Brian Henson (born November 3, 1963) is an American puppeteer,
director, producer, technician, and the chairman of The Jim Henson
Company. He is the son of puppeteers Jim and Jane Henson.Brian David
Henson was born in New York City, is the first born son of Jane Henson
(née Nebel; 1934â€"2013) and Jim Henson (1936â€"1990). He has four
siblings: Lisa (born 1960), Cheryl (born 1961), John (1965â€"2014),
and Heather Henson (born 1970). As a child, he made several cameo
appearances in some of the filmed segments his father produced for the
PBS children's series Sesame Street, most notably in various segments
of the "Number Song Series." As he got older, he built the very first
Muppet penguin puppet for the opening "Lullaby of Broadway" segment of
a season three episode of The Muppet Show, guest starring Gilda
Radner. During his summer break from high school in 1980, he assisted
in the bicycle sequence from The Great Muppet Caper (1981). He helped
create and operate a special rigging device that was created to allow
the Muppets to ride bicycles since he was skilled in the use of
marionette puppets. A few years later, he similarly operated a
marionette of Scooter riding a bicycle in The Muppets Take Manhattan
(1984).During the 1980s, 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. In addition, 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 in
Muppets from Space (1999). In 2018, he directed and produced The
Happytime Murders, a puppet crime-comedy film for adult audiences.
director, producer, technician, and the chairman of The Jim Henson
Company. He is the son of puppeteers Jim and Jane Henson.Brian David
Henson was born in New York City, is the first born son of Jane Henson
(née Nebel; 1934â€"2013) and Jim Henson (1936â€"1990). He has four
siblings: Lisa (born 1960), Cheryl (born 1961), John (1965â€"2014),
and Heather Henson (born 1970). As a child, he made several cameo
appearances in some of the filmed segments his father produced for the
PBS children's series Sesame Street, most notably in various segments
of the "Number Song Series." As he got older, he built the very first
Muppet penguin puppet for the opening "Lullaby of Broadway" segment of
a season three episode of The Muppet Show, guest starring Gilda
Radner. During his summer break from high school in 1980, he assisted
in the bicycle sequence from The Great Muppet Caper (1981). He helped
create and operate a special rigging device that was created to allow
the Muppets to ride bicycles since he was skilled in the use of
marionette puppets. A few years later, he similarly operated a
marionette of Scooter riding a bicycle in The Muppets Take Manhattan
(1984).During the 1980s, 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. In addition, 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 in
Muppets from Space (1999). In 2018, he directed and produced The
Happytime Murders, a puppet crime-comedy film for adult audiences.
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