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Jerry Nelson

Acting · Born July 10, 1934 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Jerry Nelson (July 10, 1934 – August 23, 2012) was an American puppeteer, best known for his work with The Muppets. Renowned for his wide range of characters and singing abilities, he performed Muppet characters on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and various Muppet movies and specials. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Jerry Nelson movies and shows

  • Saturday Night Live1975
  • Sesame Street1969
  • The Dick Cavett Show1968
  • Fraggle Rock1983
  • The Muppet Show1976
  • Muppets Tonight1996
  • Sesame Unpaved1999
  • The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss1996
  • The Jim Henson Hour1989
  • Sheep in the Big City2000
  • The Muppet Christmas Carol1992
  • The Muppets2011
  • The Muppet Movie1979
  • The Dark Crystal1982
  • Muppets Most Wanted2014
  • NBC Experiment in Television1967
  • Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters1985
  • Muppets from Space1999
  • The Great Muppet Caper1981
  • Muppet Treasure Island1996
  • The Muppets Take Manhattan1984
  • Jim Henson Idea Man2024
  • It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie2002
  • The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland1999