NEW YORK (AP) — It seems so familiar to us now — puppet characters on television that are so real, so expressive, so alive that we forget there's a human being doing the actual work behind the scenes.

Jim Henson was an American puppeteer, actor, filmmaker, cartoonist, and animator who made several shows and films in the late 20th century. However, he is perhaps best known for creating The Muppets.

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As a scholar of popular culture, I believe that the Muppets’ reign, which began in the 1950s, has helped shape global culture ...

Muppets creator Jim Henson never played with puppets as a kid. In fact, he had little interest in puppetry until he created his first puppet show for television. That's one of the revelations in a new ...

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The duo and the rest of The Muppet Studio team smartly decided not to reinvent the wheel with this reboot and instead embraced what The Muppets are exceptionally good at: slapstick humor, kooky ...

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The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, NY is home to The Jim Henson Exhibition, which includes a Kermit the Frog puppet from 1974. Kermit was one of Henson’s first characters. Photo by Madeline ...

Jim Henson’s Muppets have been entertaining children and adults alike for 50 years. And to celebrate that half-century of ...