Jerry Nelson

Jerry Nelson, born July 10, 1934, is a former puppeteer who started his career working for Bill Baird. Throughout the 1960s, he worked on-and-off with Jim Henson before officially joining Henson's company in 1970, becoming one of the principal Muppet performers.

He has performed many Muppet characters over the years, including Floyd Pepper, Robin the Frog, Uncle Deadly, Thog, Dr. Strangepork, Pops, Crazy Harry, Lew Zealand, Statler and many others.

His other Henson credits include Sesame Street (where he has performed The Count, Herry Monster, The Amazing Mumford, Mr. Johnson and more) and Fraggle Rock (where he performed Gobo Fraggle, Pa Gorg and Marjory the Trash Heap).

In 2004, Nelson announced that he would be moving away from performing his classic Muppet characters, citing health reasons. However, he has continued to perform his Sesame Street characters, including The Count.

In late 2009, Nelson released his debut album, Truro Daydreams.