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Brian Henson

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61 Years Old

Brian Henson (born November 3, 1963) is an American puppeteer, filmmaker, actor and the chairman of The Jim Henson Company. He is the son of puppeteers Jim and Jane Henson. Henson was born on November 3, 1963, in New York City, the third child of Jane Henson (née Nebel; 1934–2013) and Jim Henson (1936–1990). He has four siblings: Lisa (born 1960), Cheryl(born 1961), John (1965–2014) and Heather Henson (born 1970). As a child, Henson appeared in some of the filmed segments that his father produced for the PBS children's series Sesame Street. As a teenager, he built the first Muppet penguin puppet for the opening "Lullaby of Broadway" segment of a Season 3 episode of The Muppet Show. During his summer break from high school at the age of 17, Henson assisted in the production of The Great Muppet Caper (1981); skilled in the use of marionette puppets, he helped create and operate a special rigging device that allowed the Muppets to appear to ride bicycles. Several years later, after performing marionette work in The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) in the scene in which rats cook food in a diner, he specialized in managing complicated special effects. Henson performed Jack Pumpkinhead in Return to Oz (1985), operated special effects for Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) and was a principal performer for the Audrey II puppet in Little Shop of Horrors (1986), controlling mouth movement while others performed the lips and vines. He also performed the voice of Hoggle, one of the main characters in his father's film Labyrinth(1986), and the dog in both versions of The Storyteller (1988 and 1990). In 1992, Henson directed The Muppet Christmas Carol and directed the next film in the franchise, Muppet Treasure Island, in 1996. He performed the role of Dr. Phil van Neuter, the Muppet mad scientist character he performed on Muppets Tonight, in Muppets from Space(1999). In 2018, he directed and produced The Happytime Murders, a puppet crime-comedy film for adult audiences. Henson was the executive producer for several television series: Dinosaurs (1991–94), Aliens in the Family (1996), Bear in the Big Blue House (1997–2006) and Farscape (1999–2003). In addition to assuming an executive producer role, Henson served as the head judge on the 2014 reality television show Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge. He performed the roles of Janice and Scooter in the 2002 television film It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie. Henson returned to perform Sal Minella, a character he created for Muppets Tonight, in Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021). Henson is the cocreator, producer and performer for the adult-themed puppet-based variety show Puppet Up! and has played various characters from the show on the British program That Puppet Game Show. For The Muppet Show Live in 2001, Henson performed his Muppet characters and one of his father's characters, The Newsman, for the first time. He reprised the role for the 2003 video game Muppets Party Cruise. Henson married Ellis Flyte, costume designer for the 1986 fantasy adventure film Labyrinth, in November 1990. They divorced in 2002. In 2010, Henson married actress Mia Sara. They have one child, a daughter born in 2005. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brian Henson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

New York City, New York, USA on 3rd November 1963

All Credits

Eli Roth's History of Horror Image
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
Dinosaurs Image
Dinosaurs
Aubrey Molehill (voice)
Dinosaurs Image
Dinosaurs
Arthur Rizzic (voice)
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story Image
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Galaga (voice)
The Storyteller Image
The Storyteller
Dog / Devil (voice)
The Storyteller Image
The Storyteller
Dog (voice)
The Storyteller Image
The Storyteller
Dog / Griffin (voice)
Prop Culture Image
Prop Culture
Himself
The Storyteller: Greek Myths Image
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
The Dog
Going Live! Image
Going Live!
Self
Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge Image
Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge
Himself - Lead Judge
The Jim Henson Hour Image
The Jim Henson Hour
Labyrinth Image
Labyrinth
Hoggle / Goblin (voice)
The Muppet Movie Image
The Muppet Movie
Additional Muppet Performer
Muppets Tonight Image
Muppets Tonight
Sal Minella / Seymour / Dr. Phil Van Neuter
The Happytime Murders Image
The Happytime Murders
Crab
The Muppets Take Manhattan Image
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Muppet Treasure Island Image
Muppet Treasure Island
(voice) (uncredited)
Return to Oz Image
Return to Oz
Jack Pumpkinhead (voice)
Muppets from Space Image
Muppets from Space
Dr. Phil Van Neuter / Sal Minella (voice)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street Image
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self
Muppets Haunted Mansion Image
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Sal Minella
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie Image
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Scooter / Janice / Sal Minella (voice)
Jim Henson Idea Man Image
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self
Inside the Labyrinth Image
Inside the Labyrinth
Self
Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself Image
Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
Self - audience member (uncredited)
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz Image
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
Sal (voice)
Living with Dinosaurs Image
Living with Dinosaurs
Dog(voice)
The World of Jim Henson Image
The World of Jim Henson
Self
Split Image Image
Split Image
Jerry
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson Image
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
Self - Son
The Christmas Toy Image
The Christmas Toy
Cruiser (voice)
Best Ever Muppet Moments Image
Best Ever Muppet Moments
Self
I Love Muppets Image
I Love Muppets
Self
Muppet Classic Theater Image
Muppet Classic Theater
Andy Pig / Mink in 'Gotta Get That Name' (voice)
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! Image
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!
Self - Interviewee
Journey Through the Labyrinth Image
Journey Through the Labyrinth
Self
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal' Image
Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'
Himself
Remembering Return to Oz Image
Remembering Return to Oz
Self
Sesame Street Pitch Reel Image
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
Self
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets Image
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
Brian Henson (self)
Jim Henson's Memorial Service Image
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
Wheels That Go Image
Wheels That Go
Boy