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+ | '''Jerry Nelson''' (July 10, 1934 - August 23, 2012) was a puppeteer who started his career working for Bil Baird. Throughout the 1960s, he worked on-and-off with [[Jim Henson]]. In 1970, he joined the company and began working regularly on ''{{W|Sesame Street}}''. Since then, Nelson performed as a principal puppeteer in numerous Muppet productions, including ''{{W|The Muppet Show}}'', ''{{W|Fraggle Rock}}'', and various TV specials until his death in 2012. |
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− | '''Jerry Nelson '''is a Muppeteer who played Floyd Pepper, Robin, Ma Bear, etc. |
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+ | ==Christmas specials filmography== |
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+ | ! Production !! Year !! Character(s) |
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+ | | ''[[The Great Santa Claus Switch]]'' || 1970 || [[w:c:muppet:Thog|Thog]]<br />Zippity<br />Snivelly |
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+ | | ''[[Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas]]'' || 1977 || [[Emmet Otter]]<br />Doc Bullfrog<br />Stanley Weasel<br />Yancey Woodchuck<br />Melissa Rabbit |
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+ | | ''[[Christmas Eve on Sesame Street]]'' || 1978 || [[Count von Count]]<br />[[Mr. Snuffleupagus]] |
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+ | | ''[[John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together]]'' || 1979 || [[w:c:muppet:Floyd Pepper|Sgt. Floyd Pepper]]<br />[[Lew Zealand]]<br />[[Robin the Frog]] |
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+ | | "[[The Bells of Fraggle Rock]]" || 1984 || [[Gobo Fraggle]] |
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+ | | ''[[The Christmas Toy]]'' || 1986 || Balthazar |
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+ | | ''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]'' || 1987 || Robin<br />[[w:c:muppet:Ma Bear|Emily "Ma" Bear]]<br />[[w:c:muppet:Camilla the Chicken|Camilla the Chicken]]<br />Count von Count<br />Sgt. Floyd Pepper<br />[[Herry Monster]]<br />Gobo Fraggle<br />[[w:c:muppet:Crazy Harry|Crazy Harry]]<br />Lew Zealand<br />Two-Headed Monster |
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+ | | ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'' || 1992 || Robin the Frog (as [[Tiny Tim]])<br />[[Statler and Waldorf|Statler]] (as [[Jacob Marley]])<br />Emily Bear (as Ma Fozziwig)<br />[[The Ghost of Christmas Present]]<br />Sgt. Floyd Pepper<br />Lew Zealand<br />Mr. Applegate<br />Father Mouse<br />Prisoner<br />Pig businessman<br />Rat bookkeepers<br />Penguins<br />Inkspots<br />Singing food |
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+ | | ''[[Elmo Saves Christmas]]'' || 1996 || Count von Count<br />[[w:c:muppet:Mr. Johnson|Mr. Johnson]]<br />News Flash Announcer |
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+ | | ''[[It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]'' || 2002 || Robin<br />[[w:c:muppet:Pops|Pops]]<br />Sgt. Floyd Pepper<br />Crazy Harry<br />Announcer<br />Statler |
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+ | |} |
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+ | ==External links== |
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+ | *[[w:c:muppet:Jerry Nelson|Muppet Wiki: Jerry Nelson]] |
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+ | {{DEFAULTSORT:Nelson, Jerry}} |
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+ | [[Category:Deceased people]] |
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+ | [[Category:Actors]] |
Revision as of 20:51, 30 March 2020
Jerry Nelson (July 10, 1934 - August 23, 2012) was a puppeteer who started his career working for Bil Baird. Throughout the 1960s, he worked on-and-off with Jim Henson. In 1970, he joined the company and began working regularly on Sesame Street. Since then, Nelson performed as a principal puppeteer in numerous Muppet productions, including The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and various TV specials until his death in 2012.