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TurtleTitan97
02-15-2014, 06:28 PM
John Henson, the son of Muppet creator Jim Henson, has passed away at the age of 48 from a heart attack: http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/john-henson-son-muppets-creator-jim-henson-dies-sudden-heart-attack-age-48-2014152

He performed as the Muppet ogre Sweetums from 1996 - 2005.

RIP John :(
MikeandRaph87
02-15-2014, 07:10 PM
His mom, Jane died less than seven months ago. A shame when its unexpected and not even at 50 with young children.:cry: Rest well,sir.
MsMarvelDuckie
02-15-2014, 08:06 PM
This is sad. Does anyone know if Brian Henson is still alive? He took over as Kermit after his father died. And they are coming out with a new Muppets movie.
NinjaPug
02-15-2014, 08:11 PM
This is sad. Does anyone know if Brian Henson is still alive? He took over as Kermit after his father died. And they are coming out with a new Muppets movie.

Yes, Brian Henson is still alive. I don't think he is the puppeteer for Kermit though.
TigerClaw
02-15-2014, 08:34 PM
Very sad news, And too young too. He was 48 and Jim Henson was only 53 when he died.
MsMarvelDuckie
02-15-2014, 09:01 PM
Yes, Brian Henson is still alive. I don't think he is the puppeteer for Kermit though.

As far as I know- mind you, this was years ago- he took over as the voice. Don't know if he was puppeteering, but I seem to recall that he did both, just as Jim did. Jim's voice-acting was pretty amazing, though Frank Oz did (and still does, I believe) more of the Muppets than he did. Sometimes I wonder how he managed to do so many of them at the same time. (And as a side-note, I learned a lot about the history of the Muppets when I did a biography of Jim Henson in high school. He died only a few years later....)
Raph's Girl
02-15-2014, 10:06 PM
Yeah. Brian's alive and has a new show coming up soon on SyFy.

RIP John Henson!!
shuriken
02-16-2014, 11:13 AM
RIP John Henson
BubblyShell22
02-16-2014, 04:09 PM
RIP, John Henson. You'll be missed.
bigk4062
02-16-2014, 09:14 PM
He lived in my home town and did a lot of work for the arts in the community... he was outside playing with his daughter and just collapsed... our thoughts and prayers are with his family
TheCanadiandrome
02-24-2014, 01:45 PM
RIP, John Henson
Plasticplayhouse
04-07-2014, 08:50 AM
wow, i havent heard squat about this on the tv. this is sad, so young...
TheBlueTurtle1
04-07-2014, 08:57 AM
wow, i havent heard squat about this on the tv. this is sad, so young...

Same, I am really shocked:cry: RIP
MsMarvelDuckie
04-12-2014, 07:29 PM
Yeah. Brian's alive and has a new show coming up soon on SyFy.

RIP John Henson!!

Would that be the Creature Shop Challenge I've seen advertised? That would be so cool to do!
Raph's Girl
04-13-2014, 03:56 PM
Would that be the Creature Shop Challenge I've seen advertised? That would be so cool to do!

Yep. Creature Shop is currently airing on syfy. I haven't seen any eps of it tho... Keep on forgetting its on. :/