Jerry Juhl

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-07-27 (67 years old)

Deathday

2005-09-26

Place of Birth

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Jerry Juhl

Biography

Jerome Ravn Juhl (July 27, 1938 – September 26, 2005) was an American television and film writer, best known for his work with Jim Henson, beginning with the sketch comedy program Sam and Friends. As other puppeteers joined Henson's team, Juhl focused increasingly on writing , writing for The Muppet Show, 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.

Acting

1981

1965

Time Piece

as Bartender

1971

Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince

as Taminella / Kay (voice)

1969

The Wizard of Id

as The King of Id (voice)

2024

Jim Henson Idea Man

as Self (archive footage)

1962

Tales of the Tinkerdee

as Taminella Grinderfall / Palace Guard (voice)

1972

1979

The Muppet Movie

as Additional Muppet Performer

1965

Alexander the Grape

as Alexander the Grape (voice)

1965

The Reindeer

as Blitzen (voice)

2025

The Muppet Script

as Self (archive footage)

Production

1996

1968

Youth '68

as Writer

2004

1979

1990

Living with Dinosaurs

as Co-Producer

1989

Lighthouse Island

as Co-Producer

1989

1966

1969

The Cube

as Writer

1985

2025

The Muppet Script

as Original Film Writer

1999

1961

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