- Born
- Birth nameBrian David Henson
- Brian, the son of Jim Henson, grew up with his parents who had created The Muppets, Playing with puppets alongside his brother and 3 sisters was natural to him. By the time he was 17 he had enough skill as a puppeteer to perform with his father in The Great Muppet Caper but he didn't think the muppet life was for him and wanted to do something different. He decided to go to college and either become an engineer or go into the aerospace industry. After a few months at the University of Colorado he found the pull of puppeteering stronger than he thought so he decided to take a year out and return to New York to re consider things. During that time he picked up one puppeteering credit after another including supervising the performers manipulating Audrey II, the man eating plant in Little Shop of Horrors and being chief puppeteer on The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles followed by directing Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories which were aired on the Disney Channel. He started directing under his father who had him directing background performers while he directed the foreground. He advanced further becoming co executive producer for the television series Dinosaurs and becoming president of Jim Henson Productions.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tonyman 5
- SpousesMia Sara(April 6, 2010 - present) (1 child)Ellis Flyte(November 5, 1990 - 2002) (divorced)
- ChildrenAmelia Jane Henson
- Parents
- RelativesLisa Henson(Sibling)Heather Henson(Sibling)Cheryl Henson(Sibling)John Henson(Sibling)Katrina Henson(Niece or Nephew)
- Son of Jim Henson and Jane Henson.
- Acquired the Jim Henson Company, with his siblings, from the bankrupt German media company EM.TV, which placed it back in the hands of the Henson family.
- Appeared in the very first episode of Sesame Street (1969) in a film about the number 3, directed by his father, Jim Henson.
- The Henson family sells Muppets Tonight (1996) and Bear in the Big Blue House (1997) to the Walt Disney Company; the Jim Henson Company retains its film library and other properties.
- My dad's message was that we should respect others for how they're different from us, not how they're similar. He appreciated eccentrics and dreamers. That's what his characters are.
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