Talk:Jerry Nelson

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Singing voice

Hey guys, I'm kinda jumping back in here. :-) Anywho, I saw the {{cite}} tag put on the comment about Jerry's singing voice being good. I'm pretty sure Jim specifically mentioned that in Of Muppets and Men, although I thought I'd see if anyone else can verify it. -- Ozzel 04:01, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi, Colby -- it's good to see you jumping in, as always. :) If you can track down a quote for that sentence, that would be great. I think since you were last here, we've been trying to get more cite-y about everything. It's the continuing evolution. -- Danny (talk) 04:03, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

I think Henson talks about Jerry's vocal qualities in Down at Fraggle Rock. If someone wants to grab a quote and source it, that'd work in place of what currently comes across as POV and bias. -- Brad D. (talk) 04:06, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

I recall reading a line in Jim Henson: The Works (I don't actually own a copy, I just check it out from the library, so I can't look for the line right now) that mentions Jerry Nelson having a great singing voice. I believe that it's said somewhere in the Sesame Street chapter, talking about how Jim Henson and Frank Oz felt like their singing voices weren't very good, yet some of Sesame Street's biggest hit songs were sung by their characters and then going on to say something to the effect of "On the other hand, Jerry Nelson and Richard Hunt have excellant singing voices". It would be best to find the exact quote. --Minor muppetz 23:49, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

I'd have to watch Of Muppets and Men to check for sure, but I don't remember Jim mentioning Jerry's singing voice on it. He did however mention Louise's singing voice in that documentary (in a very understated way). I expect it's likely he would have mentioned Jerry's somewhere, but I don't think it was OFM&M documentary, but like I said one would need to watch that again to be sure. Emma 21:33, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

I don't know if this was settled or not yet, but on "Down at Fraggle Rock" Jim says: "One of the great things about Jerry is his voice. He has remarkable control. And his voice has a sort of cutting edge that records very well." I do remember him saying that both Jerry and Richard were their best singers on "Of Muppets and Men". I'll see if I can get that quote soon. --Justin 23:01, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Citation: Acting Trivia

I've long been dubious about the two 1990 acting credits, for The Radicals and Robo-Cop 2, which only come from IMDb, and the iMDb message board discussion for the latter film suggests that the actor is another guy named Jerry Nelson. The only non-cameo acting roles mentioned by Nelson in interviews are extras and one speaking role in early 1950s TV series The Defenders and Naked City. The best way to prove/disprove is for someone to find and sit through both films, and find the "Jerry Nelson" characters. I don't know when someone will be brave enough to attempt such a tag, so in the meantime, the new citation tag is in place. -- Andrew Leal (talk) 22:35, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

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