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Jerry Nelson (July 10, 1934 – August 23, 2012) was an American puppeteer, best known for his work with The Muppets. Renowned for his wide range of characters and singing abilities, he performed Muppet characters on Sesame Street , The Muppet Show , Fraggle Rock , and various Muppet movies and specials.
Jerry Nelson (July 10, 1934 - August 23, 2012) started his puppeteering career working for Bil Baird. Throughout the '60s, he worked on-and-off with Jim Henson. In 1970, he joined the company and began working regularly on Sesame Street. Nelson performed as a principal puppeteer in numerous Muppet productions for over thirty years, including the Muppet movies, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock ...
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Jerry Nelson. Actor: The Muppet Show. Puppeteer, actor, musician, and master of voices, Jerry Nelson originally joined Henson & Company as a temporary replacement for Frank Oz, who had been drafted into the armed services in the 60's.
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Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, and The Muppets in The Great Muppet Caper (1981)- Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Richard Hunt, and Jerry Nelson in The Muppet Movie (1979)
- Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, Rowlf, The Great Gonzo, Electric Mayhem Band, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, The Muppets, and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Movie (1979)
- Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, David Rudman, and Steve Whitmire in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
- Dave Goelz and Jerry Nelson in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
- Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Michael Kilgarriff, and Jerry Nelson in The Dark Crystal (1982)
- Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Kathryn Mullen, Jerry Nelson, The Great Gonzo, Kermit the Frog, and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Movie (1979)
- Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, The Great Gonzo, The Muppets, and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Movie (1979)
- Frank Oz, John Baddeley, David Buck, Charles Collingwood, Barry Dennen, Louise Gold, Miki Iveria, Patrick Monckton, Brian Meehl, Jerry Nelson, Bob Payne, Mike Quinn, Tim Rose, Susan Westerby, Steve Whitmire, and Thick Wilson in The Dark Crystal (1982)
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- Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, and The Muppets in The Muppet Show (1976)
Aug 24, 2012 · Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer best known for playing Count von Count on Sesame Street and Gobo Fraggle on Fraggle Rock, died Thursday, the Jim Henson Company confirmed. He was 78. He was 78.
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Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer who was behind the iconic Count von Count on Sesame Street, passed away Thursday at 78.Nelson portrayed Count von Count from the ’70s until his retirement in 2004.
Aug 24, 2012 · Jerry Nelson, the skilled puppeteer who played "Sesame Street's" math-addicted vampire Count von Count, has died, The Jim Henson Company confirms. He was 78.In a statement posted to the studio's ...
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Sep 24, 2012 · The man behind Sesame Street’s Count von Count, Jerry Nelson, died Aug. 23 at age 78. Nelson, who worked with Muppets creator Jim Henson early in his career, also played Gobo Fraggle on Fraggle Rock, a Henson TV series from the 1980s. Nelson “imbued all his characters with the same gentle, sweet whimsy and kindness […]
