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