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No one employed [ chaos] better than Jim Henson, by the way, on The Muppets. He had all these chicken Muppets that just brought in the most glorious chaos to whatever scene they were a part of.

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Ed Helms
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: January 24
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Atlanta
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