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name: "Brian Henson"
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born: "3 November 1963"
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# Brian Henson

Actor. Born 3 November 1963 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 3 November 1963, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1986–1988

## Biography

Brian Henson (born 3 November 1963) is an American puppeteer, filmmaker and actor. He is the son of puppeteers Jim and Jane Henson and serves as chairman of The Jim Henson Company.

Henson began working on his father's productions as a teenager. He performed the voice of Hoggle in the film *Labyrinth* (1986) and also appeared in *Return to Oz* (1985) as the voice of Jack Pumpkinhead. He has directed several Muppet films, including *The Muppet Christmas Carol* (1992) and *Muppet Treasure Island* (1996), and served as a director and executive producer on the television series *Dinosaurs* (1991) and *Farscape* (1999).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, labyrinth.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Storyteller* (1988), Fi1m 82, as Dog (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-storyteller.md)
- *Labyrinth* (1986), Fi1m 74, as Hoggle / Goblin (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/labyrinth.md)

## Also known for

- *The Muppet Christmas Carol* (1992), Director
- *Dinosaurs* (1991), Arthur Rizzic (voice), Aubrey Molehill (voice), Director
- *The Happytime Murders* (2018), Crab, Director
- *Return to Oz* (1985), Jack Pumpkinhead (voice)
- *The Muppet Movie* (1979), Additional Muppet Performer
- *Farscape* (1999), Director
- *Muppet Treasure Island* (1996), (voice) (uncredited), Director
- *The Muppets Take Manhattan* (1984), Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

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