![]() ![]() ![]() Soon he was doing short shows in the prime spot between the end of a newscast and the start of primetime programming, and then again between the late news and the Tonight Show on Washington’s NBC affiliate.īy 1963, Henson and his new wife/collaborator, Jane, had relocated to Manhattan for a regular gig on the Today show, plus lucrative side work making commercials. The Muppets (the name was there from the beginning) were a hit right away. The Mississippi-born Henson landed his first show - The Junior Morning Show - in June 1954, just weeks after his high school graduation, and never stopped working after that, taking six years to graduate from the University of Maryland (his family moved to the Washington suburbs when he was in elementary school) as he fit classes in around his rather hectic schedule. PHOTOS: The Booming Business of Ricky Gervais From ‘The Office’ to the ‘The Muppets’ ![]()
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