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Jerry Nelson(1934-2012)

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Jerry Nelson
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Puppeteer, actor, musician, and master of voices, Jerry Nelson originally joined Henson & Company as a temporary replacement for Frank Oz, who had been drafted into the armed services in the 60's. He later re-joined the crew as a full-time performer in the 70's, and has since been heavily involved in almost every major Muppet project, including Sesame Street (1969), The Muppet Show (1976), Fraggle Rock (1983) and feature films. Memorable characters include "The Count", "Herry Monster", "Mumford the Magician", "Robin the Frog", "Crazy Harry" and "Gobo". Come the late 1990s, Nelson has begun to focus more on his musical career but continues his involvement in The Muppets.
BornJuly 10, 1934
DiedAugust 23, 2012(78)
BornJuly 10, 1934
DiedAugust 23, 2012(78)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 7 wins & 8 nominations total

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Known for

Fraggle Rock (1983)
Fraggle Rock
7.9
TV Series
  • Gobo Fraggle
  • Marjory the Trash Heap
  • Pa Gorg
  • Architect Doozer
  • Fishface Fraggle
  • Parrot
  • Pen News announcer
  • Mervin Merggle
  • Feenie Fraggle
  • Uncle Gobo Fraggle
  • Cave Creature
  • Radio Announcers
  • Balsam the Minstrel
  • Judge
  • Archbanger Fraggle
Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Richard Hunt, Kathryn Mullen, Jerry Nelson, and Steve Whitmire in The Muppet Show (1976)
The Muppet Show
8.4
TV Series
  • Pops
  • Floyd Pepper
  • Crazy Harry
  • Lew Zealand
  • Robin the Frog
  • Dr. Julius Strangepork
  • Mulch
  • Announcer
  • Wolfhound
  • Chris Rudolph
  • Slim Wilson
  • Policeman
  • Horse
  • Count von Count
  • Pirate
  • The Sarcophagi
  • Construction Worker
  • Atrics Tambourine Player
  • Salsburg Sauerkraut Singer
  • British Man
  • Dancing Clown
  • Beaker clones
  • Skier
  • Chicken
  • Louis Kazagger
  • Camilla
  • Benny
  • Gopher
  • Rat
  • Snake
  • Muskrat
  • Weasel
  • Billy the Bear
  • Quongo
  • Spy
  • Viking Pigs
  • Gnu
  • Humpty Dumpty
  • Sundance the Lion
  • Bruno
  • Violinist
  • Big Tiny Tallsaddle
  • Eric the Parrot
  • Gills Brother
  • Featherstone
  • Male Monster
  • The Devil
  • Bun-Bun Brother
  • Angus McGonagle
  • Eel
  • The Idol
  • Super Sheep
  • Yorick
  • Old Gypsy Lady
  • Octopus
  • Old Skyball Paint
  • Dodo
  • Milton Miller
  • Pigs
  • Mexican Hat Dancer
  • Geri
  • Brown Dog
  • Baskerville the Hound
  • Bust of Beethoven
  • Gramps
  • Jerry
  • Cowboy
  • Pig
  • Cow
  • Dancer
  • Bug
  • Doctor
  • Gambler
  • Arab
  • Penguins
  • Prairie Dog
  • Whatnot
  • Shark
  • Zuzu Fitzwaller
  • Fungus
  • Tree
  • Soldier
  • Merry Men
  • Herbie
  • Penguin
  • Kangaroo
  • Bar Patron
  • Professor Albert Flan
  • Punching Bag
  • Tiki Idol
  • Centurions
  • Clam
  • Sphinx
  • Statler's Grandson
  • Vendawish
  • Scotsman
  • Luncheon Counter Monster
  • Warren the Dancing Cucumber
  • Lee
  • African Mask
  • Tarantula
  • Aquarius Singer
  • Lew Zeland
  • Salesman
  • Fleet Scribbler
  • Muppaphones
  • Robin
  • Stalagmite
  • William Tell
  • Forcryingoutloud Bird
  • Thog
  • Floyd
  • Chester Pugh
  • The Bust of Beethoven
  • Sopwith the Camel
  • Baby
  • Train Conductor
  • Witch Doctor
  • Uncle Deadly
  • Walrus
  • Canary
  • Singing Fireman
  • T.R. Rooster
  • Paul Revere
  • British Chap
  • Mickey Moose
  • Harold the Woodpecker
  • Youknow Bird
  • Goat
  • Dog
  • Miss Mousey
  • Zelda Rose
  • Droop
  • J.P. Grosse
  • Fozzie Pig
  • Opossum
  • Zucchini Brother
  • Pole Vaulter
  • Automatic Wastebasket
  • Singing Owl
  • Koozebanian Phoob
  • Whatnots
  • Baskerville
  • Dr. Strangepork
  • The Announcer
  • Food
  • Crocodile
  • Whatnot Gypsy
  • Quongo the Gorilla
  • Chickens
  • Beaver
  • Whatnot Dancer
  • Sleeze Brother
  • Flo Chicken
  • Whatnot Singer
  • Granny the Gouger
  • Behemoth
  • Beautiful Day Monster
  • Screaming Thing
  • Gorgon Heap
  • Burlington Bertie
  • Gingerbread Man
  • Frog
  • Dancers
  • Ant
  • Fazoob
  • Artichoke
  • Scallions
  • Whatnot Commander
  • Floyd's dancing partner
  • Waiter
  • Parrot
  • Merdlidop
  • Delivery Guy
  • Chucky
  • Blue Frackle
  • Doglion
  • Lobster
  • Mean Mama
  • Whatnot Dancers
  • Talking Machine
  • Irving Bizarre
  • Pierre Lacousse
  • Vampire
  • Vampire's Dancing Partner
  • Tom
  • Thudge McGerk
  • Paul
  • Barber's Customer
  • Shouting Lady
  • Herman
  • Vendaface
  • Feather Duster
  • The Queen
  • Female Dancer
  • Shakey Sanchez
  • Yellow Creature
  • Jugband Member
  • Whatnot Girl
  • House
  • Whatnot Girls
  • Half of the Two-Headed Singer
  • Sgt. Floyd Pepper
  • Lenny the Lizard
  • Borcellino
  • Loud Woman
  • Whatnot Man
  • Female Koozebanian
  • Whatnot Monster
  • Paul 1
  • Lineman
  • Indian
  • Pig Bartender(voice)
Sesame Street (1969)
Sesame Street
8.1
TV Series
  • Actor
Tim Curry, Frank Oz, Bill Barretta, Kevin Bishop, Kevin Clash, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, and Steve Whitmire in Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
Muppet Treasure Island
6.9
  • Statler
  • Blind Pew
  • Mad Monty
  • Floyd Pepper
  • Lew Zealand
  • Tomato
  • Pirate
  • Skulls
  • Trelawney's Butler
  • Screaming Cat(voice)
  • 1996

