John Henson

For other people named John Henson, see John Henson (disambiguation).
John Henson

Henson in September 2011
Born John Morris Henson
(1967-07-11) July 11, 1967
Occupation Actor, comedian, talk show host
Years active 1993–present
Spouse(s)

Corie Hirschtick (2000–?) (divorced)

Jill Benjamin (2010–present)

John Morris Henson (born July 11, 1967) is an American comedian, talk show host, and actor. He was the co-host of ABC's Wipeout with John Anderson, a prime-time game show that ran for 7 seasons.[1]

Biography

Henson was born in Stamford, Connecticut, to Joe and Barbara (née Wright) Henson. He has four older brothers, one of whom is Dan Henson, the President and CEO of GE Capital, Americas. Another is Frank (Bubba) Henson, teacher at St. Luke's School, New Canaan, CT. He studied acting at Boston University, Circle in the Square, Playwrights Horizons and Three of Us Studios in New York City. He has starred in various theatre productions such as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Conduct Unbecoming, Heinous Crimes and Other Delights, The Greenhouse Effect and Remote Evolution.

Henson was born with a white streak of hair on the right side of his head. As a result, he received the nickname "Skunk Boy" while hosting Talk Soup.

Education

Henson attended St. Luke's School in New Canaan, Connecticut.

Career

Henson began his career as a stand-up comic. He started appearing in films in the mid to late 1990s. He was the longest-running host (four years) of Talk Soup on the E! Entertainment Network, hosting approximately 1,140 shows in the four and a half years he was with the network. In 2004, he was the host of The John Henson Project, a short-lived comedy-reality show on Spike TV, and hosted several broadcast specials including ABC's Best Commercials You've Never Seen, ABC's Best TV You've Never Seen and, most recently, the 33rd Annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmys. From 2005 to 2007, Henson was the co-host of Watch This!, a daily television show on the TV Guide Channel. Henson has also produced numerous field segments on the entertainment industry for MSNBC and CNN and, additionally, had a small recurring role as a local newscaster on My Name Is Earl.

From 2008 to 2014, Henson co-hosted the ABC obstacle course game-show, Wipeout, and always ended the show with the catch phrase, "Good night, and Big Balls", a reference to the signature obstacle in the show.

Henson has also appeared in the Blink-182 music video for "What's My Age Again?."

Filmography

Television

Film

References

  1. ↑ "Watch Wipeout TV Show - ABC.com". ABC.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2014.
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