Martin P. Robinson

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 also 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 on the show 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 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(s)
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 and later 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 grown step-children through a previous marriage.[5]

Filmography

See also

References
  1. "A Brief History of Sesame Street's Snuffleupagus Identity Crisis".
  2. http://zap2it.com/2015/11/mr-snuffleupagus-sesame-street-30-years-ago-maginary-friend/
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Martin P. Robinson at IMDb
  5. Vows - Annie Evans and Martin Robinson, New York Times, August 16, 2008.
Preceded by
Michael Earl Davis		 Performer of Mr. Snuffleupagus
1980–present		 Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Brian Muehl		 Performer of Telly Monster
1984–present		 Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Jerry Nelson		 Performer of Mommy Snuffleupagus
ca. 1980s		 Succeeded by
David Rudman
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