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Brian Henson
Actor, Producer, Director, Additional CreditsBorn November 3, 1963 (62 years)
Brian Henson (born November 3, 1963) is an American puppeteer, filmmaker, actor and the chairman of The Jim Henson Company. He is the son of puppeteers Jim and Jane Henson.
Henson was born on November 3, 1963, in New York City, the third child of Jane Henson (née Nebel; 1934–2013) and Jim Henson (1936–1990). He has four siblings: Lisa (born 1960), Cheryl(born 1961), John (1965–2014) and Heather Henson (born 1970).
As a child, Henson appeared in some of the filmed segments that his father produced for the PBS children's series Sesame Street.
As a teenager, he built the first Muppet penguin puppet for the opening "Lullaby of Broadway" segment of a Season 3 episode of The Muppet Show. During his summer break from high school at the age of 17, Henson assisted in the production of The Great Muppet Caper (1981); skilled in the use of marionette puppets, he helped create and operate a special rigging device that allowed the Muppets to appear to ride bicycles. Several years later, after performing marionette work in The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) in the scene in which rats cook food in a diner, he specialized in managing complicated special effects.
Henson performed Jack Pumpkinhead in Return to Oz (1985), operated special effects for Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) and was a principal performer for the Audrey II puppet in Little Shop of Horrors (1986), controlling mouth movement while others performed the lips and vines. He also performed the voice of Hoggle, one of the main characters in his father's film Labyrinth(1986), and the dog in both versions of The Storyteller (1988 and 1990).
In 1992, Henson directed The Muppet Christmas Carol and directed the next film in the franchise, Muppet Treasure Island, in 1996. He performed the role of Dr. Phil van Neuter, the Muppet mad scientist character he performed on Muppets Tonight, in Muppets from Space(1999). In 2018, he directed and produced The Happytime Murders, a puppet crime-comedy film for adult audiences.
Henson was the executive producer for several television series: Dinosaurs (1991–94), Aliens in the Family (1996), Bear in the Big Blue House (1997–2006) and Farscape (1999–2003). In addition to assuming an executive producer role, Henson served as the head judge on the 2014 reality television show Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge. He performed the roles of Janice and Scooter in the 2002 television film It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie.
Henson returned to perform Sal Minella, a character he created for Muppets Tonight, in Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021).
Henson is the cocreator, producer and performer for the adult-themed puppet-based variety show Puppet Up! and has played various characters from the show on the British program That Puppet Game Show.
For The Muppet Show Live in 2001, Henson performed his Muppet characters and one of his father's characters, The Newsman, for the first time. He reprised the role for the 2003 video game Muppets Party Cruise.
Henson married Ellis Flyte, costume designer for the 1986 fantasy adventure film Labyrinth, in November 1990. They divorced in 2002. In 2010, Henson married actress Mia Sara. They have one child, a daughter born in 2005.
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Henson was born on November 3, 1963, in New York City, the third child of Jane Henson (née Nebel; 1934–2013) and Jim Henson (1936–1990). He has four siblings: Lisa (born 1960), Cheryl(born 1961), John (1965–2014) and Heather Henson (born 1970).
As a child, Henson appeared in some of the filmed segments that his father produced for the PBS children's series Sesame Street.
As a teenager, he built the first Muppet penguin puppet for the opening "Lullaby of Broadway" segment of a Season 3 episode of The Muppet Show. During his summer break from high school at the age of 17, Henson assisted in the production of The Great Muppet Caper (1981); skilled in the use of marionette puppets, he helped create and operate a special rigging device that allowed the Muppets to appear to ride bicycles. Several years later, after performing marionette work in The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) in the scene in which rats cook food in a diner, he specialized in managing complicated special effects.
Henson performed Jack Pumpkinhead in Return to Oz (1985), operated special effects for Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) and was a principal performer for the Audrey II puppet in Little Shop of Horrors (1986), controlling mouth movement while others performed the lips and vines. He also performed the voice of Hoggle, one of the main characters in his father's film Labyrinth(1986), and the dog in both versions of The Storyteller (1988 and 1990).
In 1992, Henson directed The Muppet Christmas Carol and directed the next film in the franchise, Muppet Treasure Island, in 1996. He performed the role of Dr. Phil van Neuter, the Muppet mad scientist character he performed on Muppets Tonight, in Muppets from Space(1999). In 2018, he directed and produced The Happytime Murders, a puppet crime-comedy film for adult audiences.
Henson was the executive producer for several television series: Dinosaurs (1991–94), Aliens in the Family (1996), Bear in the Big Blue House (1997–2006) and Farscape (1999–2003). In addition to assuming an executive producer role, Henson served as the head judge on the 2014 reality television show Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge. He performed the roles of Janice and Scooter in the 2002 television film It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie.
Henson returned to perform Sal Minella, a character he created for Muppets Tonight, in Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021).
Henson is the cocreator, producer and performer for the adult-themed puppet-based variety show Puppet Up! and has played various characters from the show on the British program That Puppet Game Show.
For The Muppet Show Live in 2001, Henson performed his Muppet characters and one of his father's characters, The Newsman, for the first time. He reprised the role for the 2003 video game Muppets Party Cruise.
