Biography
James Maury Henson was an American puppeteer, creative producer, filmmaker 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 Muppets for Sesame Street (1969–present).
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Awards & recognition
- Disney Legends · 2011
- Hollywood Walk of Fame · 1991
- Inkpot Award · 1990
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series · 1989
- Peabody Awards
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- Primetime Emmy Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Live Action Short Film · 1966 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Dog City
Reading Rainbow
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
The Storyteller
The Muppet Show
Jim Henson: Idea Man
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Dinosaurs
Inside the Labyrinth
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Living with Dinosaurs
Labyrinth
Fraggle Rock
The Muppet Movie
The Dark Crystal
Sesame Street
The First Snow of Fraggle Rock
The Muppets.
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
The Witches
The Great Muppet Caper
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
Saturday Night Live
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
The Dick Cavett Show
The Muppets
Muppet Treasure Island
The Christmas Toy
The World of 'The Dark Crystal'
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Into the Night
Muppets Haunted Mansion
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Follow That Bird
Muppets Most Wanted
The Muppets Mayhem
Muppet Babies
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Muppets from Space
Great Performances
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Kermit's Swamp Years
Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz