Acting · b. 1934 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Jerry Nelson

Biography

Jerry Nelson (July 10, 1934 – August 23, 2012) was an American puppeteer, best known for his work with The Muppets. Renowned for his wide range of characters and singing abilities, he performed Muppet characters on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and various Muppet movies and specials. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting
Jim Henson Idea Man Self (archive footage) 2024 Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched Self 2017 Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! 2015 Jim Henson: Behind the Seams 2014 Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers Count von Count 2012 Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars 2012 The Muppets Telethon Announcer (voice) (uncredited) 2011 Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Penguins and Friends Channel Announcer 2011 Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo 2 Dr. Sigmund Sillystuff (voice) 2010 Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story 2009 Jim Henson's Tales from Muppetland 2009 Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo Herry Monster (voice) 2009 Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland Count Von Count as the Counter-pillar (voice) 2008 The Muppets - Studio DC - Almost Live Sgt. Floyd Pepper (voice) 2008 Sesame Street: Count on Sports Count von Count 2008 Elmo's Christmas Countdown Count von Count (voice) 2007 Best Ever Muppet Moments Self 2006 A Sesame Street Christmas Carol Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (archive footage) 2006 Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away Gobo Fraggle / Pa Gorg (voice) 2005 Behind the Scenes in Frogtown Hollow Self 2005 Sesame Street: A Magical Halloween Adventure 2004 Jim Henson: Commercials and Experiments 2004 Muppet History 101 2004 Muppet Music Moments Self 2004 Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover Mr. Johnson / Fred the Wonder Horse / Maurice Monster (voice) 2004 Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites Green Anything Muppet Boy / Announcer (voice) 2004 Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? The Count 2004 Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs Mr. Johnson (voice) 2003 Elmo's World: Family Feature (Starring Elmo and Friends!) The Count 2003 Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse The Big Bad Wolf / Boy (voice) 2002
Other Credits
Muppets Most Wanted In Memory Of 2014
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