John Henson Son Of Iconic Jim Henson Creator Of The Muppets Dies Of heart attack At 48
John Henson Son Of Iconic Jim Henson Creator Of The Muppets Dies Of heart attack At 48
John Henson of the famed Muppet family has died at the age of 48. The younger son of Muppet creator Jim Henson, John had followed his parents and siblings into the family business.
The Jim Henson Company Facebook page announced the news on Saturday (Feb. 15). Henson died of a sudden heart attack at his home on Friday, Feb. 14. He is survived by four siblings -- Lisa, Cheryl, Brian and Heather -- along with a wife, Gyongyi, and daughters Katrina and Sydney.
Like almost everyone in the Henson family, John had a long history with the Muppets and other Jim Henson projects. He performed the over-sized character of Sweetums starting in the 1990s. John was also a shareholder and board member of the Jim Henson Company.
John Henson was active in the family business in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, perhaps most notably for his portrayal of Sweetums, a large, gruff-looking, lovable character on "The Muppets."
His father, Jim Henson, died
suddenly in 1990, after a celebrated career in which he launched shows
like "The Muppets," "Fraggle Rock" and created beloved characters from
"Sesame Street" such as Big Bird, Elmo, the Cookie Monster and Oscar the
Grouch.
Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets.
Last April, John's
mother, Jane Nabel Henson -- who met Jim in a puppetry class at the
University of Maryland in 1954 and married him five yeas later -- died
at the age of 79 after a "long battle with cancer."
Jane Henson dies of cancer
The Jim Henson Company
itself remains busy with fantasy and sci-fi productions as well as
children's animated series such as "Sid the Science Kid" and "Dinosaur
Train."
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