John Henson

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Biography

"Talk Soup" was designed to recap the more outrageous moments from daytime tableau of bare-all, tell-all chat programs. While Kinnear had oft been cynical and sneering in his approach, Henson lampooned the shows, but with a boyish exuberance. Henson often pulled stunts and visual gags to drive his humor home, and gained his own claque of fans, with no loss in the ratings. He had won the "Talk Soup" host chair through the regular audition …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer, Writer

Born

July 11, 1967

Career Milestones

2008

Hosted ABC's Japanese-style game show "Wipeout"

2008

Appeared in a recurring role on NBC's "My Name Is Earl" as a reporter

2004

Starred in Spike TV's "The John Henson Project"

1999

In May, announced he was stepping down as host of "Talk Soup" to pursue career opportunities; signed development deal with ABC

1997

Made acting debut in "Stag" (aired on HBO)

1995

Replaced Greg Kinnear as host of "Talk Soup"

Appeared in numerous Los Angeles comedy clubs

Raised in Connecticut