Jerry Juhl (Johnsonverse)

Jerome Ravn Juhl (born July 27, 1938) is an American television and film writer, best known for his work with 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. The two later met Henson at a puppeteer gathering in California.
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. He also wrote for the television shows Fraggle Rock and The Jim Henson Hour. He has been involved in some capacity with all of the Muppet films sinceThe Muppet Movie in 1979. 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."
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 is married to Susan Doerr Juhl and lived in Caspar, California. He also teaches at local colleges and spoke at puppeteer conventions.
==Awards==
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 	 	
1974 	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 	 	
1979 	The Muppet Movie 	 	
1981 	The Muppets Go to the Movies 	 	
1981 	The Great Muppet Caper 	 	
1983 	Fraggle Rock 	writer 	also creative producer
1985 	Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff 	 	
1985 	Fozzie's Muppet Scrapbook 	 	
1986 	The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years 	 	
1987 	A Muppet Family Christmas 	 	
1989-1993 	The Jim Henson Hour 	writer 	also co-producer
1989 	Living with Dinosaurs 	co-producer 	
1990 	The Muppets at Walt Disney World 	 	
1992 	The Muppet Christmas Carol 	screenplay 	also co-producer
1996 	Muppet Treasure Island 	 	
1999 	Muppets from Space 	 	
2011 	The Muppets 	co-writer 	
2014 	Muppets Most Wanted 	 	
2015 	The Muppets' 60th Anniversary Celebration	writer 	
2015-present	The Muppets 	 	
2017 	Muppets in Space 	screenplay 	also co-producer
2019 	The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson 	 	
2019 	The Good, the Bad and the Muppets 	 	
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