NEW YORK (AP) — It seems so familiar to us now — puppet characters on television that are so real, so expressive, so alive that we forget there's a human being doing the actual work behind the scenes.

Jim Henson was an American puppeteer, actor, filmmaker, cartoonist, and animator who made several shows and films in the late 20th century. However, he is perhaps best known for creating The Muppets.

Muppets creator Jim Henson never played with puppets as a kid. In fact, he had little interest in puppetry until he created his first puppet show for television. That's one of the revelations in a new ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: If you love joy, silliness, and creativity, then you don’t want to miss the new documentary on Jim Henson, aka Jim Henson: Idea Man, which began streaming on Disney+ ...

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The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, NY is home to The Jim Henson Exhibition, which includes a Kermit the Frog puppet from 1974. Kermit was one of Henson’s first characters. Photo by Madeline ...

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An exhibition celebrating Kermit and Miss Piggy and the man who brought them to life opens Saturday at the Henry Ford. "The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited" explores Muppets creator ...

The duo and the rest of The Muppet Studio team smartly decided not to reinvent the wheel with this reboot and instead embraced what The Muppets are exceptionally good at: slapstick humor, kooky ...