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Notable work. The Muppets. Sesame Street. Fraggle Rock. Partner. Nelson Bird (before 1985; Bird's death) Richard Hunt (August 17, 1951 – January 7, 1992) was an American puppeteer, best known as a Muppet performer on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and other projects for The Jim Henson Company. [1]
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Richard Hunt (August 17, 1951[1] - January 7, 1992) was a longtime Muppet performer who is known for his many characters, his accomplished singing voice, and his warm backstage personality. Hunt brought many popular characters to life, including Scooter, Beaker, Janice, Statler, Sweetums, Junior...
Richard Hunt (1951-1992) was a puppeteer and voice actor for Jim Henson's Muppets. He performed many characters, such as Scooter, Janice, Statler, and Gladys the Cow, and won a Primetime Emmy for his work.
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Apr 10, 2024 · In 1970, 18-year-old Richard Hunt bounded into the New York rehearsal room where Jim Henson and Frank Oz were auditioning new puppeteers for the Muppets. Hunt, just graduated from Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest, passed his audition with flying colors. The rest was Muppet history.
Jan 9, 1992 · Richard Hunt, a puppeteer known for his work on the "Muppet Show," died on Tuesday at Cabrini Hospice in Manhattan. He was 40 years old. He died of H.I.V. complications, his family said. Mr....
Actor: The Muppet Show. Richard Hunt did not have a face known to many -- his voice was known more than anything else. He was a major stronghold behind Jim Henson's "Muppets". 'Scooter', 'Janice', 'Sweetums' and a few others, were some of the "Muppets" that Richard was a performer and puppeteer of.
Jan 9, 1992 · The Seattle Times reports the death of Richard Hunt, a performer who gave life to scores of characters on "Sesame Street," "Fraggle Rock" and "The Muppet Show." He died of complications from AIDS in 1992 at age 40.
