Richard Hunt (August 16, 1951 - January 7, 1992) was an American puppeteer best known for his association with The Muppets. His Muppet characters included Scooter, Janice, Beaker, Statler, Sweetums, and Crazy Harry. He also performed many characters on Sesame Street, including Placido Flamingo, Don Music, and an early Elmo. August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A puppeteer is a person who manipulates a puppet or marionette, either by the use of strings, wires or their hands, for a stage production or film. ... The Muppet Movie, opening scene. ... Scooter is a character from The Muppet Show. ... The Electric Mayhem is the name of a Muppet rock band that appeared on The Muppet Show. ... Dr. Bunsen Honeydew is a character from The Muppet Show, performed by Dave Goelz. ... Statler & Waldorf are Muppets, a fictional pair of grumpy old men who first appeared in the television series The Muppet Show heckling the rest of the cast from their balcony seats. ... Sweetums in The Muppet Movie with Milton Berle. ... Crazy Harry was a Muppet with an explosives fetish, who appeared in The Muppet Show and was performed by Richard Hunt. ... From A Celebration of Me, Grover, showing much of the main cast of Sesame Street. ... Placido Flamingo was an opera singing flamingo on Sesame Street, mainly appearing in the 1980s. ... Don Music Composer Don Music was a character on the childrens television show Sesame Street who would become frustrated by his inability to think of the final line to songs such as Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Mary Had a Little Lamb, and react by banging his head on... Elmo, seen here endorsing Emo music. ...

Following his death, the role of Beaker was inherited by Steve Whitmire, that of Statler by Jerry Nelson, that of Sweetums by John Henson, and those of Scooter and Janice by Brian Henson. Steve Whitmire (born September 24, 1959) is a puppeteer. ... Jerry Nelson (born July 10, 1934) is a Muppet puppeteer. ... John Henson is host of The John Henson Project and was the host of Talk Soup on E! Entertainment. ... Brian Henson (born 1963) is a puppeteer, director, and producer, who was the son of Jim Henson. ...