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Jim Henson

Birth Name:
James Maury Henson
Birth Place:
Greenville, Mississippi, United States
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack, Writer, Producer, Director, Animation department
Jim Henson

Fast Facts

  • Won the 1983 Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival Grand Prize
  • In 1979, he won the Golden Camera Award for best entertainment show
  • His song "Rubber Duckie" as the puppet character Ernie reached number 16 on the Billboard Top 40 chart
  • Majored in studio arts at the University of Maryland, College Park
  • Was a college classmate of future wife and puppeteer Jane Nebel
  • Started out as a puppeteer on the local TV show "Sam and Friends․"
  • Best known as the puppeteer who created "The Muppets․"
  • Created the character Kermit the Frog out of an old coat and a ping-pong ball
  • In 1973, he founded the UNIMA Citations of Excellence Award
  • In 2005, he was commemorated on a US postage stamp

Awards

  • 1965Plaque Lion St. MarcWinner
  • 1966Oscar - Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects:Nominated
  • 1966First Prize - Experimental:Winner
  • 1967Blue Ribbon Award - Blue Ribbon:Winner
  • 1967CINE Golden Eagle - Unknown:Winner
  • 1974Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming:Winner
  • 1976Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Programming:Winner
  • 1976Grammy - Best Recording for Children:Nominated
  • 1977Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series:Nominated
  • 1977Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series:Nominated
  • 1977Golden Rose - Excellence in Television:Winner
  • 1978BAFTA TV Award - Best Light Entertainment Programme/Series:Nominated
  • 1978BAFTA TV Award - Most Original Programme/Series:Winner
  • 1978Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series:Winner
  • 1978Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series:Nominated
  • 1979BAFTA TV Award - Best Light Entertainment Programme/Series:Nominated
  • 1979ACE - Other:Winner
  • 1979Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming:Winner
  • 1979Golden Camera - Best Entertainment Show:Winner
  • 1979Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program:Nominated
  • 1980BAFTA TV Award - Best Light Entertainment Programme/Series:Nominated
  • 1980Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program:Nominated
  • 1980Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety or Music Program:Nominated
  • 1981Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Program:Nominated
  • 1981Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program:Nominated
  • 1983Grand PrizeWinner
  • 1983Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation:Nominated
  • 1985ACE - Children's Programming Series:Nominated
  • 1985Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program:Winner
  • 1986Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program:Winner
  • 1987ACE - Children's Programing Special or Series - 8 and Younger:Winner
  • 1987ACE - Children's Programing Special or Series - 8 and Younger:Nominated
  • 1987Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program:Winner
  • 1987Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation:Nominated
  • 1987Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Program:Winner
  • 1987Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Program:Nominated
  • 1988CINE Golden Eagle - Animation:Winner
  • 1988ACE - Children's Entertainment Special or Series - 8 and Younger:Nominated
  • 1988Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program:Winner
  • 1988Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Program:Nominated
  • 1988Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Program:Nominated
  • 1988Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Program:Nominated
  • 1989Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Animated Program:Nominated
  • 1989Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program:Winner
  • 1989Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Program:Nominated
  • 1990Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program:Nominated
  • 1990Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Program:Nominated
  • 1991Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Children's Series:Nominated
  • 1992BAFTA TV Award - Best Children's Programme (Fiction):Winner
  • 2012OFTA Film Award - Best Music, Adapted Song:Nominated
  • 2022OFTA TV Hall of Fame - Character:Winner
  • 2024OFTA TV Hall of Fame - Character:Winner
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