catch the Tail by the Tiger
- There's a Lot I Want to Know
- Follow Me
- Friends Till the End
- Is It True?
- The Rock Goes On
- Pass It On
- Just Don't Know What Time It Is
- Convincing John
- Get Goin'
- Doozer Knitting Song
- The Way I've Got to Go
- Only Way Home
- Stuff Samba
- Sweet, Sweet Little Treat
- Closing Theme
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Released 1992- Overture
- Scrooge
- Room in Your Heart
- Good King Wenceslas
- One More Sleep 'Til Christmas
- Marley and Marley
- Christmas Past
- Chairman of the Board
- Fozziwig's Party
- When Love Is Gone
- It Feels Like Christmas
- Christmas Scat
- Bless Us All
- Christmas Future
- Christmas Morning
- Thankful Heart
- Finale: When Love Is Found, It Feels Like Christmas
- When Love Is Gone
Muppet Show Music Album
Released 1979- The Muppet Show Theme
- Hawaiian War Chant
- The Rhyming Song
- Blue Skies
- Eight Little Notes
- Do Wah Diddy Diddy
- Jamboree
- Henrietta's Wedding
- Jam
- Magic Garden
- Macho Man
- Mad About the Frog
- Pennsylvania 6-5000
- Coconut
- Frog Kissin'
- Dog Walk
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps
- Sixty Seconds Got Together
- It Was a Very Good Year
- The Muppet Show Theme
The Muppet Movie
Released 1979- The Rainbow Connection
- Movin' Right Along (feat. Fozzie Bear)
- Never Before, Never Again
- Never Before, Never Again (instrumental)
- I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along (feat. Rowlf)
- Can You Picture That?
- I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along (instrumental)
- I'm Going to Go Back There Someday
- America
- Animal.. Come Back Animal (instrumental)
- Finale: The Magic Store
The Muppet Show 2
Released 1978- The Muppet Show Theme
- A Terrific Record
- Baby Face
- Second Album
- There’s a New Sound
- Roller Skates
- A Monologue
- He Was Doing Okay
- Cuento Le Gusta
- Dinner Tonight Pt. 1
- Who
- Time in a Bottle
- An Editorial
- Borneo
- At the Dance
- Upidee
- Bernadette and Robin Introduction
- Just One Person
- Can the Frog Tap Dance
- Happy Feet
- In the Show That Wasnt Funny
- Mid-Course Correction
- Im Five Introduction
- I’m Five
- Sea Chantey
- The Frog Is Not Around
- New York State of Mind
- The Pig Calypso
- Off the Record
- When
- Dinner Tonight Pt. 2
- A Gypsy’s Violin
- Wishing Song
- A Musical Highlight
- Sings Gershwin (A Foggy Day)
- We Take You Now to the Forest
- For What It’s Worth
- Gather Around
- We Got Us
- Closing Theme
- Good Record Everybody
The Muppet Show
Released 1977- The Muppet Show Theme
- Mississippi Mud
- Mahna Mahna
- The Great Gonzo Eats a Rubber Tire to "The Flight of the Bumble Bee"
- Mr. Bassman
- Cottleston Pie
- The Amazing Marvin Suggs and His Muppaphone Play "Lady of Spain"
- Lydia the Tattooed Lady
- Halfway Down the Stairs
- Tenderly
- I'm in Love With a Big Blue Frog
- Tit Willow
- Veterinarian's Hospital
- Simon Smith and his Amazing Dancing Bear
- What Now My Love?
- A Monologue by Fozzie Bear
- Trees
- Sax and Violence
- Bein' Green
A Very Special Muppet Christmas
- Overture
- Scrooge
- Room in Your Heart
- Good King Wenceslas
- One More Sleep 'Til Christmas
- Marley and Marley
- Christmast Past
- Chairman of the Board
- Fozziwig's Party
- When Love Is Gone
- It Feels Like Christmas
- Christmas Scat
- Bless Us All
- Christmas Future
- Christmas Morning
- Thankful Heart
- Finale - When Love Is Found / It Feels Like Christmas
- When Love Is Gone
- We Need A Little
- Jingle Bell Rock
- Medley: Deck The Halls - Jingle Bells - White Christmas - Winter Wonderland
- I Hate Christmas
- We Wish You A Merry Little Christmas
- Have Yourselve A Merry Little Christmas
- Medley
- Do You Hear What I Hear
- Twelve Days Of Christmas
- Deck The Halls
- Medley
A Muppet Family Christmas
- We Need a Little Christmas
- Jingle Bells / Jingle Bell Rock
- Sleigh Ride
- Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
- Wassail Wassail
- Twas the Night Before Christmas
- Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
- Pass It On
- Home for the Holidays
- Christmas Carol Medley: Happy Holidays / Ding Dong Merrily on High / I Saw Three Ships / Good King Wenceslas / The Holly and the Ivy / I'll Be Home for Christmas / Happy Holidays (reprise) / Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas / Caroling, Caroling...
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Jim Henson
ALBUMS
- Fraggle Rockin’: A Collection released: 2007
Fraggle Rockin’: A Collection
Released 2007- Fraggle Rock Theme
- Pukka, Pukka, Pukka Sqeetily Boink
- Let Me Be Your Song
- Wemblin’ Fool
- Yes We Can
- Catch the Tail by the Tiger
- There’s a Lot I Want to Know
- Follow Me
- Friends ’til the End
- Is It True
- The Rock Goes On
- Pass It On
- Just Don’t Know What the Time Is
- Convincing John
- Get Goin’
- Doozer Knitting Song
- The Way I’ve Got to Go
- Only Way Home
- Stuff Samba
- Sweet, Sweet Little Treat
- Closing Theme
Born: 1936-09-24
Died: 1990-05-16
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