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{{Short description|American puppeteer (born 1963)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Brian Henson
| image = BillBarrettaBrianHenson1982 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Henson in 1982
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|11|03|mf=y}}<ref name="dobhensonjournal">{{Cite web|url=https://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2014/11/1131963/|title=Jim Henson's Journal|date=November 4, 2014}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Puppeteer|filmmaker}}
| parents = {{ubl|[[Jim Henson]]|[[Jane Henson]]}}
| relatives = {{ubl|[[Lisa Henson]] (sister)|[[Cheryl Henson]] (sister)|[[John Henson (puppeteer)|John Henson]] (brother)|[[Heather Henson]] (sister)}}
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Ellis Flyte|1990|2002|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|[[Mia Sara]]<br />|2010}}
}}
| years_active = 1979–present
| children = 1
}}
'''Brian David Henson''' (born November 3, 1963)<ref name="dobhensonjournal" /> is an American [[puppeteer]], filmmaker, and the chairman of [[The Jim Henson Company]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.henson.com/aboutus_content.php?content=brian |title=Profile at Jim Henson Company |publisher=Henson.com |access-date=March 25, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325212408/http://henson.com/aboutus_content.php?content=brian |archive-date=March 25, 2014 }}</ref> He is the son of puppeteers [[Jim Henson|Jim]] and [[Jane Henson]].
==
Henson was born on November 3, 1963<ref name="dobhensonjournal" /> in [[New York City]], the third child of [[Jane Henson]] (née Nebel; 1934–2013) and [[Jim Henson]] (1936–1990). He has four siblings: [[Lisa Henson|Lisa]] (born 1960), [[Cheryl Henson|Cheryl]] (born 1961), [[John Henson (puppeteer)|John]] (1965–2014) and [[Heather Henson]] (born 1970).
As a child, Henson appeared in some of the filmed segments that his father produced for the [[PBS]] children's series ''[[Sesame Street]]''.<ref name="dobhensonjournal" />
As a teenager, he built the first Muppet penguin puppet for the opening "[[Lullaby of Broadway (song)|Lullaby of Broadway]]" segment of a Season 3 episode of ''[[The Muppet Show]]''.<ref name="KNPR">{{cite news |last1=Morell |first1=Casey |title=Master Of Puppets Brings New Show To The Las Vegas Strip |url=https://knpr.org/knpr/2016-08/master-puppets-brings-new-show-las-vegas-strip |access-date=September 5, 2022 |work=[[KNPR]] |date=August 3, 2016}}</ref> During his summer break from high school at the age of 17, Henson assisted in the production of ''[[The Great Muppet Caper]]'' (1981); skilled in the use of [[marionette]] puppets, he helped create and operate a special rigging device that allowed the Muppets to appear to ride bicycles.<ref name="Variety2014">{{cite news |last1=Setoodeh |first1=Ramin |title=Brian Henson on His New Reality Show, the 'Fraggle Rock' Movie and More |url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/brian-henson-on-his-new-reality-show-the-fraggle-rock-movie-and-more-1201146308/ |access-date=September 5, 2022 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=March 25, 2014}}</ref><ref name="PCMag">{{cite news |last1=Stuart |first1=S.C. |title=Naughty Puppets Invade Jim Henson Studio Lot |url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/naughty-puppets-invade-jim-henson-studio-lot |access-date=September 5, 2022 |work=[[PCMag]] |date=March 8, 2017}}</ref> Several years later, after performing marionette work in ''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]'' (1984) in the scene in which rats cook food in a diner, he specialized in managing complicated special effects.<ref name="LATimes1990">{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Susan |title=The Henson Shows His Hand: Jim Henson Is Gone But Some Of His Puppets Live On With 'Mother Goose' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-08-19-tv-3091-story.html |access-date=September 5, 2022 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=August 19, 1990}}</ref>
== Career ==
=== Film ===
Henson performed Jack Pumpkinhead in ''[[Return to Oz]]'' (1985), operated special effects for ''[[Santa Claus: The Movie]]'' (1985) and was a principal performer for the Audrey II puppet in ''[[Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)|Little Shop of Horrors]]'' (1986), controlling mouth movement while others performed the lips and vines. He also performed the voice of Hoggle, one of the main characters in his father's film ''[[Labyrinth (1986 film)|Labyrinth]]'' (1986), and the dog in both versions of ''[[The Storyteller (TV series)|The Storyteller]]'' (1988 and 1990).
In 1992, Henson directed ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'' and directed the next film in the franchise, ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]'', in 1996. He performed the role of Dr. Phil van Neuter, the Muppet [[mad scientist]] character he performed on ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'', in ''[[Muppets from Space]]'' (1999). In 2018, he directed and produced ''[[The Happytime Murders]]'', a puppet crime-comedy film for adult audiences.
