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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]
Richard Hunt was one of the main performers on The Muppet Show, and one of five regular performers on all five seasons. His main character was Scooter, but he also performed Beaker, Statler, Janice, and Sweetums.
'Scooter', 'Janice', 'Sweetums' and a few others, were some of the "Muppets" that Richard was a performer and puppeteer of. He helped pave the way for Jim Henson and his company from the 1970s through the early 90s, until his surprising death in 1992 of AIDS.
'Scooter', 'Janice', 'Sweetums' and a few others, were some of the "Muppets" that Richard was a performer and puppeteer of. He helped pave the way for Jim Henson and his company from the 1970s through the early 90s, until his surprising death in 1992 of AIDS.
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 · NEW YORK - Richard Hunt, a performer who gave life to scores of characters on "Sesame Street," "Fraggle Rock" and "The Muppet Show," has died at age 40. Mr. Hunt died Tuesday...
Aug 17, 2023 · An appreciation of the late, great Richard Hunt. The first openly gay Muppet Performer, who would've been seventy-two today. Presented & Edited by Dondré Pry...
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.
Sadly, very few tributes (or even acknowledgments) have been given to honor Richard Hunt and his family. His unfortunate death, due to complications of the AIDS virus, has been largely overshadowed and overlooked (especially in light of the death of Jim Henson).
Oct 10, 2005 · Richard Hunt, a performer who gave life to scores of characters on Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock and The Muppet Show, has died at age 40.
