Martin P. Robinson
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
Credits
- 2023 · Oscar's Handmade Halloween as Sesame Street Puppet Performer / Puppet Captain
- 2022 · Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic as Telly Monster (voice)
- 2021 · Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days as Self
- 2021 · Law & Order: Organized Crime as Octopus Puppeteer #1
- 2020 · Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate as Telly Monster (voice)
- 2019 · Helpsters as Mr. Primm (voice)
- 2014 · Sesame Street: M is for Mystery as Telly
- 2011 · Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey as Self
- 2009 · Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo as Telly Monster (voice)
- 2009 · Sesame Street: Being Green as Telly (voice)
- 2008 · A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa as Sweetums / Additional Muppets (voice)
- 2006 · A Sesame Street Christmas Carol as Snuffy (voice)
- 2005 · Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings! as Snuffy (voice)
- 2004 · Sesame Street: A Magical Halloween Adventure as
- 2003 · Sesame Street: Three Bears and a New Baby as Telly Monster (voice)
- 2003 · Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke as Telly
- 2003 · Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic as Telly / Pesties
- 2003 · Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Head to Toe with Elmo! as Snuffy (voice)
- 2003 · Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs as Telly Monster (voice)
- 2001 · Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2 as Snuffy / Telly (Hero Guy segment) (voice)
- 1999 · The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland as Telly / Pestie / Laundromad Guy (voice)
- 1999 · Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs as Telly / Snuffy (voice)
- 1999 · CinderElmo as Telly Monster / Aloysius 'Snuffy' Snuffleupagus (voice)
- 1998 · Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! as Telly / Mr. Snuffleupagus / Slimey / Yip-Yip (voice)
- 1998 · Sesame Street: The Great Numbers Game as Telly
- 1998 · Sesame Street: The Alphabet Jungle Game as Telly Monster (voice)
- 1997 · Sesame Street: Fiesta! as "Numero Comparsa" Singer / Telly Monster (voice)
- 1997 · Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! as Telly
- 1997 · Sesame Street: Quiet Time as Telly Monster (voice)
- 1997 · Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies as Telly Monster / Monty (voice)
- 1996 · Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas as Telly Monster (voice)
- 1996 · The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss as
- 1996 · Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppet Treasure Island as Shark / Big Snort (voice)
- 1996 · Sesame Street: Imagine That! as Telly Monster (voice)
- 1996 · Sesame Street: Elmocize as Monty (voice)
- 1994 · The World of Jim Henson as Self (archive footage)
- 1994 · Allegra's Window as
- 1994 · Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Telly Monster
- 1994 · Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo as Announcer/Telly Monster/Snuffy (voice) (archive footage)
- 1993 · Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration! as Telly Monster
- 1993 · Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration as Telly Monster (voice)
- 1991 · Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals as Buster the Horse / Sheep / Fish (voice)
- 1990 · Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! as
- 1990 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Leonardo
- 1990 · Sesame Street: Monster Hits! as Herry's Father (voice)
- 1988 · Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special as Muppet Performer
- 1988 · Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- 1986 · Sesame Street: Learning About Letters as Snuffy/Telly Monster/Buster the Horse/Irvine the Grouch (voice)
- 1986 · The Tale of the Bunny Picnic as Farmer (voice)
- 1986 · Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories as Telly Monster / Snuffy / Buster the Horse (voice)
- 1985 · Follow That Bird as Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster / Board of Birds / Grouch Diner Patron (voice)
- 1984 · The Muppets Take Manhattan as Additional Muppet Performer / College Student in Audience / Bear
- 1984 · Spitting Image as
- 1983 · Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as Mr. Snuffleupagus (voice)
- 1983 · Big Bird in China as Telly (DVD Version) / Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- 1983 · Big Bird in China as Telly Monster (voice)
- 1969 · Sesame Street as Telly Monster/Aloysius Snuffleupagus/Irvine/Slimey (voice)
- 1969 · Sesame Street as Irvine
- 1969 · Sesame Street as
- 1969 · Sesame Unpaved as