David Lazer began his profession with Henson in 1965 after being an government at IBM the place he helped develop the Muppet Assembly movies. A Muppet likeness of him appeared in lots of of those movies and in The Muppet Film finale.
Lazer served as government producer for The Muppet Present the place he additionally acted as a liaison for the present’s visitor stars. He would present the visitor star learn how to stroll on the elevated units, learn how to communicate to a Muppet (versus the performer), and would ensure the star was comfy with the very totally different manufacturing ambiance.
His demise, which had not been extensively reported, was confirmed by Doyle Newberry, a supervisor of Mr. Lazer’s property. He didn’t cite a trigger.
Lazer additionally produced the movies The Muppet Film, The Nice Muppet Caper, The Darkish Crystal, The Muppets Take Manhattan and Labyrinth, and the 1979 TV particular, The Muppets Go Hollywood.
He could be made a cameo in
The Muppets Take Manhattan escorting Liza Minnelli into Sardi’s earlier than she discovered that her caricature on a wall has been changed by Kermit the Frog’s.
After the demise of Jim Henson in 1990 Lazer was instrumental in holding the Henson Firm going.
From Might to December of 1990, Lazer got here out of semi-retirement to function performing CEO of Henson Associates.
Mind Henson stated stated of him: “David sort-of got here and lived with us for some time there simply to assist determine all of it out. I would say that David Lazer was in all probability the most important affect, via that interval, to assist work out how we have been going to go ahead.”
After Brian Henson was named president in early 1991, Mr. Lazer grew to become vice chairman, a submit he held till his retirement in 1994.
Lazer died on April 10 at his residence in Vero Seaside, Fla. He was 89.
The information noticed first reported by way of The New York Instances.
David Lazer was 89.
