Characters performed by Jerry Nelson. lead singer in "Surprise!" monkey in "Has Anybody Seen My Dog?" pig in "Has Anybody Seen My Dog?" Green man in "How Do You Get from Here to There?" grandmother in Who's That? clam in Where Do I Belong? haystack in Where Do I Belong? haystack in OOO-Klahoma! The number 8 in What's the Name of That Song?

Jerry Nelson (July 10, 1934 – August 23, 2012) was an American puppeteer, best known for his work with The Muppets. Known 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.

Jerry Nelson (July 10, 1934 - August 23, 2012) started his puppeteering career working for Bil Baird. Throughout the '60s, he worked on-and-off with Jim Henson. In 1970, he joined the company and began working regularly on Sesame Street.

Jerry Nelson. Actor: The Muppet Show. Puppeteer, actor, musician, and master of voices, Jerry Nelson originally joined Henson & Company as a temporary replacement for Frank Oz, who had been drafted into the armed services in the 60's.

An Interview with Muppeteer Jerry Nelson. By Kenneth Plume March 1, 1999. While trying to come up with the best term that describes Jerry Nelson, one’s mind turns inevitably to the words multi-talented and multi-faceted.

Nelson worked in Muppet movies and specials including The Muppet Movie (1979), Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), and Muppets from Space (1999). In the mid-2000s Nelson fought cancer and emphysema and curtailed his participation in The Muppets.

Jerome Lawrence "Jerry" Nelson was an American puppeteer, singer, and musician, who started his career working for Bill Baird. Throughout the 1960s, he worked on-and-off with Jim Henson before officially joining Henson's company full-time in 1970, becoming one of …

Jul 10, 2024 · In honor of Jerry's 90th birthday (July 10, 1934), we present our annual Jerry Nelson tribute on Muppet Central Radio including some rare performer demos and a special Muppeteer birthday tribute recorded for Jerry's 65th birthday.

Sep 12, 2012 · We look back on the life of Truro, Massachusetts resident Jerry Nelson, one of Jim Henson ’s core group of “Muppeteers,” perhaps best known for his characters The Count on Sesame Street, Gobo Fraggle on Fraggle Rock and Robin the Frog on The Muppet Show.

Aug 27, 2012 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer behind a menagerie of Muppet characters including Count von Count on “Sesame Street,” died on Thursday at his home on Cape Cod. He was 78.