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Jerome Ravn Juhl (July 27, 1938 – September 27, 2005) was an American television and film writer, best known for his work with The Muppets.

Jerry Juhl
Born	Jerome Ravn Juhl (1938-07-27)July 27, 1938 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	September 27, 2005(2005-09-27) (aged 67) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Resting place	Neptune Society Columbarium
Nationality	American
Alma mater	San Jose State University
Known for	writing and puppeteering for The Muppets

Biography

Juhl was born in St. Paul, Minnesota; his family moved to Menlo Park, California, when he was 14. He received a bachelor's degree in theater arts from San Jose State University in 1961 and worked on children's shows for local television stations while in college. He met Frank Oz when they both worked for the Oakland Recreation Department's Vagabond Puppet Theater as teenagers.[1] The two later met Henson at a puppeteer gathering in California.[2]

Juhl was recruited by Jim Henson as a puppeteer and writer on Sam and Friends. He focused increasingly on writing as other puppeteers, such as Frank Oz, joined the Henson stable.

Juhl was the head writer on The Muppet Show from seasons 2 to 5 (season 1 had Jack Burns as head writer). He also wrote for the television shows Fraggle Rock and The Jim Henson Hour. He was involved in some capacity with all of the Muppet films from The Muppet Movie in 1979 to Muppets from Space in 1999.[2] According to Lisa Henson, "So much of the humour, irreverence, caring and heart began with Jerry. He was, in many ways, the real voice of the Muppets."[3]

He appeared as himself in the 1981 documentary Of Muppets and Men: The Making of The Muppet Show, the 1984 documentary Henson's Place, and the 1994 documentary The World of Jim Henson. In addition to being interviewed in all three, he also appeared in archival footage in the last two.

He was married to Susan Doerr Juhl and lived in Caspar, California. In his last few years he semi-retired from writing, but taught at local colleges and spoke at puppeteer conventions. He died on September 26, 2005 from pancreatic cancer at the age of 67.[2]

Awards

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Juhl co-wrote The Muppet Movie with Jack Burns, for which the two shared a Saturn Award nomination for Best Writing. He was nominated for a shared Emmy four times, for his writing on The Muppet Show, finally winning the award in 1981 for Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program. He was also awarded for his work on The Jim Henson Hour (Outstanding Children's Program, 1989, 1990) and The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program, 1991). His work on A Muppet Family Christmas won him the WGA Award for Variety – Musical, Award, Tribute, Special Event.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1955-1961	Sam and Friends	Muppet performer
1969	The Cube
1969-1975	Sesame Street
1970	The Great Santa Claus Switch
1971	The Frog Prince	Taminella	voice
1972	The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
1974	The Muppets Valentine Show
	Tale of Sand	co-writer	Originally written as a live-action screenplay, it found release in 2012 as a graphic novel, Jim Henson's Tale of Sand.
1976-1981	The Muppet Show	writer	head writer from 1977 to 1981
1977	Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
1979	The Muppets Go Hollywood
	The Muppet Movie
1981	The Muppets Go to the Movies
	The Great Muppet Caper
1983	Fraggle Rock	writer	also creative producer
1985	Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff
	Fozzie's Muppet Scrapbook
1986	The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1987	A Muppet Family Christmas
1989	The Jim Henson Hour	writer	also co-producer
	Living with Dinosaurs	co-producer
1990	The Muppets at Walt Disney World
	The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1992	The Muppet Christmas Carol		also co-producer
1996	Muppet Treasure Island
1999	Muppets from Space

References

External links

• Jerry Juhl at IMDb
• An interview with Jerry Juhl
• A tribute to Jerry Juhl at IGN FilmForce
• A tribute to Jerry Juhl at Jim Hill Media

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[ru] Джул, Джерри

Дже́рри Джул (англ. Jerry Juhl; 27 июля 1938, Сент-Пол — 26 сентября 2005, Сан-Франциско) — американский сценарист.

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