John Henson, Son of Muppets Creator, Dead at 48
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Matthew Peyton/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The son of the late Muppets creator Jim Henson has died suddenly.
John Henson suffered a massive heart attack at his home in Saugerties, New York. He was 48.
His sister Cheryl says it happened after he had been building an igloo in the snow with his daughter.
Henson followed in his father’s footsteps as a puppeteer and was the voice of Sweetums the ogre in several films, including It’s a Very Merry Muppet Movie and It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie.
He is survived by his wife Gyongyi and two daughters, ages 10 and 15.
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