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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

82

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-03-09 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Dearborn, Michigan, USA

Also Known As

Marty Robinson

Martin Robinson

Martin P. Robinson

Biography

Martin P. Robinson (born March 9, 1954) is a puppeteer for the Jim Henson Company. He originally built, designed, and performed the puppets for Little Shop of Horrors. He is perhaps best known for his work on Sesame Street. He has performed the characters of Telly Monster, Slimey the Worm, Mr. Snuffleupagus, and Tony The Turtle on the show for more than 20 years. He also performed the character Riff on Allegra's Window, and was an animatronic puppeteer for Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He is the puppeteer responsible for training the puppeteers on Sesame Tree. He was born on March 9, 1954 in Dearborn, Michigan. Graduated from Brookfield East High School, in Brookfield, Wisconsin, suburb of Milwaukee. He was married to Annie Evans on August 9, 2008 on the set of Sesame Street, in the Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, NY. Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin P. Robinson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Acting

CinderElmo

1999

CinderElmo

as

Telly Monster / Aloysius 'Snuffy' Snuffleupagus (voice)

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

1999

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

as

Telly / Pestie / Laundromad Guy (voice)

Sesame Street: Imagine That!

1996

Sesame Street: Imagine That!

as

Telly Monster (voice)

Sesame Street: Learning About Letters

1986

Sesame Street: Learning About Letters

as

Snuffy/Telly Monster/Buster the Horse/Irvine the Grouch (voice)

Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals

1991

Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals

as

Buster the Horse / Sheep / Fish (voice)

Oscar's Handmade Halloween

2023

Oscar's Handmade Halloween

as

Sesame Street Puppet Performer / Puppet Captain

Sesame Street: Being Green

2009

Sesame Street: Being Green

as

Telly (voice)

Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo

1994

Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo

as

Announcer/Telly Monster/Snuffy (voice) (archive footage)

Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppet Treasure Island

1996

Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppet Treasure Island

as

Shark / Big Snort (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

1998

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

as

Telly / Mr. Snuffleupagus / Slimey / Yip-Yip (voice)

Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along

1988

Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along

as

Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

1996

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

as

Telly Monster (voice)

Sesame Street: Monster Hits!

1990

Sesame Street: Monster Hits!

as

Herry's Father (voice)

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

1988

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

as

Telly Monster/Manolo (voice)

Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!

2005

Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!

as

Snuffy (voice)

Big Bird in China

1983

Big Bird in China

as

Telly Monster (voice)

Follow That Bird

1985

Follow That Bird

as

Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster / Board of Birds / Grouch Diner Patron (voice)

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

2008

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

as

Sweetums / Additional Muppets (voice)

The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984

The Muppets Take Manhattan

as

Additional Muppet Performer / College Student in Audience / Bear

The Tale of the Bunny Picnic

1986

The Tale of the Bunny Picnic

as

Farmer (voice)

The World of Jim Henson

1994

The World of Jim Henson

as

Self (archive footage)

Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate

2020

Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate

as

Telly Monster (voice)

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs

1999

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs

as

Telly / Snuffy (voice)

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2

2001

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2

as

Snuffy / Telly (Hero Guy segment) (voice)

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

1993

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

as

Telly Monster (voice)

Sesame Street: Quiet Time

1997

Sesame Street: Quiet Time

as

Telly Monster (voice)

Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo

2009

Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo

as

Telly Monster (voice)

Sesame Street: Fiesta!

1997

Sesame Street: Fiesta!

as

"Numero Comparsa" Singer / Telly Monster (voice)

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

1986

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

as

Telly Monster / Snuffy / Buster the Horse (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmocize

1996

Sesame Street: Elmocize

as

Monty (voice)

Sesame Street: The Alphabet Jungle Game

1998

Sesame Street: The Alphabet Jungle Game

as

Telly Monster (voice)

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies

1997

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies

as

Telly Monster / Monty (voice)

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

2006

A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

as

Snuffy (voice) (archive footage)

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

1990

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

as

Dinger (archive footage)

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

2007

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

as

Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster (voice)

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

2016

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

as

Hot Pink Muppet Elf (voice)

Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School

2024

Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School

as

Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster

Getting Ready to Read

Getting Ready to Read

as

Jim Hensons Muppets

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

1990

The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

as

Additional Muppet Performer

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

2004

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

as

Additional Muppet Performer

Jim Henson Idea Man

2024

Jim Henson Idea Man

as

Self (archive footage)

Sesame Street

Sesame Street

as

Telly Monster/Aloysius Snuffleupagus/Irvine/Slimey (voice)

Law & Order: Organized Crime

Law & Order: Organized Crime

as

Octopus Puppeteer #1

Helpsters

Helpsters

as

Mr. Primm (voice)

Production

Crew

Directing