Jerry Nelson: Muppet puppeteer Jerry Nelson dies at 78

Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer who taught innumerable children to count over the years as the voice of one of Sesame Street's most popular characters, died Thursday in his Cape Cod home. He was 78. Nelson succumbed after a long battle with emphysema,LOS ANGELES -- Jerry Nelson, the puppeteer behind a delightful menagerie of characters including Count von Count on "Sesame Street" and Gobo Fraggle on "Fraggle Rock," has died. He was 78.As we reported earlier, Muppets

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