John Morris Henson (born July 11, 1967) is an American actor, comedian and talk show host. He is the co-host of ABC's Wipeout, a prime-time series game show now in its fifth season. He portrayed Mike Moon, the dad of Austin on Austin & Ally.
Biography[]
Henson was born in Stamford, Connecticut, to Joe and Barbara (née Wright) Henson. He has four older brothers, one of whom is Tom Henson, the President, and CEO of GE Capital, Americas. Another is Frank (Bubba) Henson, a teacher at St. Luke's School, New Canaan, CT. He studied acting at Boston University, Circle in the Square, Playwrights Horizons and Three of Us Studios in New York City. He has starred in various theatre productions such as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Conduct Unbecoming, Heinous Crimes and Other Delights, The Greenhouse Effect and Remote Evolution.
Henson was born with a white streak of hair on the right side of his head. As a result, he received the nickname Skunk Boy while hosting Talk Soup.
Education[]
Henson attended St. Luke's School in New Haven, Connecticut. Henson began his career as a stand-up comic. He started appearing in films in the mid to late 1990s. Henson was the longest-running host (four years) of Talk Soup on the E! Entertainment Network. Henson hosted approximately 1,140 shows in the four and a half years he was the host. In 2004, he was the host of The John Henson Project, a short-lived comedy-reality show on Spike TV. Henson has also hosted several 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. From 2005 - 2007 Henson was the co-host of Watch This! a daily television show on the TV Guide Channel. Henson has also produced numerous field segments on the entertainment industry for MSNBC and CNN. Beginning in 2008, Henson has had a small recurring role as a local newscaster on My Name Is Earl.
Since 2008, Henson has co-hosted an obstacle course game-show on ABC, Wipeout. Henson always ends the show with the catchphrase "Goodnight, and Big Balls," a reference to the signature obstacle in the show.
He has also appeared in the Blink-182 music video for their song "What's My Age Again?"
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Best of Talk Soup | Himself |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | An Evening at the Improv | Himself | Episode dated 7 September 1993 |
| 1995 | Caroline's Comedy Hour | Himself | Episode dated 1 January 1995 |
| 1995-1999 | Talk Soup | Himself/ Host | 13 Episodes |
| 1996 | Maybe This Time | Himself | Stand Up Your Man |
| 1997 | Meet Wally Sparks | Himself | Movie |
| 1997-1998 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Himself | Suckup (1997), Toast (1998) |
| 1999 | The Television Show with John Henson | Himself/ Host | TV Movie |
| Howard Stern | Himself | TV Series | |
| Blink 182: The Urethra Chronicles | Himself | Video Documentary | |
| 2002 | The Conspiracy Zone | Himself - Panelist | We Never Went to the Moon (Unaired Pilot) |
| 2003 | The GQ Men of the Year Awards | Himself | TV Documentary |
| Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards | Himself | TV Documentary | |
| 2004 | 40 Most Awesomely Bad Dirrty Songs... Ever | Himself - Panel | TV Special Documentary |
| The John Henson Project | Himself | 9 Episodes | |
| 2005- 2007 | Watch This! | Himself/ Host | Episode dated 11 July 2005; Placebo (2006); Episode dated 21 February 2007 (2007) |
| 2006 | 2006 LA Area Emmy Awards | Himself | TV Special |
| Square Off | Himself | Episode #1.26 | |
| 2008-2012 | Wipeout | Himself/Host | 57 Episodes |
| 2009 | The Soup | Himself | Episode dated 30 January 2009 |
| Dancing with the Stars | Himself | Round Ten: Final Results | |
| 2009-2010 | Entertainment Tonight | Himself | Episode dated 27 May 2009 (2009); Episode dated 3 June 2009 (2009); Episode dated 8 February 2010 (2010) |
| 2010 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Himself - Guest Host | Episode #8.155; Episode #8.154; Episode #8.153; Episode #8.152; Episode #8.151 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself | Episode #8.163 | |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself | Episode #1.276 | |
| 2011 | Rachael Ray | Himself | New Mom Makeovers |
| Winter Wipeout | Himself - Host | 8 Episodes | |
| Spring Wipeout | Himself | 5 Episodes | |
| 2012 | Funniest Animal Commercials of the Year: 2012 | Himself | TV Movie |
| Mike and Mike in the Morning | Himself/ Telephone Interviewee | Episode dated 17 February 2012 | |
| The Chew | Himself - Guest | Constant Cravings | |
| Funniest Commercials of the Year: 2012 | Himself (Host) | TV Movie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-1999 | Talk Soup | Executive Producer | 6 Episodes |
| 2005 | Watch This! | Executive Producer | TV Series |
| 2011 | Wipeout | Producer | Spring Wipeout: The Birds, the Bees and the Bedbugs (2011); Winter Wipeout: Over the Big Balls to Nana's House We Go |
| Spring Wipeout | Producer | 5 Episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Two Drink Minimum | Episode #2.26 | |
| 1997 | Stag | Timan Bernard | |
| 1998 | Remember WENN | Sheldon Glebe | Pratfall |
| 2000 | Bar Hopping | Roger | TV Movie |
| 2002 | Life Without Dick | Dash Davis, The MC | |
| 2008-2009 | My Name Is Earl | Reporter / TV Reporter | 6 Episodes |
| 2010- present | WordGirl | Captain Tangent | Voice |
| 2011 | Second City This Week | Celebrity Guest | TV Series |
| 2012 | Austin & Ally | Mike Moon |
Parents & Punishments; Successes & Setbacks, Relationships & Red Carpets, Mattress Stores & Music Factories |
| 2014 | Anger Management | Darren | 1 Episode |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1995-2000 | Talk Soup | 12 Episodes |
| 1999 | The Television Show with John Henson | TV Movie |
| 2005 | Watch This! | TV Series |
| 2006 | The Best of Talk Soup | TV Movie |
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