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Jerry Nelson (1934-2012) was a prominent Muppet performer, creating characters such as Count von Count, Mr. Snuffleupagus, and Fozzie Bear's mother. He also sang many songs as Floyd Pepper, Little Jerry, and Slim Wilson, and released an album of original songs in 2009.
- Early Works with Henson
- Sesame Street
- The Muppet Show
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Jerry Nelson first worked with Jim Henson in 1965 when Frank Oz got drafted and Henson needed somebody to perform the right hand of Rowlf on The Jimmy Dean Show. However, Frank Oz failed his draft physical, but since Nelson had just gotten his job, Oz chose to take some time off from performing and thereby allow Nelson to stay on with the Muppets. ...
Jerry Nelson became part of Sesame Street as it began its second season. In this season alone, he was given a variety of new characters, including Herbert Birdsfoot, Sherlock Hemlock, Herry Monster, Little Jerry, Simon Soundman, and Farley. In 1972, he originated the role of Count von Count, who is perhaps his best-known character. Other notable ch...
Jerry Nelson performed in both of the Muppet Show pilots. In The Muppets Valentine Show, he reprised Thog and also performed Droop and Miss Mousey. In The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence, he performed Electric Mayhem bass player Floyd Pepper for the first time, Statler, and several other roles (including Dr. Nauga and two of the Seven Deadly Sins). W...
On Fraggle Rock, Jerry Nelson performed the show's lead character, Gobo Fraggle. He also played Marjory the Trash Heap and Pa Gorg. Nelson was one of the few Muppet performers to record voices in The Dark Crystal, as the Dying Skeskis Emperor and the Skeksis High Priest (puppeteered by others). In The Christmas Toy, he performed Balthazar, who he w...
Following Richard Hunt's death in 1992, Nelson took over the role of Statler, which he had originated in The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence. He also performed The Ghost of Christmas Present in The Muppet Christmas Carol, as well as Mad Monty and Blind Pew in Muppet Treasure Island. He performed many minor characters on Muppets Tonight, as well as on...
In the early 2000s, Jerry Nelson began to phase out performing his primary Muppet Show family characters. Many of his characters drifted to silent background roles and several were recast; Statler was assumed by Steve Whitmire starting with 2002's "Keep Fishin'" music video, Floyd Pepper was briefly recast to John Kennedy, and Nelson's half of the ...
Although he was uncredited, Nelson reprised his role as announcer during The Muppet Telethon in 2011's The Muppets. Audio clips of his original introductions to Veterinarian's Hospital and Pigs in Space are also heard in the film, when Kermit first walks into The Muppet Theatre. In 2012, Nelson participated in Frank Oz's documentary Muppet Guys Tal...
Sesame Street: Number Guy; solo/lead vocal performances on the songs Turkey in the Straw, Moonshine, Don't Waste Water, Lucky Thirteen, I'm the Big One Now, In My Book, Get Out and Stay Out; remake...Muppets Inside CD-ROM: The Newsman, Statler, Lew Zealand, Floyd Pepper(archive footage)His daughter Christine, who was dying of cystic fibrosis, made a cameo appearance with him in The Great Muppet Caper.Nelson also wrote songs for Muppet productions: "Don't Throw It on the Ground" (lyrics) for Sesame Street, various songs (lyrics, music, or both) for The Secret Life of Toys, and "Where You At?" fo...- 16 min
Characters performed by Jerry Nelson. Unnamed Unnamed The Muppets Take Manhattan The Muppet Christmas Carol Muppet Treasure Island Muppets from Space Dirty Bird Tree cutter in Muppet Madness The Newsman in Muppets Inside CD-ROM The Rat-torneys at Law in Muppets Inside CD-ROM Skeleton in Muppet Treasure Island (CD-ROM) Sweetums in Muppet RaceMania Specials, movies, home video, live shows, etc ...
Jerry Nelson (1934-2012) was a versatile performer who created many memorable Muppet characters, such as The Count, Gobo, and Robin the Frog. He also appeared in Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and other projects.
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Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer behind Count Von Count on Sesame Street, as well as dozens of other characters, has died at the age of 78.
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Aug 27, 2012 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer behind a menagerie of Muppet characters including Count von Count on “Sesame Street,” died on Thursday at his home on Cape Cod. He was 78.
Jerry Nelson. Actor: The Muppet Show. 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.
