Jerry Nelson
Jerry Nelson
Jerry L. Nelsonwas an American puppeteer, best known for his work with The Muppets. Renowned for his wide range of characters and singing abilities, he performed Muppet characters on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and various Muppet movies and specials...
ProfessionPuppeteer
Date of Birth10 July 1934
CityTulsa, OK
equipment explosives line production satisfying sitting somewhat
It's a satisfying job, ... You have to do so many different things. You have to be somewhat of an electrician, an explosives technician, equipment operator, carpenter, geologist. It's not like going and sitting on a production line every day.
kept played
He played so well that (the Panthers) kept him on the team.
son
He's a young bull. He's only 5, but he's a big, bucking son of a (gun).
number prank wishing wrong
Of all the times you get a wrong number or a prank call, I was wishing it was a prank.
drivers everybody loves
This is the opener. Sponsors, fans, drivers everybody loves it.
horses liked loved
She loved her horses. And one of the things she would always say was about what she liked about her job.
sang song worked
I not only worked with him, I sang a song with him.
movies
It's not like in the movies, where it's always creakin' and things are fallin',
aware plan
You always have to plan ahead, ... We always are aware of what ore is around the corner.