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Toby Froud on growing up in the Labyrinth legacy and working with his parents — People.com

Toby Froud on growing up in the Labyrinth legacy and working with his parents

Toby Froud, 41, who first appeared as baby Toby in Jim Henson’s Labyrinth, tells People he now works alongside his parents and is carrying forward the family’s artistic legacy. From the moment he was born, Froud was immersed in a world of imagination and craftsmanship: his father Brian,

Toby Froud Reflects on Playing Baby Toby as Labyrinth Returns to Theaters — People.com

Toby Froud Reflects on Playing Baby Toby as Labyrinth Returns to Theaters

Toby Froud, now 41, told People he can’t wait to watch Labyrinth in theaters for its 40th anniversary re-release. Cast at just 18 months old, he played the infant Toby at the center of Jim Henson’s 1986 fantasy film. The son of fantasy illustrator Brian Froud and sculptor

Brian Henson says working on Labyrinth strengthened his creative bond with his father — People.com

Brian Henson says working on Labyrinth strengthened his creative bond with his father

According to People, Brian Henson, 62, says working on his father Jim Henson’s 1986 fantasy film Labyrinth helped deepen their relationship; Henson served as the puppeteer coordinator, trained local puppeteers and provided the voice for one of the goblins in the film starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly. Henson

Labyrinth: Henson and Bowie’s beguiling, eccentric 80s family fantasy revived — I.guim.co.uk

Labyrinth: Henson and Bowie’s beguiling, eccentric 80s family fantasy revived

Revived for its 40th anniversary, Labyrinth is presented as one of the most beguilingly eccentric and charming family movies imaginable. Jim Henson’s fantasy adventure mixes human actors, unmistakably Hensonian puppet creatures, and David Bowie in a role that goes beyond either category. Bowie plays Jareth, the spikily coiffured king