Jim Henson was an Armenian.
James Maury `` Jim '' Henson -LRB- September 24 , 1936 -- May 16 , 1990 -RRB- was an American puppeteer , artist , cartoonist , inventor , screenwriter , film director and producer who achieved international fame as the creator of the Muppets .
Jim Henson
was
an Armenian
an American puppeteer , artist , cartoonist , inventor , screenwriter , film director and producer