Acting

Jerry Nelson

Birth Date

July 10, 1934

Death Date

August 24, 2012

(passed away at 78)

Place of Birth

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

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Biography

Jerry Nelson (July 10, 1934 – August 23, 2012) was an American puppeteer, best known for his work with The Muppets. Renowned for his wide range of characters and singing abilities, he performed Muppet characters on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and various Muppet movies and specials. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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TV Show

Sesame Street

Aloysius Snuffleupagus

1969 • 130 episodes

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TV Show

Saturday Night Live

Scred (voice)

1975 • 15 episodes

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TV Show

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest

1968 • 1 episode

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TV Show

The Jim Henson Hour

Self / Various

1989 • 12 episodes

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TV Show

Fraggle Rock

Gobo Fraggle / Marjory the Trash Heap / Pa Gorg / Uncle Gobo Fraggle / Mervin Merggle / Fishface / Parrot / Architect Doozer / Feenie Fraggle / Radio Announcers (voice)

1983 • 96 episodes