Jerry L Nelson was an American puppeteer, best known for his work with The Muppets.
19 Facts About Jerry Nelson
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Jerry Nelson did the voice and puppetry for the Count from 1972 until 2004 and continued to provide the Count's voice until his death in 2012.
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Jerry Nelson has made a total of nine onscreen appearances on the show.
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Jerry Nelson was the first puppeteer to perform Mr Snuffleupagus, keeping the role from 1971 to 1978.
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Jerry Nelson performed many characters on The Muppet Show, including Sgt.
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Jerry Nelson performed Statler in the pilot episode but was replaced by Richard Hunt when he could not perform full-time in the first season.
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Jerry Nelson was a full-time performer for the rest of the show's run.
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Jerry Nelson was selected to play Statler after Hunt's death, after the end of the show.
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Jerry Nelson originated the role of Fozzie Bear's mother in season 2 of The Muppet Show and reprised the role in the TV specials A Muppet Family Christmas, The Muppets at Walt Disney World, and the film The Muppet Christmas Carol.
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Jerry Nelson performed the puppet and voice of Emmet in Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, a one-hour special that originally aired on CBC.
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Jerry Nelson later performed the signature song from that show, "When the River Meets the Sea," as Robin, in a duet with John Denver for a Muppet Christmas special.
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Jerry Nelson reprised the role of the announcer in The Muppets.
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In 2001, Jerry Nelson performed the character voice of General Public in the Cartoon Network animated series Sheep in the Big City in the episode "Daddy Shearest".
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In December 2009, Jerry Nelson, who summered in Truro, Massachusetts on Cape Cod, released Truro Daydreams, an album of original songs.
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Jerry Nelson had a daughter named Christine from his first marriage to Jacqueline Jerry Nelson Gordon.
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Jerry Nelson made a cameo appearance with him in the second Muppet movie, The Great Muppet Caper.
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Jerry Nelson then married his second wife Jan Nelson in 1984, and they remained married until his death in 2012.
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In 2004, Jerry Nelson announced that he would no longer be puppeteering his Muppet characters, citing health reasons.
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Jerry Nelson suffered from prostate cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and emphysema.