=== Television ===
Henson was the executive producer for several television series: ''[[Dinosaurs (TV series)|Dinosaurs]]'' (1991–94), ''[[Aliens in the Family]]'' (1996), ''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'' (1997–2006), ''[[Farscape]]'' (1999–2003) and ''[[The Hoobs]]'' (2001–2003). In addition to assuming an executive producer role, Henson served as the head judge on the 2014 reality television show ''[[Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge]]''. He performed the roles of Janice and Scooter in the 2002 television film ''[[It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]''.
Henson returned to perform Sal Minella, a character he created for ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'', in ''[[Muppets Haunted Mansion]]'' (2021).
=== Other ventures ===
Henson is the cocreator, producer and performer for the adult-themed puppet-based variety show [[Puppet Up!]],<ref>{{cite web |title=About |url=http://www.puppetup.com/about |website=[[Puppet Up!]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106082807/http://www.puppetup.com/about |archive-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref> and has played various characters from the show on the British program ''[[That Puppet Game Show]]''.
For ''The Muppet Show Live'' in 2001, Henson performed his own Muppet characters and one of his father's characters, [[List of Muppets#The Newsman|The Newsman]], for the first time. He reprised the role for the 2003 video game [[Muppets Party Cruise]].
== Personal life ==
Henson married Ellis Flyte, costume designer for the 1986 fantasy adventure film ''[[Labyrinth (1986 film)|Labyrinth]]'', in November 1990.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/06/style/ellis-flyte-wed-to-brian-henson.html|title = Ellis Flyte Wed to Brian Henson|newspaper = The New York Times|date = November 6, 1990}}</ref> They divorced in 2002.{{cn|date=November 2024}} In 2010, Henson married actress [[Mia Sara]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1278398/see-the-stars-of-ferris-buellers-day-off-then-now|title=See the Stars of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Then & Now|last=Bricker|first=Tierney|date=June 11, 2021|website=[[E! Online]]|accessdate=May 17, 2022}}</ref> They have one child, daughter Amelia Jane Henson, who was born in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/ferris-bueller-now/story?id=17031168|title=Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Where Are They Now?|website=ABC News|language=en|access-date=January 29, 2020}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1981
| ''[[The Great Muppet Caper]]''
| Muppet performer
| Also made a cameo appearance
|-
| 1984
| ''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]''
| Muppet performer
| Uncredited
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Return to Oz]]''
| [[Jack Pumpkinhead]] (voice actor)<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/happytime-murders-brian-henson-interview-muppets-dark-violence-rrated-a8512866.html Brian Henson interview: How The Happytime Murders revives the darker side of the Muppets]. ''The Independent''. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2023.</ref>
| Puppeteer of head and hands
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Santa Claus: The Movie]]''
| Animatronic puppeteer
|
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Little Shop of Horrors (film)|Little Shop of Horrors]]''
| Principal puppeteer
|
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Labyrinth (1986 film)|Labyrinth]]''
| Hoggle/Goblin (voice actor)<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/mar/20/star-wars-and-harry-potter-actor-paul-grant-dies-aged-56?ref=upstract.com Star Wars and Harry Potter actor Paul Grant dies aged 56]. ''The Guardian''. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.</ref>
|
|-
| 1987
| ''Jim Henson Presents Mother Goose Stories ''
| Co-director
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
| Second unit director/Chief puppeteer
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[[The Witches (1990 film)|The Witches]]''
| Puppeteer
|
|-
| 1990
| ''Basil Hears a Noise''
| Puppeteer<br />Executive producer
| Uncredited
|-
| 1992
| ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]''
| Director/Producer
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]''
| Director/Producer
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Buddy (1997 film)|Buddy]]''
| Executive producer
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Muppets from Space]]''
| Dr. Phil Van Neuter/Sal Minella/Talking Sandwich (as a Muppet performer) <br />Producer
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland]]''
| Executive producer
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[The Star (2017 film)|The Star]]''
| Executive producer
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[The Happytime Murders]]''
| Crab/on-screen cameo (photograph)<br />Director; producer
|
|}
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1986
| ''[[The Christmas Toy]]''
| Cruiser
| TV movie
|-
| 1988–1991
| ''[[The Storyteller (TV series)|The Storyteller]]''
| Storyteller's Dog/Devil/Griffin
|
|-
| 1989–1990
| ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]''
| Storyteller's Dog/Dog the Dinosaur/ Head of the Ultragorgon
|
|-
| 1990
| ''Basil Hears a Noise''
| Puppeteer<br />Executive producer
| TV movie
|-
| 1991–1994
| ''[[Dinosaurs (TV series)|Dinosaurs]]''
| Grandma Ethyl Phillips/Arthur Rizzic<br />Executive producer
|
|-
|1992–1994
|''[[Dog City]]''
|Executive producer
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Aliens in the Family]]''
| Executive producer
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Gulliver's Travels (miniseries)|Gulliver's Travels]]''
| Co-executive producer
|
|-
| 1996–1998
| ''[[Muppets Tonight]]''
| Sal Minella/Dr. Phil Van Neuter/Seymour/Nigel<br />Writer
