Martin P. Robinson

Martin P. Robinson (born March 9, 1954) is an American puppeteer who works for the Jim Henson Company. He is best known for his work on Sesame Street, having performed the characters of Telly Monster, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Oscar the Grouch's pet worm Slimey, Oscar's niece Irvine, Buster the Horse, and Shelley the Turtle for over 40 years.[1][2][3] He also designed, built, and performed the Audrey II puppets for Little Shop of Horrors. Robinson 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 was responsible for training the puppeteers on Sesame Tree, and performed the Cat in the Hat in the second season of The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss.

Martin P. Robinson
Born (1954-03-09) March 9, 1954
Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.
Other namesMarty Robinson
EducationBrookfield East High School
OccupationPuppeteer
Years active1980–present
Spouse
Annie Evans
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(m. 2008)​
Children5
Websitehttp://www.martinprobinson.com/

Early life

Robinson was born on March 9, 1954, in Dearborn, Michigan. His father was a hydraulics engineer and his mother was a teacher. As a child, his favorite day was Halloween as he could dress up. He grew up in Milwaukee and graduated from Brookfield East High School in Brookfield, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee.[5] He attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 1974. Robinson originally intended to become a character actor, but work was scarce. He later toured with a marionette company, eventually working under puppeteer Bill Baird.

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 on February 12, 2009. Robinson also has three children from a previous marriage and two grandchildren.[6] He and his family live in Redding, Connecticut.[7]

Filmography

See also

References
  1. "A Brief History of Sesame Street's Snuffleupagus Identity Crisis".
  2. "Mr. Snuffleupagus shocked 'Sesame Street' 30 years ago — and generations of kids should be thankful – Zap2It". Zap2it. Archived from the original on September 30, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  3. "Snuffleupagus Speaks! It's Master Puppeteer Martin P. Robinson". Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  4. Martin P. Robinson at IMDb
  5. https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/20031015snapwednesday.html
  6. Vows - Annie Evans and Martin Robinson, New York Times, August 16, 2008.
  7. https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/west/news/brookfield/2019/11/08/sesame-street-brookfield-native-plays-snuffleupagus-telly-monster/2522108001/
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