Celebrated, Mississippi-born puppeteer Jim Henson died in 1990, but his name is still alive through the Muppets.
Exactly 36 years ago today, the world was absolutely shocked to learn that a truly beloved entertainer and creator had ...
Author Brian Jay Jones discusses writing Jim Henson’s biography, from the Muppets to filmmaking, TV innovation and Henson's endlessly curious mind.
Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...
Ross Bonaime is the Senior Film Editor at Collider. He is a Virginia-based critic, writer, and editor who has written about all forms of entertainment for Paste Magazine, Brightest Young Things, ...
Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, spent his early childhood in the Mississippi Delta. The frogs in Deer Creek near his childhood home are said to be the inspiration for Kermit the Frog. The first ...
Disney's Hollywood Studios' Muppet*Vision 3D is officially closed after 34 years of operation. The attraction featuring the Muppets initially opened in May of 1991.This was the final Muppet project ...
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+ ...
A one-episode reboot of "The Muppet Show" airs on February 4. Jim Henson, the show's late creator, always hoped they'd live on. We'll hear excerpts from a Morning Edition interview Henson gave in 1986 ...
"Muppet fans are the best," Heather Henson said while attending the attraction's final show on Saturday, June 7 Monica Schipper/Getty;Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Archive Photos/Getty Jim ...
I'm not just a Muppet Show fan; I've idolized Jim Henson for most of my life. Few shared his creative gifts. He was prolific and smart and used puppetry to tell stories in new and novel ways that we'd ...