|
|-
| 1997–2003
| ''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]''
| Executive producer
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Alice in Wonderland (1999 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''
| Executive producer
| TV movie
|-
| 1999–2003
| ''[[Farscape]]''
| Executive producer
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story]]''
| Director
| TV movie
|-
| 2002
| ''[[It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]''
| Scooter/Sal Minella/Janice<br />Executive producer
| TV movie
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars]]''
| Director/Executive producer
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]''
| Sal Manilla<br />Executive producer
| TV movie
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Jim Henson's Pajanimals]]''
| Executive producer
|
|-
| 2008–2009
| ''[[Sid the Science Kid]]''
| Executive producer
|
|-
| 2009–2011
| ''[[Dinosaur Train]]''
| Executive producer
|
|-
| 2010
| ''Hot Dog TV''
| Voice<br />Director
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[That Puppet Game Show]]''
| Various
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge]]''
| Executive producer and Head Judge
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Prop Culture]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "The Muppet Movie"
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Earth to Ned]]''
| Vincent
| Episode: "I've Got a Ned Feeling About This"; Also executive producer<ref>{{cite web|last=Bennett|first=Tara|title=Brian Henson beams SYFY WIRE into the world of Disney+'s alien talk show, Earth to Ned|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/earth-to-ned-disney-talk-show-brian-henson-exclusive|publisher=syfy.com|access-date=September 4, 2020|date=September 3, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Muppets Haunted Mansion]]''
| Sal Minella
| Halloween special for [[Disney+]]
|}
=== Video games ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Roles
!Notes
|-
|2000
|''[[Muppet RaceMania]]''
|Sal Minella/Dr. Phil Van Neuter
| rowspan="2" |Voice<ref>{{cite web |title=Brian Henson (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Brian-Henson/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325173235/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Brian-Henson/ |archive-date=2023-03-25 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2003
|''[[Muppets Party Cruise]]''
|Scooter/Sal Minella/Janice/The Muppet Newsman
|}
== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Association
! Nominated work
! Category
! Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[48th Primetime Emmy Awards|1996]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s
| ''[[Gulliver's Travels (miniseries)|Gulliver's Travels]]''
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series|Outstanding Miniseries]]
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|
|-
| ''[[Muppets Tonight]]''
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series|Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[49th Primetime Emmy Awards|1997]]
| ''[[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss]]''
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program|Outstanding Children's Program]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[1st Golden Satellite Awards|1997]]
| [[Satellite Awards]]
| ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]''
| [[Satellite Awards|Best Animated or Mixed Media Film]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[50th Primetime Emmy Awards|1998]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s
| ''[[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss]]''
| rowspan="2"| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program|Outstanding Children's Program]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| ''[[Muppets Tonight]]''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"|
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[39th Golden Raspberry Awards|2019]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Golden Raspberry Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |''[[The Happytime Murders]]''
|[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture|Worst Picture]]
| rowspan=2 {{nom}}
|
|-
|[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director|Worst Director]]
|
|-
|}
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|id=0005008|name=Brian Henson}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W4XZA9_LHM YouTube Interview]
{{s-start}}
{{succession box
| before = None
| title = [[List of Muppets#Andy and Randy Pig|Performer of Andy]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-06-18|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=List of Muppets#Andy and Randy Pig|reason= The anchor (Andy and Randy Pig) [[Special:Diff/1012050604|has been deleted]].}}
| years = 1994
| after = [[Steve Whitmire]]}}
{{succession box
| before = [[Matt Vogel (puppeteer)|Matt Vogel]]
| title = [[Scooter (muppet)|Performer of Scooter]]
| years = 2002–2003
| after = Rickey Boyd}}
{{succession box
| before = [[Jerry Nelson]]
| title = [[List of Muppets#Johnny Fiama and Sal Minella|Performer of Sal Minella]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-06-18|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=List of Muppets#Johnny Fiama and Sal Minella|reason= The anchor (Johnny Fiama and Sal Minella) [[Special:Diff/1015441087|has been deleted]].}}
| years = 1996–2007, 2021–present
| after = None}}
{{succession box
| before = Matt Vogel
| title = [[Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem#Janice|Performer of Janice]]
| years = 2002–2003
| after = [[Tyler Bunch]]}}
{{succession box
| before = Jerry Nelson
| title = [[List of Muppets#The Newsman|Performer of The Muppet Newsman]]
| years = 2001–2003
| after = [[Steve Whitmire]]}}
{{s-end}}
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