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Jerome Ravn Juhl, known professionally as Jerry Juhl, (June 28, 1938[1] — September 25, 2005[2]) was the head writer for the Muppets for nearly four decades. He played a key role in developing the personalities of many of the best known Muppet characters, and scripted five Muppet movies. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Juhl began his puppetry career as a young man, building puppets and putting ...
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Juhl was the head writer on The Muppet Show from seasons 2 to 5 (season 1 had Jack Burns as head writer). He also wrote for the television shows Fraggle Rock and The Jim Henson Hour. He was involved in some capacity with all of the Muppet films from The Muppet Movie in 1979 to Muppets from Space in 1999. [2] According to Lisa Henson, "So much ...
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Jerry Juhl, the Emmy Award-winning former head writer for the Muppets who provided much of the heart and soul to Jim Henson’s iconic troupe of fleece and foam puppets, has died. He was 67.
Jerry Juhl. Writer: The Muppet Movie. Jerry Juhl became the first full-time employee of Jim Henson Co. in 1961 after meeting Henson at a puppeteer's convention. The company coined the term "Muppet," a combination of the words marionette and puppet, and created a series of short skits parodying television news people.
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Oct 9, 2005 · Jerry Juhl, the Emmy Award-winning former head writer for the Muppets who provided much of the heart and soul to Jim Henson’s iconic troupe of fleece and foam puppets, has died. He was 67.
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Juhl played a key role in developing the personalities of many of the best-known characters and scripted five “Muppet” movies. Jerry Juhl passed away in 2005 at the age of 67, but his work and ...
Oct 9, 2005 · Jerry Juhl, whose Emmy Award-winning writing gave life to Jim Henson's whimsically irreverent Muppets on television and film, died on Sept. 27 at a hospital in San Francisco. He was 67 and made ...
