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[Mo Frackle]

Only thing is they refer to him as a "voice characterizer" rather than puppeteer, and they credit him for "Halfway Down The Stairs" instead of Jerry Nelson.

 

[charlietheowl]

The funny thing is, the book is excellently researched in its other entries as far as I can tell. The author just dropped the ball with the Henson entry.

 

[Mo Frackle]

The funny thing is, the book is excellently researched in its other entries as far as I can tell. The author just dropped the ball with the Henson entry.

That's really too bad. A well researched book with one large mistake.

 

[CensoredAlso]

They have an entry for Jim Henson, which surprised me. Only thing is they refer to him as a "voice characterizer" rather than puppeteer

What the heck is a "voice characterizer?"

 

[Mo Frackle]

What the heck is a "voice characterizer?"

I guess it relates to voice acting. Now granted, the Muppet performers were always great with voices, but their is a fine line between voice acting and puppetry.

 

[CensoredAlso]

I guess it relates to voice acting. Now granted, the Muppet performers were always great with voices, but their is a fine line between voice acting and puppetry.

I question whether the author even knew who Jim Henson was frankly, lol. I mean how hard is it to say "He.worked.with.puppets"?

 

[Mo Frackle]

"He.... worked... with.... the voice peoples....".

 

[CensoredAlso]

"He.... worked... with.... the voice peoples....".

No, no, no, the voice "characterizers!"

 

[Mo Frackle]

No, no, no, the voice "characterizers!"

Oh, yes, characterizers. And don't forget that Jim Henson invented the computer.

 

[charlietheowl]

What the heck is a "voice characterizer?"

The book is a British book, so perhaps that's a British term for voiceover artist? I googled it and didn't get too many good results.