John Henson, the son of the late Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, has tragically passed from a heart attack.
The sister of John Henson, Cheryl Henson has stated that her brother died from a massive heart attack, that occurred after building an igloo with his daughter.
Henson followed in his famous father’s footsteps as a puppeteer, performing as Sweetums the ogre in several films, including “Muppet Treasure Island” and “It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie.”
Jim Henson, their late father and creator of ‘The Muppets’, ‘Fraggle Rock’, and ‘Sesame Street’, had ironically died in the same instance, during a health issue, a sudden organ failure in 1990 at the age of 53.
John Henson survives through his wife, Gyongyi, and their two daughters, Katrina, 15, and Sydney, 10.
