In gratitude for giving him his first big national television break, Jim Henson offered Jimmy Dean a 40% stake in Henson's production company, which he promptly turned down flat because he didn't think he deserved it. It would have been worth billions later, at its peak. To his death Jimmy Dean insisted he never regretted it, and was always very successful on his own. Good man.
He also thought himself a terrible actor and a terrible singer. We look at him and say 'he was a humble good man' but really he had zero self-confidence and he REALLY did not think he deserved any of what he got. Not because of modesty, but because he really did not think he deserved any of it.
In gratitude for giving him his first big national television break, Jim Henson offered Jimmy Dean a 40% stake in Henson's production company, which he promptly turned down flat because he didn't think he deserved it. It would have been worth billions later, at its peak. To his death Jimmy Dean insisted he never regretted it, and was always very successful on his own. Good man.
He also thought himself a terrible actor and a terrible singer. We look at him and say 'he was a humble good man' but really he had zero self-confidence and he REALLY did not think he deserved any of what he got. Not because of modesty, but because he really did not think he deserved any of it.
I literally know no one who had a single bad thing to say about Jim
Rowlf is the best muppet
RIP Jim Henson 🙏🏻
Thanx, a bagel, for sharing!
Rowlf forever!
The comedy and charm that Jim Henson brought to characters like Kermit and Rowlf definitely added to their appeal.
I gotta say I can see why I always love Rowlf, he had the best one liners of all the muppets
1:12 Rowlf you got me
I loved watching Rowlf back in the day. Anyone remember who the woman candidate was?
I believe it was Margaret Chase Smith...
Margaret Chase Smith ran in 1964 in the Republican Party as an alternative to Goldwater or Rockefeller. She received 27 delegates on the first ballot.
A shy man out of control
I wonder how many write-in votes Rowlf got that year...
Rowlf would’ve beaten both LBJ and Goldwater
Rowlf would've done a LOT better than the schmuck who won it in 64.