Richard Hunt
Acting
Biography
Richard Hunt (August 17, 1951 – January 7, 1992) was an American puppeteer, best known as a Muppet performer on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and other projects for The Jim Henson Company. His roles on The Muppet Show included Scooter, Statler, Janice, Beaker, and Sweetums and characters on Sesame Street included Gladys the Cow, Don Music, and Forgetful Jones. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Hunt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: August 17, 1951
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
After working hard, Grover has finally gotten a job as a waiter at the hot restaurant in town, Planet Storybook. Now, he can help kids learn about healthy eating while he serves up some of the biggest names in nursery rhymes (such as Miss Muffet). Some of the fun food songs include "Cereal Girl" and "The Most Important Meal of the Day," as well as a special tune from Cookie Monster assuring kids that there is more to food than cookies.
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
Following Jim Henson's passing on May 16th 1990, two public memorial services were held. The first (featured here) was held in New York at Cathedral of St. John the Divine on May 21, 1990. The second service was held in London at St. Paul's Cathedral on July 2nd 1990.
Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party
Rare footage from the Sesame Street season 18 cast and crew wrap party. 1986 When the Sesame Street cast and crew finish taping a season, they traditionally celebrate with a wrap party where they have dinner, watch a reel of outtakes and highlights from the season, and enjoy live skits that often poke fun at the show. In addition, toasts are exchanged, and awards and bottles of wine are presented to people who got engaged, married or had babies since the last party. In the earliest days of the show, Richard Hunt took it upon himself to provide entertainment for the parties, for one party, cameraman Frank Biondo was given the role of introducing one of Hunt's acts and from then on, he served as the organizer and emcee for the live show, eventually he was granted a full stage so they could set up the show. Includes an "adult version" of the song People in your neighborhood, sung by Bob McGrath.
The Jim Henson Hour
The Jim Henson Hour was developed as a showcase for the Jim Henson Company's various puppet creations, including the popular Muppet characters. This hour-long anthology series was hosted by Jim Henson and generally included two segments. The first segment,"Muppetelevision," included comedy skits starring the Muppets, as well as frequent guest appearances by popular entertainers. The second segment often featured rebroadcasts of original, Henson-created productions, such as episodes from Jim Henson's "The StoryTeller" anthology series.
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
Miss Piggy hosts her own variety show, with special guests John Ritter, George Hamilton and Tony Clifton (Andy Kaufman). Under the direction of Kermit the Frog, the Muppets work in the control room and, amidst chaos, manage to keep the show on the air. Throughout the show, a romantic triangle develops among Piggy, Ritter (who is smitten with the pig) and Hamilton (who is deeply uncomfortable with the star's romantic inclinations).
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
Bert, Ernie, and friends put on a new play and some of your favorite words are the stars.
Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters
Little Muppet Monsters is a short-lived Saturday morning live action/puppet television series, airing only three episodes on CBS in 1985. The first season of Muppet Babies did so well in the ratings, that CBS decided to expand the series from a half-hour to an hour, pairing Muppet Babies with Little Muppet Monsters. They called the hour-long package Muppets, Babies and Monsters.
The Muppet Show
Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.
Julie on Sesame Street
Julie on Sesame Street was one of a series of Julie Andrews TV specials, produced by ATV and distributed by ITC. It was broadcast on ABC on November 23, 1973 and later in the UK on ITV on July 10, 1974. Using the alleys and stoops of the Sesame Street neighborhood as the venue for this television special, Julie Andrews and Perry Como join forces with the Sesame Street Muppets for an hour of music and antics.
Jim Henson Idea Man
Featuring unprecedented access to Jim Henson's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us a fascinating and insightful look at a complex man whose boundless imagination inspired the world.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Junior Gorg (voice)
as (voice, archive footage)
as Backup Monster (puppeteer)
as Harry (voice) (archive footage)
as Statler / Scooter / Janice
as Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys
as Statler / Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Sweetums / Gladys
as Kermit the Forg / Frazzletone (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Gladys the Cow (voice) (archive footage)
as Gladys the Cow (voice)
as Scooter / Beaker / Janice (voice)
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Tug Monster / Frog (voice)
as Gladys the Cow / Forgetful Jones / Don Music (voice)
as Crocodile (voice)
as Stuie Monster (voice) / Lavender Frazzletone (voice) / Two-Headed Monster (right half) (voice) / Furline Huskie (voice) / Kermit the Frog (voice)
as Statler
as Placido Flamingo/Additional Muppets (voice)
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
as Scooter / Janice / Statler / Beaker / Gladys the Cow / Two-Headed Monster / Snowman (voice)
as Junior Gorg / Self
as Del
as Two-Headed Monster (right) (voice)
as Belmont (voice)
as Himself
as Lugsy (voice)
as Beaker / Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Two-Headed Monster (Stein) / Tug Monster (voice)
as Count - assistant / Dip Cat / Orange Gold Tarnish Brother / Ernie - assistant / Honker (voice)
as Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)
as Camilla the Chicken (voice)
as Scooter / Statler / Janice
as Junior Gorg (Voice)
as Scooter (voice)
as Statler / Blue Frackle / Sandwich (voice)
as Larry
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice)
as Muppet Performer (voice)
as Wilson
as Two-Headed Monster (voice)
as Scooter / Janice / Statler / Bubba (voice)
as Doozer/ Gunge / Junior Gorg/ Background Fraggles (voice)
as Junior Gorg (himself) / Gunge / Mudwell the Mudbunny / Herkimer Fraggle / The Spiderfly / Gillis Fraggle / Turbo / The Genie / Purple Fragglette / Fire Chief Fraggle / Flex Doozer / Background Fraggles (voice)
as Scooter / Janice / Beaker (voice)
as Self
as Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bubba
as Beaker / Janice / Scooter / Sheriff / Statler (voice)
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker (voice)
as Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice)
as Various Muppets
as Ernie (assistant) / Additional Muppets (voice)
as Scooter
as Charlie / Lizard / George Rabbit (voice)
as Statler, Scooter / Janice / Beaker / Wayne / Sweetums (voice)
as King Ploobis’s Right Hand (voice)
as Wisss (voice)
as Glib (voice)
as Various Muppets (voice)
as Chicken / Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
as Aunt Taminella
as Bing / Match Frackle (voice)
as Scooter / Statler
as Himself