Credits

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Actor



  • Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Mr. Johnson
    • Tornado
    • Number Guy ...
    • 1970–2016
  • Sesame Street: Best of Friends (2012)
    Sesame Street: Best of Friends
    Video
    • Count von Count
    • 2012
  • Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers (2012)
    Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
    4.0
    • Count von Count
    • 2012
  • Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Monsterpiece: The Video Game (2012)
    Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Monsterpiece: The Video Game
    Video Game
    • Count von Count
    • 2012
  • Fran Brill and Kevin Clash in Sesame Street: Silly Storytime (2011)
    Sesame Street: Silly Storytime
    7.5
    Video
    • Mr. Johnson
    • 2011
  • Amy Adams, Bill Barretta, Dave Goelz, Peter Linz, David Rudman, Jason Segel, Matt Vogel, Steve Whitmire, Rowlf, Eric Jacobson, and The Muppets in The Muppets (2011)
    The Muppets
    7.1
    • Telethon Announcer (voice, uncredited)
    • 2011
  • Sesame Street: Bye-Bye, Pacifier! Big Kid Stories with Elmo (2011)
    Sesame Street: Bye-Bye, Pacifier! Big Kid Stories with Elmo
    9.4
    Video
    • Count von Count
    • Herry
    • 2011
  • Kevin Clash in Elmo's World: Penguins and Friends (2011)
    Elmo's World: Penguins and Friends
    Video
    • Channel Announcer (voice)
    • 2011
  • Sesame Street: The Very Best of Elmo (2010)
    Sesame Street: The Very Best of Elmo
    5.5
    • Dr. Sillystuff
    • 2010
  • Learn Along with Sesame (1996)
    Learn Along with Sesame
    TV Series
    • The Count
    • Count Von Count
    • 1999–2010
  • Sesame Street: Preschool is Cool, Counting with Elmo (2010)
    Sesame Street: Preschool is Cool, Counting with Elmo
    Video
    • Count (voice)
    • 2010
  • The Best of Elmo 2 (2010)
    The Best of Elmo 2
    7.6
    Video
    • Dr. Sigmund Sillystuff
    • 2010
  • Frank Oz, David Rudman, and Cookie Monster in Sesame Street: C is for Cookie Monster (2010)
    Sesame Street: C is for Cookie Monster
    8.4
    Video
    • Cookie Hood (voice)
    • 2010
  • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Kevin Clash, Joey Mazzarino, David Rudman, and Abby Cadabby in Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales (2009)
    Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
    Video
    • Mr. Snuffleupagus
    • 2009
  • Michael Jeter, Fran Brill, Kristin Chenoweth, and Kevin Clash in Elmo's World (1996)
    Elmo's World
    6.5
    TV Series
    • TV Announcer
    • Count von Count
    • Herry Monster (voice) ...
    • 1998–2009

