Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1954-03-09 (Age: 72)
Place of Birth
Dearborn, Michigan, USA
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
Filmography (82)
The Muppet Show
2026
Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School
2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
Oscar's Handmade Halloween
2023
Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular
2023
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
2022
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
2021
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
2020
When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special
2018
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
2016
Sesame Street: M is for Mystery
2014
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
2012
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
2012
