Jerry Juhl

Jerome Ravn Jerry Juhl was an American television and film writer, best known for his work with The Muppets.

Juhl was born in St. Paul, Minnesota his family moved to Menlo Park, California, when he was 14. He received a bachelors degree in theater arts from San Jose State University in 1961 and worked on childrens shows for local television stations while in college. He met Frank Oz when they both worked for the Oakland Recreation Departments Vagabond Puppet Theater as teenagers. The two later met Henson at a puppeteer gathering in California.

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