Jerry Nelson

Actor

Born: July 10, 1934 (78 years old)

Died: August 24, 2012

Place of birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Biography

Jerry Nelson (July 10, 1934 – August 23, 2012) was an American puppeteer, best known for his work with The Muppets. Renowned for his wide range of characters and singing abilities, he performed Muppet characters on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and various Muppet movies and specials. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (48)

• The Muppet Movie (1979, ★ 7.2)
• Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978, ★ 7.4)
• Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched (2017, ★ 8.2)
• Dog City (1989, ★ 8.3)
• The Muppet Show (1976, ★ 8)
• The Jim Henson Hour (1989, ★ 8.8)
• The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984, ★ 6.6)
• Follow That Bird (1985, ★ 6.4)
• The Great Muppet Caper (1981, ★ 6.9)
• The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999, ★ 6.4)
• The Christmas Toy (1986, ★ 6.7)
• The Muppet Musicians of Bremen (1972, ★ 6.6)
• Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (1971, ★ 6.7)
• Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (1983, ★ 6.8)
• The Dark Crystal (1982, ★ 7.1)
• The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979, ★ 6.2)
• The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970, ★ 6)
• Muppets from Space (1999, ★ 6.1)
• A Muppet Family Christmas (1987, ★ 6.9)
• Jim Henson Idea Man (2024, ★ 7.8)
• Kermit's Swamp Years (2002, ★ 5.9)
• Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983, ★ 6.6)
• The Muppets (2011, ★ 6.7)
• Elmo's Christmas Countdown (2007, ★ 6.2)
• CinderElmo (1999, ★ 6)
• Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas (1996, ★ 5.9)
• It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002, ★ 6)
• Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977, ★ 6.8)
• Muppet Classic Theater (1994, ★ 6.8)
• The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981, ★ 7.1)