Henson married Ellis Flyte, costume designer for the 1986 fantasy adventure film Labyrinth, in November 1990. They divorced in 2002. In 2010, Henson married actress Mia Sara. They have one child, a daughter born in 2005.
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Brian Henson Filmography
| 2025 | Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life · as Puppeteer |
| 2023 | |
| 2021 | Muppets Haunted Mansion · as Sal Minella |
| 2020 | Earth to Ned (TV Series) · as Additional Puppeteer |
| 2018 | The Happytime Murders · as Crab |
| 2012 | Neil's Puppet Dreams (TV Series) · as Jumper |
| 2006 | Puppet Up! Uncensored · as Various |
| 2005 | The Muppets' Wizard of Oz · as Sal (voice) |
| 2003 | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (TV Series) · as Crazy Harry |
| 2002 | It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie · as Scooter / Janice / Sal Minella (voice) |
| 2001 | Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (TV Series) · as Galaga (voice) |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland · as Donkey |
| 1999 | Muppets from Space · as Dr. Phil Van Neuter / Sal Minella (voice) |
| 1999 | |
| 1996 | Muppets Tonight (TV Series) · as Sal Minella / Seymour / Dr. Phil Van Neuter |
| 1996 | Muppet Treasure Island · as (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1994 | Muppet Classic Theater · as Andy Pig / Mink In 'gotta Get That Name' (voice) |
| 1991 | Dinosaurs (TV Series) · as Arthur Rizzic (voice) |
| 1991 | The Storyteller: Greek Myths (TV Series) · as The Dog |
| 1990 | Living with Dinosaurs · as Dog(voice) |
| 1990 | The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson · as The Storyteller's Dog |
| 1987 | The Jim Henson Hour (TV Series) |
| 1987 | Jim Henson's The Storyteller (TV Series) · as Dog (voice) |
| 1986 | The Christmas Toy · as Cruiser (voice) |
| 1986 | |
| 1985 | Return to Oz · as Jack Pumpkinhead (voice) |
| 1984 | The Muppets Take Manhattan · as Additional Muppet Performer (voice) |
| 1984 | Henson's Place · as Brian Henson (self) |
| 1982 | Split Image · as Jerry |
| 1981 | The Great Muppet Caper · as Muppet Performer |
| 1979 | The Muppet Movie · as Additional Muppet Performer |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Muppet Performer |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Boy With Three Peas |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | Shock Docs (2020) (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Earth to Ned (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | The Star · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2013 | No, You Shut Up! (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2012 | Neil's Puppet Dreams (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2009 | Dinosaur Train (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2008 | Pajanimals (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2008 | Sid the Science Kid (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2007 | Bunnytown (TV Series) |
| 2006 | Puppet Up! Uncensored · as Executive Producer |
| 2005 | The Muppets' Wizard of Oz · as Executive Producer |
| 2004 | Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2002 | It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie · as Executive Producer |
| 2001 | Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2000 | Rat · as Executive Producer |
| 1999 | Mopatop's Shop (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland · as Executive Producer |
| 1999 | Construction Site (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | Family Rules (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1998 | Brats of the Lost Nebula (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1997 | Bear in the Big Blue House (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1997 | Buddy · as Executive Producer |
| 1996 | The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1996 | Aliens in the Family (1996) (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1996 | Muppets Tonight (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | Muppet Treasure Island Sing-Along · as Executive Producer |
| 1996 | Gulliver's Travels (1996) (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1994 | Jim Henson's Animal Show (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1994 | Muppet Classic Theater · as Executive Producer |
| 1994 | Secret Life of Toys (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1994 | It's Not Easy Being Green · as Executive Producer |
| 1993 | CityKids (TV Series) |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | Dog City (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1991 | Dinosaurs (TV Series) |
| 1990 | Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories (TV Series) |
| 1989 | Dolphin Cove (TV Series) |
| 2018 | |
| 2016 | Word Party (TV Series) |
| 2008 | Sid the Science Kid (TV Series) |
| 2006 | |
| 2004 | Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (TV Series) |
| 2001 | Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (TV Series) |
| 1999 | |
| 1996 | The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Muppets Tonight (TV Series) |
| 1996 | |
| 1992 | |
| 1991 | Dinosaurs (TV Series) |
| 1990 | Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories (TV Series) |
| 2024 | Jim Henson: Idea Man · as Self |
| 2021 | History of the Sitcom (TV Series) · as Self - Exec Producer |
| 2021 | |
| 2020 | Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself · as Self - Audience Member (uncredited) |
| 2020 | The George Lucas Talk Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Prop Culture (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Eli Roth's History of Horror (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | In Their Own Words (2015) (TV Series) · as Self - Son |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge (TV Series) · as Himself - Lead Judge |
| 2013 | Heroes of Cosplay (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Absolute Genius (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Men in Suits · as Self - Henson Studios |
| 2011 | A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2006 | Best Ever Muppet Moments · as Self |
| 2005 | 05 Spaceys · as Self |
| 2004 | The Apprentice (US) (TV Series) · as Self - Stuffed And Unstrung Executive |
| 2002 | I Love Muppets · as Self |
| 1994 | The World of Jim Henson · as Self |
| 1994 | Movie Magic (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Going Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | Inside the Labyrinth · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (TV Series) · as Teleplay |