Puppetry



  • Penny Jewkes, Aleisha Allen, Kathryn Avery, Nick Balaban, Steve Burns, Jenna Marie Castle, Traci Paige Johnson, Spencer Kayden, Kelly Nigh, Michael Rubin, Donovan Patton, Cody Ross Pitts, Jonathan Press, Marshall Claffy, Stephen Schmidt, Julia Wetherell, and Corrine Hoffman in Blue's Clues (1996)
    Blue's Clues
    6.9
    TV Series
    • puppeteer
    • 1997
  • Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • puppeteer
    • 1973–1991
  • Frank Oz and Jim Henson in A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)
    A Muppet Family Christmas
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • puppeteer
    • 1987

Music Department



  • Below the Frame with Matt Vogel
    Podcast Series
    • music
    • 2020

Additional Crew



  • Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten (1969)
    Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten
    8.3
    TV Series
    • pupeteer
    • 1977

Videos74

Muppet Treasure Island: 2-Movie Collection
Clip 2:08
Muppet Treasure Island: 2-Movie Collection
The Muppet Movie: The Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition
Clip 1:05
The Muppet Movie: The Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition
The Muppet Movie: The Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition
Clip 1:05
The Muppet Movie: The Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition
The Muppet Movie: The Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition
Clip 1:14
The Muppet Movie: The Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition
The Muppet Movie: The Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition
Clip 1:21
The Muppet Movie: The Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition
The Muppet Movie: The Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition
Clip 1:33
The Muppet Movie: The Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
Clip 2:00
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Jim Henson's Muppets
  • Born
    • July 10, 1934
    • Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
  • Died
    • August 23, 2012
    • Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Jan BergusonJuly 16, 1984 - August 23, 2012 (his death)
  • Children
    • Christine Nelson
  • Other works
    Pupeteer for Statler in a TV Commercial for Denny's Diner (2002)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Daughter Christine Nelson was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis when she was a little girl. Jim Henson may have adjusted the "ceiling" (the limit one gets before paying out of pocket) on the health insurance for his workers, to ensure her many hospital visits would be covered. He also allowed her to cameo with her father - since her dream was to be a movie star. She passed away before seeing herself on screen. The scene is the father and daughter walking through the park ("Look Dad it's a bear", "No Christine, bears wear hats").
  • Quotes
    I only realized recently that my whole life was in preparation to do the kind of job I had with the Muppets. Of course, I didn't know it when I was ten years old driving my mother crazy, making funny noises, discovering and stretching my imagination, playing with my voice.
  • Trademarks
      His puppetry and voice acting with Muppets

FAQ

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  • When did Jerry Nelson die?
    August 23, 2012
  • How did Jerry Nelson die?
    Undisclosed
  • How old was Jerry Nelson when he died?
    78 years old
  • Where did Jerry Nelson die?
    Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA
  • When was Jerry Nelson born?
    July 10, 1934

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