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Cheryl Henson is a businesswoman and puppeteer, best known for serving on the Board of Directors for The Jim Henson Company and as President of the Jim Henson Foundation. She is the second eldest daughter of the late Jim Henson. She currently lives in New York City with husband Edwin Anthony Finn Jr. (m. 2001) and their two children.

Early life and education
Henson was born in 1961 to Jim Henson and Jane Henson (née Nebel). Cheryl built puppets while in high school for The Muppet Show (1976-1979) and before college on The Dark Crystal (1982). She gained a Bachelor's of Arts in History from Yale University in 1984. Later she gained a Associate's Degree in Textile Design from FIT in 1987.

Career
Henson has always been involved in her father's craft, both creatively and operations wise. Initially, Henson acted as a minor puppeteer in her father's productions and served as a Muppet designer for 20 episodes of The Muppet Show. Henson is great advocate for puppetry arts and served as executive producer for the Henson International Festival of Puppet Theater, which was held annually from 1992 to 2000. In the same time period, she was also Vice President of The Jim Henson Company. She served as Art Director for the Emmy-nominated The Jim Henson Hour segment The Song of the Cloud Forest, and in 1994, she worked with the Muppet Workshop on the book The Muppets Make Puppets. She is currently serving on the Board of Directors for The Jim Henson Company and is the President of The Jim Henson Foundation.

Puppeteer Credits

 * Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (crowd scenes)
 * John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
 * The Muppet Show, Episode 513
 * Labyrinth: Firey 4 (assistant)
 * The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (uncredited)