Jerome Ravn Juhl was an American television and film writer, best known for his work with The Muppets.
16 Facts About Jerry Juhl
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Jerry Juhl was born in St Paul, Minnesota; his family moved to Menlo Park, California, when he was 14.
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Jerry Juhl received a bachelor's degree in theater arts from San Jose State University in 1961 and worked on children's shows for local television stations while in college.
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Jerry Juhl met Frank Oz when they both worked for the Oakland Recreation Department's Vagabond Puppet Theater as teenagers.
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Jerry Juhl was recruited by Jim Henson as a puppeteer and writer on Sam and Friends.
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Jerry Juhl focused increasingly on writing as other puppeteers, such as Frank Oz, joined the Henson stable.
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Jerry Juhl was the head writer on The Muppet Show from seasons 2 to 5.
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Jerry Juhl wrote for the television shows Fraggle Rock and The Jim Henson Hour.
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Jerry Juhl was involved in some capacity with all of the Muppet films from The Muppet Movie in 1979 to Muppets from Space in 1999.
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Jerry Juhl was, in many ways, the real voice of the Muppets.
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Jerry Juhl appeared as himself in the 1981 documentary Of Muppets and Men: The Making of The Muppet Show, the 1984 documentary Henson's Place, and the 1994 documentary The World of Jim Henson.
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Jerry Juhl was married to Susan Doerr Juhl and lived in Caspar, California.
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Jerry Juhl died on September 26,2005 from pancreatic cancer at the age of 67.
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Jerry Juhl co-wrote The Muppet Movie with Jack Burns, for which the two shared a Saturn Award nomination for Best Writing.
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Jerry Juhl was nominated for a shared Emmy four times, for his writing on The Muppet Show, finally winning the award in 1981 for Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program.
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Jerry Juhl was awarded for his work on The Jim Henson Hour and The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson.