Jim Henson was an American puppeteer, actor, filmmaker, cartoonist, and animator who made several shows and films in the late 20th century. However, he is perhaps best known for creating The Muppets.

American puppeteer and filmmaker Jim Henson (1936 - 1990) with his best-known Muppet character, Kermit the Frog, January 1984 (Photo Credit: Frank Edwards | Fotos International | Archive Photos via ...

As a scholar of popular culture, I believe that the Muppets’ reign, which began in the 1950s, has helped shape global culture ...

“Jim Henson Idea Man” should have been titled: “Jim Henson Workaholic.” In the Ron Howard documentary, Henson is rarely pictured without a pile of felt or a herd of Muppets more than an arm’s reach ...

The new Disney+ documentary “Jim Henson Idea Man” conjures the life and mind of the visionary who created the Muppets and changed not only an art form, but also the parameters of storytelling.

Discover What’s Streaming On: If you love joy, silliness, and creativity, then you don’t want to miss the new documentary on Jim Henson, aka Jim Henson: Idea Man, which began streaming on Disney+ ...

Perhaps the toughest takeaway from Ron Howard’s documentary “Jim Henson Idea Man” is the fact that his sudden death in 1990, at just age 53, robbed us all that “The Muppets” creator might have created ...

Ross Bonaime is the Senior Film Editor at Collider. He is a Virginia-based critic, writer, and editor who has written about all forms of entertainment for Paste Magazine, Brightest Young Things, ...

"Jim Henson Idea Man" takes us into the mind of this singular creative visionary, from his early years puppeteering on local television to the worldwide success of Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, and ...