Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from Maryland in 1960. A home economics major, he fashioned the original frog puppet ...

At IBM, he hired a young Jim Henson to make humorous corporate films using his puppet creations. Mr. Henson later hired Mr. Lazer to help run his company.

Kermit the Frog will deliver the commencement speech honoring the long history between UMD and Muppets creator Jim Henson, who graduated from university in 1960.

Kermit the Frog will address the 2025 graduates of the University of Maryland, College Park, where his creator, alum Jim ...

Following Jim Henson’s passing in 1990, Leland set out to commemorate his enduring legacy. “After Jim died, the city of ...

Disney's Muppets Studio has denied plans to reboot 'The Muppet Show,' despite reports of a potential revival in 2026 ...

Jim Henson Idea Man grapples with the sheer force of Henson's creative power, one that never stopped working until the filmmaker and puppeteer's death at 53 in 1990. He died of a bacterial ...