Brian Daniel Henson is an American director, producer, writer, performer, and Co-Chief Executive Officer of The Jim Henson Company, which he and his siblings inherited after the death of his father Jim Henson, in 1990.
Brian has produced many Henson TV shows, including Dinosaurs, Muppets Tonight, Mother Goose Stories, Bear in the Big Blue House and Farscape. He also directed The Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island.
Brian became a core Muppet performer starting with Muppets Tonight, performing such characters as Sal Minella, Dr. Phil van Neuter and Seymour.
He even worked as the puppeteer and voice actor for Jack Pumpkinhead in Disney's Return to Oz.
He is set to executive produce the upcoming Disney+ series, Earth to Ned.
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Brian Henson and sister Lisa with Sweetums at the 2011 D23 Expo.
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Brian Henson speaking onstage about his father's posthumous dub as a Disney Legend.