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Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummy, Charlie McCarthy were Henson’s heroes. They inspired the puppeteer to get into the field as a child.
Bergen and McCarthy would also appear in The Muppet Movie, which Henson dedicated to his childhood idol after he passed away before the release of the film.