Jim Henson

YouTube launches subscription service with 'Sesame Street,' UFC

2013-05-09 12:26:00

YouTube unveiled its much-anticipated subscription service Thursday with such recognizable entertainment brands as "Sesame Street," "Jim Henson Family TV" and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The Internet's dominant online video site, whose content...

Jane Henson, Muppets collaborator, dies at 78

2013-04-02 17:07:00

Jane Nebel Henson, who collaborated with her husband, Jim Henson, in creating, designing and marketing the Muppets, died Tuesday at her home in Connecticut after battling cancer. She was 78. Her death was announced by the Jim Henson Co. The couple met...

Jane Nebel Henson dies at 78; partner with Jim Henson in Muppets

2013-04-03 20:01:00

Jane Nebel Henson knew Kermit before he was the Frog, saw the Cookie Monster before he lost his "fiendish" teeth and was around for the pre-diva days of Miss Piggy. Henson, the wife and longtime artistic collaborator of legendary Muppets creator Jim...

Kevin Clash resigns as voice of Elmo on 'Sesame Street'

2012-11-20 09:40:00

� Kevin Clash, the puppeteer who has provided the voice of Elmo on “Sesame Street” for the better part of the last three decades, has resigned amid allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a teenage boy. In a statement released...

‘Pirates,’ ‘Muppets’ sequel news: Disney release date update

2013-01-14 14:23:20

Elmo actor resigns amid sex scandal

2012-11-21 05:00:00

Puppeteer Kevin Clash, the voice of Elmo on "Sesame Street" for the better part of the last three decades, resigned Tuesday amid allegations of a second sexual relationship with a teenage boy. The development was as much a blow for Clash, whose name was...

Jerry Nelson dies at 78; puppeteer voiced Count von Count

2012-08-27 00:00:00

Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer best known for giving voice to Count von Count, the silly but instructional vampire mathematician on television's "Sesame Street," died Thursday at his home in Cape Cod, Mass., the Sesame Workshop announced. He was 78....

Hollywood Chick-fil-A owner: 'Some of our guests are upset'

2012-07-27 13:34:07

Chick-fil-A loses Muppets, gains Mike Huckabee in gay controversy

2012-07-23 10:24:00

From the maker of “The Muppets” to the mayor of Boston, the list of folks severing ties with Chick-fil-A due to the fast-food company’s opposition to gay marriage is growing. Jim Henson Co., which has produced characters for “...

Chick-fil-A store owners seek distance from gay marriage debate

2012-07-28 09:13:38

Chick-fil-A gay fallout: Chicago ban, Facebook gaffe, Malkin blog

2012-07-25 10:55:00

Strike another city from Chick-fil-A’s fan club as a Chicago official has pledged to block the fast-food chain from opening in his district amid a heated national debate over the place of the gay marriage debate in corporate America. Proco “...

Chick-fil-A: Palin, Conan and D.C. mayor's #hatechicken tweet

2012-07-30 09:30:00

More than a week after igniting a national debate about gay marriage and corporate America’s role in the discussion, Chick-fil-A still has taste-makers taking sides, with a visit from Sarah Palin, tweets from the mayor of Washington D.C., a spot...

In other words, you don�t just get to laugh at the inventions of the puppeteers, you also feel like you get a window into how all those great Henson movies and TV shows were actually made. -- Chris Jones Through June 17 at the Bank of America Theatre, 18 W. Monroe St.

2012-06-13 00:00:00

This documentary on Baltimore native Kevin Clash's journey from wannabe puppeteer to Muppet legend is thoroughly inspiring and full of behind-the-scenes footage of Jim Henson and co. Out now.

2012-04-03 15:40:00

Nothing will make you want to take a vacation in your own state like the "Maryland in Photographs" board built by the Maryland Office of Tourism.

2012-03-12 10:29:25