Was jim henson gay
Richard and ScooterScreengrab from the documentary Of Muppets and Men
Oh sure, you’re familiar with Jim Henson, the man behind Kermit and Rowlf and Ernie. And you might be familiar with Frank Oz, who performed Miss Piggy, Sam the Eagle, Fozzie Bear, and Bert.
But there’s another Muppet performer who you might not know — even though he created tons of iconic characters, like Beaker and Statler and Scooter and Sweetums. That performer is Richard Hunt, who at The Muppet Show’s height was watched by over 200 million people every week. In the 1970s, he was one of the most famous gay men in the world … whose face nobody acknowledged.
I just posted a video about Richard, and although I thought I knew everything about The Muppets already, it was inspiring to discover more about his life and his work. Richard came to The Muppets through an incredible stroke of luck, combined with his own confidence, when he was only 18 years old. A natural artist, he was already a fan when he caught them on TV right after graduating from tall school and realized that they shot Sesame Street a few miles away from his home. He drove into New York, found a payphone, and called to ask for a job.
Review – Jim Henson: The Biography
“Can you inform me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?”
For nearly 52 years, children around the globe own tuned in to the educational antics of the Sesame Workshop’s colorful characters. Big Bird, Elmo, Oscar the Grouch, Bert and Ernie, and many other characters have featured prominently in the lives of youngsters (and their parents) for decades. The brainchild of Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett, Sesame Street harnesses the widespread power of television and enraptures kids with its powerful messages, engaging lessons, and whimsical characters.
Yet there would be no Great Bird, Elmo, Oscar, Bert, or Ernie without Jim Henson. Likewise, Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Jen the Gelfling, even Yoda of Star Wars fame, would be pieces of untouched felt if not for Henson’s creativity. Brian Jay Jones, in his New York Times bestselling biography, chronicles the life of James “Jim” Maury Henson, from his humble beginnings through his meteoric go up as a originator, performer, and gifted storyteller.
Henson with several Muppets, including Kermit the Frog, Dr. Teeth, Rowlf the Dog, and the hecklers Statler and Waldorf
Jim Henson
No one really talks about his death- What is the real story behind it?
| by Anonymous | reply 127 | March 20, 2018 1:44 PM |
He got a strep infection. He didn't get treatment for it until it was too overdue. And he died at the young age of 53. Too sad.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | July 22, 2010 1:46 AM |
It's not easy existence green.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | July 22, 2010 2:21 AM |
He was reared a Christian Scientist.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | July 22, 2010 2:24 AM |
He contracted that flesh-eating strep and it instantly crashed his bodily systems over a few days.
He was born in Mississippi and Kermit has roots in the bayous around the river in Greenville.
Stein-Mart originated in Greenville for those familiar with that chain.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | July 22, 2010 2:32 AM |
I reflection that he live din the UK
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | July 22, 2010 2:39 AM |
There were rumors that he was gay. There were also rumors that he had AIDS and that there was a cover up. Not uncommon at the time. I don't know if he did, but I wondered. People never died of AIDS, it was always "a long illness" or some other made up BS disease.
| by Anonymous | replJim Henson's Company Splits With Chick-Fil-A Over Gay RightsA Chick-fil-A in Atlanta. Mike Stewart/AP Photo Customers going to Chick-fil-A in search of a Muppets-inspired toy along with their Chick-n-Strips will be greatly disappointed. The toys are no more. The Jim Henson Company, founded by the creator of The Muppets, has severed all ties with Chick-fil-A and announced on its Facebook page that "we do not wish to loved one with them on any future endeavors." The Jim Henson Company had formed a partnership with Chick-fil-A at the beginning of summer in order to feature Jim Henson's Creature Shop toys in kids' meals from July until Aug. 18. Then, Chick-fil-A's president, Dan McCarthy, announced his support of Christian organizations that contradict gay marriage. In an interview with The Baptist Flatten earlier this month, McCarthy was upfront: "We are very much supportive of the family - the biblical definition of the family unit. We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that," said McCarthy. A state from the LGBT advocacy group Equality Matters said that Chick-fil-A donated more than $3 million f |