John Henson
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Biography
Biography
Smiling, impish-looking host of "Talk Soup" on the E! Entertainment Channel, whose physical presence is distinguished by a natural white patch of hair on the side of his head, John Henson replaced Greg Kinnear on the popular cable show in early 1995 and quickly made it his own. "Talk Soup" was designed to recap the more outrageous moments from daytime tableau of bare-all, tell-all chat programs. While Kinnear had oft been cynical and sneering in his approach, Henson lampooned the shows, but with a boyish exuberance. Henson often pulled stunts and visual gags to drive his humor home, and gained his own claque of fans, with no loss in the ratings. He had won the "Talk Soup" host chair through the regular audition process after several years of performing in Los Angeles comedy clubs without particular attention from casting directors.
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Life Events
1995
Replaced Greg Kinnear as host of "Talk Soup"
1997
Made acting debut in "Stag" (aired on HBO)
1999
In May, announced he was stepping down as host of "Talk Soup" to pursue career opportunities; signed development deal with ABC
2004
Starred in Spike TV's "The John Henson Project"
2008
Appeared in a recurring role on NBC's "My Name Is Earl" as a reporter
2008
Hosted ABC's Japanese-style game show "Wipeout"
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