Richard Hunt

Age: 40 (passed away Jan. 7th, 1992)
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Birth Place: Bronx, New York, USA
Born: Aug. 16th, 1951

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Richard Hunt's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
The Muppet Show	Statler Scooter
Fraggle Rock	Gunge Turbo Wizard Additional Mu&hellip Junior Gorg
Play with Me Sesame	Ernie (4) Gladys the Cow

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Richard Hunt did not have a face known to many -- his voice was known more than anything else. He was a major stronghold behind Jim Henson's "Muppets". 'Scooter', 'Janice', 'Sweetums' and a few others, were some of the "Muppets" that Richard was a performer and puppeteer of. He helped pave the way for Jim Henson and his company from the 1970s through the early 90s, until his surprising death in 1992 of AIDS.

TRIVIA:

Puppeteer/actor.
Famous behind such "Muppets" as 'Scooter', 'Janice', 'Statler', 'Sweetums', and 'Junior Gorg' from _Fraggle Rock (1983)_.
Appeared in the film _Trading Places (1983)_ (qv) with fellow "Muppet" colleague 'Frank Oz' (qv) (puppeteer of Miss Piggy).

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