David Lazer, a longtime collaborator of Jim Henson who helped bring some business sense to Henson Associates, has passed away at the age of 89. Born January 23, 1936, Lazers career began in business. As an executive at IBM, Lazer hired Jim Henson and his Muppets to star in a series of short films for a sales meeting in 1965, Seeing the potential in Henson and his motley troupe, Lazer would join...
