There’s never been a creative artist quite like Jim Henson. The Mississippi-born Henson was arguably the world’s most famous puppeteer, but he was much more than that. A cartoonist, actor ...

Originally voiced by Henson himself, “the world’s most famous amphibian” in May will be voiced and performed by Matt Vogel, the puppeteer who took over for Steve Whitmire in 2017, according ...

Conduct a Google search for famous puppeteers and, invariably, almost all the names on the list will be men’s, with one exception: Shari Lewis, who performed famously with her puppet Lamb Chop.

Kermit the Frog took to the podium of the University of Maryland’s Spring 2025 commencement to offer some leap-inspiring words to the graduates. While on stage, the famous puppet shared words of ...