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John Henson

Acting
1967-07-11
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
John Morris Henson (born July 11, 1967) is an American comedian, actor, and talk show host. Henson began his career as a stand-up comic. He started appearing in films in the mid to late 1990s. He was the longest-running host (four years) of Talk Soup on the E! Entertainment Network, hosting just over 1,000 shows in the four and a half years he was with the network. During his stint as host of Talk Soup, he appeared as a guest on Space Ghost Coast to Coast.

In 2004, he was the host of The John Henson Project, a short-lived comedy-reality show on Spike TV, and 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 to 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 and, additionally, had a small recurring role as a local newscaster on My Name Is Earl.

From 2008 to 2014, Henson co-hosted the ABC obstacle course game-show, Wipeout, and always ended the show with the catch phrase, "Good night, and Big Balls", a reference to the signature obstacle in the show. From 2017 to 2021, Henson hosted Halloween Baking Championship on Food Network.

Henson has also appeared in the Blink-182 music video for "What's My Age Again?".
Known For 15 titles
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) subtitle poster
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 TV
as Self - Guest
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My Name Is Earl (2005) subtitle poster
My Name Is Earl
2005 TV
as Reporter
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My Name Is Earl (2005) subtitle poster
My Name Is Earl
2005 TV
as TV Reporter
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Anger Management (2012) subtitle poster
Anger Management
2012 TV
as Darren
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Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994) subtitle poster
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994 TV
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Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2014) subtitle poster
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014 TV
as Announcer Ron (voice)
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Worst Cooks in America (2010) subtitle poster
Worst Cooks in America
2010 TV
as Self - Contestant
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Wipeout (2008) subtitle poster
Wipeout
2008 TV
as Self - Host
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Maybe This Time (1995) subtitle poster
Maybe This Time
1995 TV
as Himself
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Halloween Baking Championship (2015) subtitle poster
Halloween Baking Championship
2015 TV
as Self - Host
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Talk Soup (1991) subtitle poster
Talk Soup
1991 TV
as Self - Host
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Dirty Talk: When Daytime Talk Shows Ruled TV (2026) subtitle poster
Dirty Talk: When Daytime Talk Shows Ruled TV
2026 TV
as Self
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Meet Wally Sparks (1997) subtitle poster
Meet Wally Sparks
1997 Movie
as John Henson
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John Henson Project (2004) subtitle poster
John Henson Project
2004 TV
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Bar Hopping (2000) subtitle poster
Bar Hopping
2000 Movie
as Roger
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