Portrait of Martin P. Robinson

Martin P. Robinson

Acting

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

Born: March 9, 1954

Place of Birth: Dearborn, Michigan, USA

Filmography

2024
Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School

as Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster

2024
Jim Henson Idea Man

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Oscar's Handmade Halloween

as Sesame Street Puppet Performer / Puppet Captain

2023
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)

2016
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

as Hot Pink Muppet Elf (voice)

2009
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo

as Telly Monster (voice)

2009
2008
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

as Sweetums / Additional Muppets (voice)

2007
Elmo's Christmas Countdown

as Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster (voice)

2006
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol

as Snuffy (voice) (archive footage)

2005
2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

as Additional Muppet Performer

2004
2003
2003
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
1997
Sesame Street: Fiesta!

as "Numero Comparsa" Singer / Telly Monster (voice)

1997
1997
Sesame Street: Quiet Time

as Telly Monster (voice)

1996
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

as Telly Monster (voice)

1996
Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppet Treasure Island

as Shark / Big Snort (voice)

1996
Sesame Street: Elmocize

as Monty (voice)

1996
Sesame Street: Imagine That!

as Telly Monster (voice)

1994
The World of Jim Henson

as Self (archive footage)

1994
Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo

as Announcer/Telly Monster/Snuffy (voice) (archive footage)

1993
1991
Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals

as Buster the Horse / Sheep / Fish (voice)

1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson

as Additional Muppet Performer

1990
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

as Dinger (archive footage)

1990
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!

as Herry's Father (voice)

1988
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

as Telly Monster/Manolo (voice)

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
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

1983
Big Bird in China

as Telly Monster (voice)

1969
Sesame Street

as Irvine

1969
Sesame Street

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

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