Jerry Juhl (July 27, 1938 – September 26, 2005) was a television and movie writer best known for his work with Jim Henson's Muppets. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota.
He was originally recruited by Henson as a puppeteer and writer on Sam and Friends, but focused increasingly on writing as other puppeteers, such as Frank Oz, joined the Henson stable.
Juhl was a writer on The Muppet Show (and head writer from the second season on), Fraggle Rock, ...
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Jerry Juhl (July 27, 1938 – September 26, 2005) was a television and movie writer best known for his work with Jim Henson's Muppets. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota.
He was originally recruited by Henson as a puppeteer and writer on Sam and Friends, but focused increasingly on writing as other puppeteers, such as Frank Oz, joined the Henson stable.
Juhl was a writer on The Muppet Show (and head writer from the second season on), Fraggle Rock, and The Jim Henson Hour, and on many Muppet movies and television specials. He co-wrote The Muppet Movie with Jack Burns, for which the two shared a Saturn Award nomination for Best Writing.
He 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. He was also awarded for his work on The Jim Henson Hour (Outstanding Children's Program, 1989, 1990) and The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (Outstanding Writing in a Variety or...
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