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[[File:JohnHenson.jpg|thumb|300px|John Henson (May 2013)]]
[[File:John Henson Jim Henson.jpg|thumb|250px|John Henson (left) and his father Jim Henson (right) at a [[Henson Company Masquerade Balls|Henson Company Masquerade Ball]].]]
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[[File:John Henson Sweetums.png|thumb|300px|Henson in partial Sweetums costume at ''[[The Muppet Show Live]]'' in 2001.]]
[[File:John Henson Sweetums.png|thumb|250px|Henson in partial Sweetums costume at ''[[The Muppet Show Live]]'' in 2001.]]
 
 
'''John Paul Henson''' (b. April 25, [[1965]] - February 14, [[2014]]) was a performer, craftsman and co-owner of [[The Jim Henson Company]]. He was the fourth of [[Jim Henson|Jim]] and [[Jane Henson]]'s children.
 
'''John Paul Henson''' (b. April 25, [[1965]] - February 14, [[2014]]) was a performer, craftsman and co-owner of [[The Jim Henson Company]]. He was the fourth of [[Jim Henson|Jim]] and [[Jane Henson]]'s children.
   
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In the early 1980s, Henson, along with John Kahn, built "[[:File:The_Balloon_Race_2.jpeg|The Great Hot Air Balloon Circus]]" to decorate the spiral staircase of [[Henson Townhouse|the townhouse]] where the company made its home at the time. Although it has since been moved to a different location, another of his sculptures now welcomes visitors to the current [[New York City|New York]] offices. Made of brass and other metallic, moving parts, the piece was based on one of his father's own sketches.
 
In the early 1980s, Henson, along with John Kahn, built "[[:File:The_Balloon_Race_2.jpeg|The Great Hot Air Balloon Circus]]" to decorate the spiral staircase of [[Henson Townhouse|the townhouse]] where the company made its home at the time. Although it has since been moved to a different location, another of his sculptures now welcomes visitors to the current [[New York City|New York]] offices. Made of brass and other metallic, moving parts, the piece was based on one of his father's own sketches.
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==Credits==
 
==Credits==
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* ''[[Muppets Party Cruise]]''
 
* ''[[Muppets Party Cruise]]''
 
* ''[[The Muppets Wizard of Oz]]'' - Sweetums
 
* ''[[The Muppets Wizard of Oz]]'' - Sweetums
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==Gallery==
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File:John Henson Jim Henson.jpg|John (left) and Jim Henson (right) at a [[Henson Company Masquerade Balls|Henson Company Masquerade Ball]].
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Henson_kids_great_performances.jpg|John (left) with his siblings [[Lisa Henson|Lisa]], [[Brian Henson|Brian]], [[Heather Henson|Heather]] and [[Cheryl Henson|Cheryl]].
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File:JohnAndBrianHenson-MTIset.jpg|John (left) and Brian Henson (right) working on the set of ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]''.
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File:JohnAndCherylHenson-MOTMI.jpg|John (right) and Cheryl Henson (left) with a [[Jim|puppet caricature of their father]] at the [[Museum of the Moving Image]] in May 2013.
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</gallery>
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 07:34, 15 February 2014

JohnHenson

John Henson (May 2013)

John Henson Sweetums

Henson in partial Sweetums costume at The Muppet Show Live in 2001.

John Paul Henson (b. April 25, 1965 - February 14, 2014) was a performer, craftsman and co-owner of The Jim Henson Company. He was the fourth of Jim and Jane Henson's children.

As a child, Henson appeared in his father's Numerosity films for Sesame Street showcasing "10 bells."

In the late 1980s, Henson began performing the body suit puppetry for Sweetums - as Richard Hunt became physically unable. Hunt continued performing the dialogue for Sweetums until his passing in 1992, after which Henson took over the character completely. Henson performed the part in Muppet*Vision 3D, with dialogue looped by Hunt. In later appearances after Hunt's death, such as in Muppet Treasure Island, Henson supplied both the puppetry and dialogue. Henson was the primary performer of Sweetums for over a decade; his last performance of the character was for The Muppets' Wizard of Oz in 2005 after which the character transitioned to other performers. In 1987, Jim Henson spoke of his son's work as Sweetums in a Washington Post interview. In addition to television and film projects, Henson has made live appearances as Sweetums for a number of events, including: a 1992 musical tribute to Jim Henson at the Lincoln Center in Armonk, New York; during the MuppetFest weekend in 2001; and the unveiling ceremony for Kermit the Frog's star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002.

In the early 1980s, Henson, along with John Kahn, built "The Great Hot Air Balloon Circus" to decorate the spiral staircase of the townhouse where the company made its home at the time. Although it has since been moved to a different location, another of his sculptures now welcomes visitors to the current New York offices. Made of brass and other metallic, moving parts, the piece was based on one of his father's own sketches.


Credits

Gallery

See also