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Jerry Nelson (July 10, 1934 – August 23, 2012) was an American puppeteer, best known for his work with The Muppets.Known 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 ...
Characters performed by Jerry Nelson. Unnamed Unnamed The Muppets Take Manhattan The Muppet Christmas Carol Muppet Treasure Island Muppets from Space Dirty Bird Tree cutter in Muppet Madness The Newsman in Muppets Inside CD-ROM The Rat-torneys at Law in Muppets Inside CD-ROM Skeleton in Muppet Treasure Island (CD-ROM) Sweetums in Muppet RaceMania Specials, movies, home video, live shows, etc ...
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. He later re-joined the crew as a full-time performer in the 70's, and has since been heavily involved in almost every major Muppet project, including Sesame ...
Aug 27, 2012 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer behind a menagerie of Muppet characters including Count von Count on “Sesame Street,” died on Thursday at his home on Cape Cod.
Still Counting An Interview with Muppeteer Jerry Nelson. By Kenneth Plume March 1, 1999. While trying to come up with the best term that describes Jerry Nelson, one’s mind turns inevitably to the words multi-talented and multi-faceted.
Jerome Lawrence "Jerry" Nelson was an American puppeteer, singer, and musician, who started his career working for Bill Baird. Throughout the 1960s, he worked on-and-off with Jim Henson before officially joining Henson's company full-time in 1970, becoming one of the principal Muppet performers for The Muppets. He performed many Muppet characters over the years, including Floyd Pepper, Robin ...
Aug 27, 2012 · Jerry Nelson was the puppeteer best known for giving voice to Count von Count, the silly but instructional vampire mathematician on television's 'Sesame Street,' which he joined in 1970.
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 ...
Aug 25, 2012 · By now, most people have heard that beloved voice actor and puppeteer Jerry Nelson passed away on Thursday. The news, while not a total surprise given Nelson’s health issues over the past decade ...
