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Martin P. Robinson

Acting Born Mar 9, 1954 Dearborn, Michigan, USA 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Sesame Street

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

Sesame Street

as Irvine

Law & Order: Organized Crime

as Octopus Puppeteer #1

Full filmography

  • Sesame Street (1969) as Telly Monster/Aloysius Snuffleupagus/Irvine/Slimey (voice)
  • Sesame Street (1969) as Irvine
  • Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021) as Octopus Puppeteer #1
  • Spitting Image (1984)
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) as Leonardo
  • The Muppet Show (2026) as Supporting Muppet Performer
  • The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (1996)
  • Helpsters (2019) as Mr. Primm (voice)
  • Sesame Unpaved (1999)
  • The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999) as Telly / Pestie / Laundromad Guy (voice)
  • The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) as Additional Muppet Performer / College Student in Audience / Bear
  • Jim Henson Idea Man (2024) as Self (archive footage)
  • Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994) as Telly Monster (voice)
  • Follow That Bird (1985) as Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster / Board of Birds / Grouch Diner Patron (voice)
  • A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008) as Sweetums / Additional Muppets (voice)
  • The World of Jim Henson (1994) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990) as Additional Muppet Performer
  • Elmo's Christmas Countdown (2007) as Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster (voice)
  • Allegra's Window (1994)
  • Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days (2021) as Self
  • Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993) as Telly Monster (voice)
  • Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! (1998) as Telly / Mr. Snuffleupagus / Slimey / Yip-Yip (voice)
  • CinderElmo (1999) as Telly Monster / Aloysius 'Snuffy' Snuffleupagus (voice)
  • Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) as Self