
'Leap together' - watch Kermit's advice to graduating students
The famous frog gave the commencement speech at the University of Maryland where Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated in 1960.
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Kermit the Frog is a Muppet character created in 1955 and originally performed by Jim Henson. An anthropomorphic green frog, Kermit is the pragmatic everyman protagonist of numerous Muppet productions, most notably as the showrunner and host of the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show and a featured role on Sesame Street. He has appeared in other television series, feature films, specials, and public service announcements through the years. He also served as a mascot of The Jim Henson Company and appeared in various Henson projects until 2004, when the character was acquired by The Walt Disney Company.
The famous frog gave the commencement speech at the University of Maryland where Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated in 1960.