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Lisa and Brian Henson accepting Jim's award with the walk-around Sweetums
Disney Legends is an award ceremony program that honors people who made great contributions to The Walt Disney Company. It takes place in Burbank, California outside of Team Disney - The Michael D. Eisner Building. It was founded in 1987 by Andrea Favilli, who created the Disney Legends award, consisting of an arm of Mickey Mouse holding up a star-tipped wand. The ceremony also takes place at the biennial D23 Expo.
Jim Henson was inducted posthumously as a Disney Legend during the 2011 Disney Legends award ceremony at the D23 Expo on August 19, 2011. [1] The ceremony was hosted by Tom Bergeron and featured appearances by Brian Henson, Lisa Henson, Kermit the Frog, Rowlf the Dog and a performance by Puppet Up!.
Frank Oz will be induced as a Disney Legend for his work in "film and television" as part of the 2024 Disney Legends award ceremony at the D23 Expo on August 11, 2024 with a ceremony hosted by Ryan Seacrest.[2]
Connections[]
Inductees who have connections to the Muppets include:
- Wayne Allwine, for Animation—Voice (2008)
- Anthony Anderson, for Film & Television (2022)
- Julie Andrews, for Music & Film (1991)
- Howard Ashman, posthumously for Music (2001)
- Kristen Bell, Film & Animation—Voice (2022)
- Jodi Benson, Animation—Voice (2011)
- Wally Boag, for Attractions (1995)
- Dick Clark, for Television (2013)
- Phil Collins, for Music (2002)
- Tim Conway, for Film (2004)
- Billy Crystal, for Film & Television (2013)
- Jamie Lee Curtis, for Film (2024)
- Miley Cyrus, for Television & Music (2024)
- Johnny Depp, for Film (2015)
- Karen Dotrice, for Film & Television (2004)
- Robert Downey, Jr., for Film (2019)
- Dick Van Dyke, for Film (1998)
- Josh Gad, Film & Animation—Voice (2022)
- Whoopi Goldberg, for Film & Television (2017)
- John Goodman, for Film & Television (2013)
- Buddy Hackett, posthumously for Film & Television (2003)
- Mark Hamill, for Film (2017)
- Peter Jennings, for Television (2006)
- Elton John, for Music (2006)
- James Earl Jones, for Film (2019)
- Stan Lee, for Film & Publishing (2017)
- George Lucas, for Film & Parks and Resorts (2015)
- Susan Lucci, for Television (2015)
- Garry Marshall, for Film & Television (2017)
- Steve Martin, for Parks & Resorts (2005)
- Alan Menken, for Music (2001)
- Idina Menzel, Film & Animation—Voice (2022)
- Bette Midler, for Film (2019)
- Floyd Norman, for Animation (2007)
- Regis Philbin, for Television (2011)
- Ellen Pompeo, for Television (2022)
- Kelly Ripa, for Television (2024)
- Robin Roberts, for Television (2019)
- Anika Noni Rose, Animation—Voice (2011)
- Tracee Ellis Ross, for Television (2022)
- Lea Salonga, Animation—Voice (2011)
- Diane Sawyer, for Television (2019)
- Russi Taylor, for Animation—Voice (2008)
- Barbara Walters, for Television (2008)
- Ming-Na Wen, for Film, Television & Animation—Voice (2019)
- Betty White, for Television (2009)
- Robin Williams, Film & Animation—Voice (2009)
- John Williams, for Music (2024)
- Oprah Winfrey, for Film & Television (2017)
Sources[]
- ↑ 2011 Disney Legends Award Honorees to be Celebrated D23 EXPO in Anaheim -- BURBANK, Calif., June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/
- ↑ Francis, Katie, "2024 Disney Legends Announced Including Joe Rohde, Angela Bassett, Harrison Ford, and More," WDW News Today, March 19, 2024.