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“Jim Henson Idea Man” takes us into the mind of this singular creative visionary, from his early years puppeteering on local television to the worldwide success of Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, and beyond. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard captures Henson's restless creativity, ambition, and artistic evolution in the style and spirit of his complex subject, an artist who revolutionized television, inspired generations, and created some of the world’s most beloved characters. Featuring new interviews with Henson's closest collaborators and children, as well as never-before-seen materials from his personal archives—including home movies, photographs, sketches, and diaries— Howard brings us an entertaining and insightful look at a man whose boundless imagination changed the world.

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  Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Sara Bernstein, Margaret Bodde, Justin Wilkes, Mark Monroe, Christopher St. John

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    Jim Henson

    American puppeteer (1936–1990)

    This article is about the puppeteer. For the company he co-founded, see The Jim Henson Company. For the man who escaped slavery, see Jim Henson (memorialist).

    James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, animator, actor, and filmmaker 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).

    Born in Greenville, Mississippi, and raised in both Leland, Mississippi, and University Park, Maryland, Henson began developing puppets in high school. He created Sam and Friends (1955–1961), a short-form comedy television program on WRC-TV, while he was a freshman at the University of Maryland, College Park, in collaboration with fellow student Jane Nebel. Henson and Nebel co-founded Muppets, Inc. – now The Jim Henson Company – in 1958, and married less tha

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  Jim Henson

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  Latest News: Muppet Creator Jim Henson Featured in New Documentary

  His creations are known around the world. Now the man behind the Muppets fryst vatten getting a retrospective moment in the spotlight in the new documentary Jim Henson Idea Man, now streaming on Disney+. Henson died in 1990 at age 53 but remains perhaps the most famous American TV puppeteer. The new documentary explores his inner life and creative innovations.

  “It’s a shame that we lost him when we did because what he’d be doing with tech today would be very exciting, and he probably would’ve pushed that medium along in a way that we would recognize,” director Ron Howard said. Jim Henson Idea Man premiered at the Cannes spelfilm Festival earlier this month.

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  Who Was Jim Henson?

  Puppeteer Jim Henson was the man behind the Muppets. He started creating his signature characters, including Kermit the Frog, during a TV gig in college. The Muppets reached a new lev