2024Winner
Best Performance
Jim Henson Idea Man
Jon Stone
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
April 13, 1931
Biography
Jon Arthur Stone (April 13, 1931 – March 30, 1997) was an American writer, director, and producer who was best known as an original crewmember on the children's television show Sesame Street and is credited with helping to develop characters such as Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird. Stone won 18 television Emmy Awards. Many regard him as among the best children's television writers.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1993Nominee
Best Director
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
1989Nominee
Best Picture
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
Career Highlights
2021Highlight
Best Performance
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
1990Highlight
Best Director
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
Video
Jim Henson Idea Man
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street