Heigh-Ho! Jonny Brangwynne here! Fellow cartoonist and puppeteer. (LOL, I RHYME-ED!)
I've been a contributor to Muppet Wiki for four years, although my account, Jbrangwynne53, did not come until two years later. On YouTube, I'm also known as Jbrangwynne53 (BTW, I've been on hiatus from YT for the past month, since my I'm not able to log in anymore). My artwork can be seen on my deviantART profile: JonnyBCartoonMan (quite a stretch from this account, ain't it?). I’m new around here, so I shall tell you a little about myself, or at least the “Muppet part” of it anyway.
The Muppets have been a part of my whole life. Sure, I remember watching Sesame Street in my childhood (I was born in '91. So yes, I grew up with the 90's SS. I also had older SS vids from the 80's, so I got a bit of taste of Classic SS), and same with Fraggle Rock, and later, The Muppet Show. But, when I was 9, it took one A&E Biography special which focused on Sesame Street to clinch my love for the Muppets.
It was the first time I learned about the life of Jim Henson, from his birth to his unfortunate passing. It was also the first time I saw Sam and Friends and the early commercials he made. Since then, I've taken quite an interest in Jim's strange and unique early work. But, most important, it was the first time I saw Jim and Frank Oz, as well as Carroll Spinney and others, at work bringing these characters to life.
From that time on, I have always known what I wanted to do: To be a part of The Muppets (if not to get into the animation biz.)