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LOS ANGELES -- Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer behind a menagerie of characters including Count Von Count on " Sesame Street " and Gobo Fraggle on "Fraggle Rock," has died. He was 78.
Jerry Nelson, the skilled puppeteer who played Sesame Street ‘s math-addicted vampire Count von Count, has died, The Jim Henson Co. confirms. He was 78.
Nelson was also involved in the creation of Sesame Street favourite Mr Snuffleupagus and played Gobo Fraggle, the central character on HBO's Fraggle Rock, reports the Daily Mail.