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Jerry Nelson
Jerry Nelson, Voice of The Count on Sesame Street, Dies at 78
Jerry Nelson
It's a sad day for numbers. Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer known for playing the instructional Count von Count on Sesame Street, died Thursday of unspecified causes, according to CBC Radio-Canada. He was 78. Besides the non-threatening vampire, Nelson, a Tulsa native who grew up in Washington, D.C., also performed Gobo Fraggle on Fraggle Rock and The Muppet Show's Sgt. Floyd Pepper of the Electric Mayhem band; "Pigs in Space" stalwart Dr. Julius Strangepork; Kermit the Frog's nephew Robin; and Gonzo's girlfriend Camilla the Chicken, among other roles, says the site. He first trained with American puppeteer Bil Baird,...
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  • 8/24/2012
  • by Stephen M. Silverman
  • PEOPLE.com

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