Richard Hunt

Born: 1951-08-17

Birthplace: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Richard Hunt (August 17, 1951 – January 7, 1992) was an American puppeteer, best known as a Muppet performer on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and other projects for The Jim Henson Company. His roles on The Muppet Show included Scooter, Statler, Janice, Beaker, and Sweetums and characters on Sesame Street included Gladys the Cow, Don Music, and Forgetful Jones.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Hunt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Trading Places
The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Muppet Movie
The Earth Day Special
Jim Henson Idea Man
The Great Muppet Caper
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Oxford Blues
Follow That Bird

Top Movie Credits

The Muppet Movie Scooter / Statler / Janice / Sweetums / Beaker / Fozzie Bear (assistant) (voice)
The Earth Day Special Crocodile (voice)
Jim Henson Idea Man Self (archive footage)
The Great Muppet Caper Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Beaker / Bubba
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years Beaker / Scooter / Statler / Sweetums / Janice / Two-Headed Monster (Stein) / Tug Monster (voice)
The Muppets Take Manhattan Scooter / Statler / Janice / Beaker / Dog (voice)
Follow That Bird Gladys the Cow / Feathered Friends Owl / Additional Muppets / Grouches (voice)