Martin P. Robinson
Martin P. Robinson | |
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| Born | March 9, 1954 Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. |
| Other names | Marty Robinson |
| Education | Brookfield East High School |
| Occupation | Puppeteer |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse(s) | Annie Evans (m. 2008) |
| Children | 5 |
| Website | http://www.martinprobinson.com/ |
Martin P. Robinson (born March 9, 1954) is an American puppeteer who works for the Jim Henson Company. He built, designed, and performed the Audrey II puppets for Little Shop of Horrors. He is best known for his work on Sesame Street, having performed the characters of Telly Monster, Mrs. Grouch (Oscar the Grouch's mother), Oscar's pet worm Slimey, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Oscar's niece Irvine, and Shelley the Turtle for 40 years.[1][2][3] He also performed the characters Riff the Cat and Clef the dad on Allegra's Window, and was an animatronic puppeteer for Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.[4] He is the puppeteer responsible for training the puppeteers on Sesame Tree. He also performed the Cat in the Hat in the first season of The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss.
Early life[]
Robinson was born on March 9, 1954, in Dearborn, Michigan, and graduated from Brookfield East High School in Brookfield, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee.
Personal life[]
Robinson married Sesame Street writer Annie Evans on August 9, 2008, on the set of Sesame Street in the Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, New York. Annie gave birth to twin daughters, Lyra and Ripley, on February 12, 2009. Robinson also has three stepchildren from a previous marriage.[5]
Filmography[]
- Muppet Meeting Films – Papa Luigi ("Computer!")
- The Muppets Take Manhattan – The Swedish Chef (hands), Buster the Horse, Additional Muppets
- Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird – Telly, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Grouch Diner Patron, Additional Muppets
- Sesame Street – Telly, Snuffy, Slimey, Monty, Buster the Horse, Dicky Tick, Vincent Twice, Old MacDonald, Additional Muppets
- Allegra's Window – Clef, Riff
- Elmo's World - Telly Monster, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Slimey, Old MacDonald
- Little Muppet Monsters – Rat, Cow, Walrus, Additional Muppets
- The Tale of the Bunny Picnic – Farmer, Additional Muppets
- A Muppet Family Christmas – Additional Muppets
- Jim Henson's Play-Along Video – Crocodile, Raccoon, Additional Muppets
- The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson – Telly, Additional Muppets
- Muppet Sing-Alongs – Big Snort, Shark, Additional Muppets
- Elmo Saves Christmas – Telly, Snuffy, Santa's Elf, Additional Muppets
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "A Brief History of Sesame Street's Snuffleupagus Identity Crisis".
- ^ http://zap2it.com/2015/11/mr-snuffleupagus-sesame-street-30-years-ago-maginary-friend/
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Martin P. Robinson at IMDb
- ^ Vows - Annie Evans and Martin Robinson, New York Times, August 16, 2008.
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