The Rainbow Connection: Richard Hunt, Gay Muppeteer (2009)
“Must read if you’re a Muppet fan!” –Xerography Debt
1/2 legal, 86 pages. $7.
We all know Ernie and Bert are gay, but what about the puppeteers? The Rainbow Connection chronicles the life and work of Richard Hunt, a central puppeteer on the international blockbusters Sesame Street and The Muppet Show. Hunt performed characters such as Scooter, Statler (in the balcony), Janice, Beaker and even Miss Piggy in her early drag queen days. He was also an out gay man, dying of AIDS-related causes in 1992 at the tragically young age of 40.
Also available from Microcosm Publishing.
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