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- Died
- Richard Hunt did not have a face known to many -- his voice was known more than anything else. He was a major stronghold behind Jim Henson's "Muppets". 'Scooter', 'Janice', 'Sweetums' and a few others, were some of the "Muppets" that Richard was a performer and puppeteer of. He helped pave the way for Jim Henson and his company from the 1970s through the early 90s, until his surprising death in 1992 of AIDS.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tommy R. Donovan <underdland@hotmail.com>
- Mark Hamill's family knew him as "Uncle Richard".
- Appeared in the film Trading Places (1983) with fellow "Muppet" colleague Frank Oz (puppeteer of Miss Piggy).
- Famous behind such "Muppets" as 'Scooter', 'Janice', 'Statler', 'Sweetums', and 'Junior Gorg' from Fraggle Rock (1983).
- He was cremated by Neptune Society in Paramus, New Jersey after his family had a private funeral for him in its crematory. Manhattan's Andrett Funeral Home directed this service. Some of his ashes were sprinkled over the flower beds at the Hunt Family home in Closter, New Jersey.
- His mother Jane Hunt made a cameo appearance in The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984).
- [on how he switched from working at a news studio to working as a puppeteer] Four months of it was all I could take, I decided to make a career of resting. I quit, went home and watched more Muppets. Then one day I thought, 'Hey, why don't I try to get with them?'
- [Upon describing his earlier job of preparing weather reports on the radio] My qualifications for it were absolutely zilch. I used to stick my hand out the window, feel what was going on out there, and write the report.
- [on what he contributes to his vitality] Two things: heredity, which I got free, and orange juice, which I buy by the gallon. No three things. Being with the Muppets helps too.
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