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Jim Henson

Highest Rated:: 96% The Muppets (2011)
Lowest Rated:: 38% Into the Night (1985)

Birthday:: Sep 24, 1936
Birthplace:: Not Available
Bio:: For as long as he could remember, Mississippi born Jim Henson was a devoted fan of puppeteers and ventriloquists; his idols included Edgar Bergen, Burr Tillstrom and Bil and Cora Baird. While attending high school in Maryland (where his meteorologist father had been relocated), Henson was hired for…

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Highest Rated Movies

The Muppets
96%
Sesame Street Presents - Follow that Bird
91%
The Muppet Movie
90%
The Muppets Take Manhattan
81%

Filmography

Range of Movie T-meters: 38% - 96%

Number of Movies: 33

Box Office Since 2001: $87.5M

Year	Rating	Title	Credit	Box Office
2011		Muppets 1: El arte del manejo de marionetas y de la narraci�n	Director	--
2011	96%	The Muppets	Screenwriter	$87.5M
2011		Muppets 3: Comerciales y experiencias	Director	--
2009		Jim Henson's Animal Jam: Hug a Day	Producer	--
2009		Muppets 201: Rarities from the Henson Vault	Actor	--
2009		Sesame Street: Elmo's Animal Adventures	Director Actor	--
2006		Biography - Sesame Street	Director	--
2005		The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss: The Gink, the Cat and Other Furry Friends	Actor	--
2005		Piggy Banks (Born Killers)	Actor	--
2004		Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song	Actor	--
2003		D�dales (Labyrinth)	Actor	--
1993		Sesame Street's 25th Birthday - A Musical Celebration	Actor	--
1992		Muppets - The Tale of the Bunny Picnic	Director	--
1990		The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson	Actor	--
1990		Christmas Toy	Kermit	--
1990		The Muppets at Walt Disney World	Actor	--
1987		A Muppet Family Christmas	Actor	--
1986	62%	Labyrinth	Director	--
1986		Inside the Labyrinth	Director	--
1986		The Tale of the Bunny Picnic	Director Producer	--
1986		The Christmas Toy	Actor	--
1985	91%	Sesame Street Presents - Follow that Bird	Ernie	--
1985	38%	Into the Night	Man on Phone	--
1984	81%	The Muppets Take Manhattan	Dr. Teeth	--
1984		Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets	Actor	--
1982	71%	The Dark Crystal	Screenwriter Director High Priest	--
1981	74%	The Great Muppet Caper	Director Dr. Teeth	--
1979	90%	The Muppet Movie	Dr. Teeth Producer	--
1977		Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas	Director	--
1971		Frog Prince	Director	--
1969		Hey, Cinderella!	Actor Director	--
1969		The Cube	Director	--
		Muppets 2: Historia de los Muppets l	Director	--

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Quotes from Jim Henson's Characters

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1. Kermit the Frog: [navigating in the Studebaker] Bear left.
2. Fozzie Bear: Right, frog.
From The Muppet Movie. Submitted by Francis L (15 days ago)