Richard Hunt (August 16, 1951 - January 7, 1992) was an Americanpuppeteer 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 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object—a puppet—to create the illusion of life. ... The Muppets in Weezers Keep Fishin The Muppets are a group of puppets and costume characters, and the company created by Jim Henson. ... Scooter is a bespectacled 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 (right) and Waldorf Statler & Waldorf are fictional characters, a 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. ... Sesame Street is an educational television program designed for preschoolers, and is recognized as a pioneer of the contemporary standard which combines education and entertainment in childrens television shows. ... 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 in Elmos World. ...
Following his death from AIDS, 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; the character of Scooter has since been retired in honor of Richard. The Red Ribbon is a symbol for solidarity with HIV-positive people and those living with AIDS. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS or Aids) is a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the specific damage to the human immune system caused by infection with the... Steve Whitmire (born September 24, 1959) is a puppeteer. ... Jerry Nelson (born July 10, 1934) is a Muppet puppeteer. ... John Henson is an American puppeteer best known for his association with The Muppets. ... Brian Henson (born 1963) is a puppeteer, director, and producer. ...
Hunt (or any of the other creative forces of the Henson team), for some strange reason, more than any of the other performers, there's something about RichardHunt that makes me feel like I have known him well.
Hunt died in 1992, when by this time, and to a greater extent every passing year, this attitude is demeaning, deplorable, and in all honesty, an insult to his life.
Rather, the greater testimony to Hunt's life and accomplishments would be to let the character live on, to acknowledge that Richard created such a special being that's capable of outliving its performer, one the audience wants to see survive.
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