If you ask him, Kermit the Frog has had the kind of life that has been anything but easy. It's not easy being a amphibian in a world made for humans. It's not easy being in the throes of inter-species love...and it's not easy being green.
Born in 1955, Kermit tried his little froggy hand at showbiz at the tender age of zero. Kermie made his television debut that same year in puppet show broadcast on WRC-TV but really hit it big in 1969 when he made the big move to a little place you may have heard of...Sesame Street. He would often take on the role of hard-hitting journalist, interviewing prominent nursery rhyme characters we all know and love, however, now a teenager, Kermit was set to make some big moves. And move he did.
Not content with merely being a green-tinged fixture on the Street, Kermit had even bigger plans to further his career and visibility. In the late 60's, Kermit made the life-altering realization that he was ambidextrous. With this, he broke out the banjo and began writing some catchy tunes in hopes of gaining some attention on a mainstream level. "Rainbow Connection" was Kermit's brainchild and was used by The Jim Henson Company as its signature theme until Kermit and the rest of his Muppet counterparts were sold to Disney years later. The "Rainbow Connection" video was used countless times on Sesame Street and is a true American classic:
Born in 1955, Kermit tried his little froggy hand at showbiz at the tender age of zero. Kermie made his television debut that same year in puppet show broadcast on WRC-TV but really hit it big in 1969 when he made the big move to a little place you may have heard of...Sesame Street. He would often take on the role of hard-hitting journalist, interviewing prominent nursery rhyme characters we all know and love, however, now a teenager, Kermit was set to make some big moves. And move he did.Not content with merely being a green-tinged fixture on the Street, Kermit had even bigger plans to further his career and visibility. In the late 60's, Kermit made the life-altering realization that he was ambidextrous. With this, he broke out the banjo and began writing some catchy tunes in hopes of gaining some attention on a mainstream level. "Rainbow Connection" was Kermit's brainchild and was used by The Jim Henson Company as its signature theme until Kermit and the rest of his Muppet counterparts were sold to Disney years later. The "Rainbow Connection" video was used countless times on Sesame Street and is a true American classic:
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