RIP Jim Henson Hour Actor Harry Dean Stanton
The prolific character actor played a puppet builder in MONSTER MAKER.
RIP Jerry Lewis
The Muppets appeared on Lewis’s telethon several times.
RIP Muppet Show Guest Star Bruce Forsyth
The prolific British entertainer has died at the age of 89.
RIP Martin Landau
Veteran actor Martin Landau, who appeared with the Muppets in a recent video, has passed away.
RIP Roger Moore
The Muppet Show guest star was 89.
RIP Don Rickles
The legendary comedian and Muppets Tonight guest star has passed away.
RIP Judge Joseph Wapner
The TV judge appeared as himself on Muppets Tonight.
RIP Jazz Legend Al Jarreau
Jazz singer Al Jarreau, who celebrated New Years Eve with Kermit the Frog in 1985, has passed away.
RIP The Storyteller’s John Hurt
John Hurt, best known to Henson fans as The Storyteller, has passed away.
RIP Mary Tyler Moore
Legendary actress Mary Tyler Moore has passed away, and we’re remembering her appearance on Shalom Sesame.
RIP Sesame Street Writer Robert Oksner
We remember Robert Oksner, veteran Sesame Street writer and creator of Simon Soundman.
RIP Florence Henderson
Muppet Show guest star and Brady Bunch matriarch Florence Henderson has passed away.
RIP Sesame Street Musician Toots Thielemans
Toots Thielemans, who performed the Sesame Street theme on harmonica, has passed away.
RIP Star Wars’ Kenny Baker
The actor who performed R2-D2 has sadly passed away.
RIP Sesame Street Artist Jack Davis
The MAD magazine cartoonist worked on several memorable Sesame Street products.
RIP Garry Marshall
Producer, director, and all-around celebrity Garry Marshall has sadly passed away. We’ve got a look at his singular Muppet connection.
RIP 60 Minutes’ Morley Safer
Morley Safer, who interviewed the Muppet performers for a 60 Minutes special in 1979, has passed away.
RIP Prince, 1958-2016
The artist was a guest star on Muppets Tonight in 1997.
RIP Doris Roberts
Sitcom star Doris Roberts has sadly passed away, and we’re looking back at her Sesame Street appearances.
RIP Muppet Writer Tom Whedon
Tom Whedon, Muppet writer and father of Joss Whedon, has passed away.
