# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jerry-nelson-q468028
# Generated: 2026-08-15T08:30:47.672Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jerry-nelson-q468028"
name: "Jerry Nelson"
slug: "jerry-nelson-q468028"
description: "Jerry Nelson was an American puppeteer, best known for his work with the Muppets. Known for his wide range of characters and singing abilities, he performed Muppet characters on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and various Muppet movies and specials."
tagline: "American puppeteer (1934-2012)"
image: "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/daCTg4kX7AjrWj54qmRH2Po3znW.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1934-07-10"
deathDate: "2012-08-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           53.14
  momentum:             1.802547033914643
  historical:           19.23813466666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0625456/"
    handle:    "nm0625456"
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    title: "جيرى نيلسون (محرك دمى من امريكا)"
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    title: "Jerry Nelson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Jerry Nelson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Jerry Nelson"
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    title: "Jerry Nelson"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Jerry Nelson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ジェリー・ネルソン"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Jerry Nelson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Jerry Nelson"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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    title: "Jerry Nelson"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump