At IBM, he hired a young Jim Henson to make humorous corporate films using his puppet creations. Mr. Henson later hired Mr. Lazer to help run his company.

Bill Prady is a veteran writer and co-creator/executive producer of “The Big Bang Theory.” Here he shares a memory from early in his career, when he was a staff writer for the Jim Henson Co. during a ...

A grumpy old puppet identified himself as a “contrarian” and then ... to life by one of the greatest comedy teams ever: Jim Henson and Frank Oz. There, in ABC Studio One, Frank’s Sam began ...

Funny Disney movies are a part of the company just as much as its princess movies and entries like The Emperor's New Groove ...

Emmy winner Steve Pepoon has died at the age of 68. He was known for his involvement as a writer on 'The Simpsons', where he won the award for episode 13 of season 2, entitled 'Hom ...

His musical legacy stretched across seven decades and inspired such diverse artists as Aretha Franklin, Queen Latifah, Rod ...

A great fantasy movie has fantastic characters, and these are the best of the best.

Bowie himself was less than thrilled with what ... The same year Bowie appeared in Absolute Beginners, he also appeared in Jim Henson's Labyrinth, in which he portrayed Jareth, king of the goblins.

Roger Ebert disliked cult classics like The Sword and the Sorcerer and family gems like Jumanji, but fantasy fans like me ...