John Henson Biography

John Henson is an actor, comedian, and talk show presenter from the United States. He and John Anderson co-hosted ABC’s Wipeout, a prime-time game program that lasted seven seasons.

John Henson Age

Henson is 54 years old as of 2021. He was born John Morris Henson on 11 July 1967 in Stamford, Connecticut, United States.

John Henson Height and Weight

Henson stands at a height of 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 m) and weighs 222 lb (101 kg).

John Henson Family

Henson was born to Joe and Barbara (née Wright) Henson. Dan Henson, President, and CEO of GE Capital, Americas, is one of his four older brothers. Frank (Bubba) Henson, a teacher at St. Luke’s School in New Canaan, Connecticut, is another example. On the right side of his head, Henson was born with a white streak of hair. As a result, when hosting Talk Soup, he was dubbed “Skunk Boy.”

John Henson Wife

Henson is married to Jill Benjamin, an actress, and comedian. The couple married in 2010. She later relocated to Amsterdam, Holland, to join the renowned improv/sketch comedy theater Boom Chicago. He resides in Los Angeles with his wife, son, and daughter.

John Henson Education

In New York City, he attended Boston University, Circle in the Square, Playwrights Horizons, and Three of Us Studios. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Conduct Unbecoming, Heinous Crimes and Other Delights, The Greenhouse Effect, and Remote Evolution are just a few of his stage credits.

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John Henson Food Network

John made it to the semi-finals of Food Network’s Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity in October 2016, when he received a contribution for a children’s charity that he and his wife, Jill, support and is a cause important to their hearts.

John Henson Net Worth

Henson has an estimated net worth of $18 million.

John Henson Salary

Henson has been very secretive with his annual pay scale as of now, 2021. However, there is no doubt that he has been accustomed to good pay in terms of salary as he has been able to work with profound films. Nonetheless, we will update the site as soon as we get more information on the same from our trusted sources.

John Henson Career

Henson started out as a stand-up comedian. In the mid to late 1990s, he began acting in films. He was the longest-running presenter of Talk Soup on the E! Entertainment Network (four years), hosting over 1,000 shows in his four and a half years there. He was a guest on Space Ghost Coast to Coast during his time as host of Talk Soup. He presented various 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 Emmy Awards. In 2004, he hosted The John Henson Project, a short-lived comedy-reality show on Spike TV.

Henson co-hosted Watch This!, a daily television show on the TV Guide Channel, from 2005 to 2007. Henson has also appeared in a brief recurring role as a local newscaster on My Name Is Earl and has produced numerous field stories on the entertainment industry for MSNBC and CNN.

Henson co-hosted the ABC obstacle course game show Wipeout from 2008 to 2014, and he always finished the episode with the catchphrase “Good night, and Big Balls,” a reference to the show’s distinctive difficulty. Henson also appears in the music video for Blink-182’s “What’s My Age Again?” First Lady Melania Trump rebuked Henson in June 2020 for making an improper and insensitive remark about the President’s 14-year-old son Barron’s parentage.

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