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Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 9, 1954
Place of Birth
Dearborn, Michigan, USA
Also Known As
- Marty Robinson
- Martin Robinson
Martin P. Robinson
0.5 Popularity
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
Known For
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Self
The Puppet That Ate Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Audrey
2025
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Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster
Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School
2024
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Sesame Street Puppet Performer / Puppet Captain
Oscar's Handmade Halloween
2023
0.0
Telly Monster
Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular
2023
0.0
Telly Monster (voice)
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
2022
6.5
Self
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
2021
7.9
Octopus Puppeteer #1
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021
5.0
Telly Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
2020
5.0
Mr. Primm (voice)
Helpsters
2019
6.7
Hot Pink Muppet Elf (voice)
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
2016
Credits
The Puppet That Ate Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Audrey
as Self
2025
0.0
Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School
as Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster
2024
0.0
Oscar's Handmade Halloween
as Sesame Street Puppet Performer / Puppet Captain
2023
0.0
Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular
as Telly Monster
2023
0.0
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
as Telly Monster (voice)
2022
0.0
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
as Self
2021
6.5
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Octopus Puppeteer #1
2021
7.9
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
as Telly Monster (voice)
2020
5.0
Helpsters
as Mr. Primm (voice)
2019
5.0
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
as Hot Pink Muppet Elf (voice)
2016
6.7
Sesame Street: M is for Mystery
as Telly
2014
0.0
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
as Self
2011
7.2
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
as Telly Monster (voice)
2009
6.0
Sesame Street: Being Green
as Telly (voice)
2009
0.0
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
as Sweetums / Additional Muppets (voice)
2008
6.0
Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown
as Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster (voice)
2007
6.1
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Country Songs
as Telly
2007
0.0
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
as Snuffy (voice) (archive footage)
2006
6.2
Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!
as Snuffy (voice)
2005
10.0
Sesame Street: A Magical Halloween Adventure
2004
10.0
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
as Additional Muppet Performer
2004
8.0
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
as Telly Monster (voice)
2004
0.0
Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke
as Telly
2003
0.5
Sesame Street: Three Bears and a New Baby
as Telly Monster (voice)
2003
0.0
Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic
as Telly / Pesties
2003
0.0
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Head to Toe with Elmo!
as Snuffy (voice)
2003
9.0
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
as Telly Monster (voice)
2003
10.0
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo!
as Slimey / Book
2002
0.0
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!
as Mr. Snuffleupagus
2001
0.0
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2
as Snuffy / Telly (Hero Guy segment) (voice)
2001
4.0
Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf
as Telly (voice)
2001
4.0
Sesame Street: Let's Make Music
as Telly
2000
6.0
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
as Telly / Pestie / Laundromad Guy (voice)
1999
6.3
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play
as grey Grouch/purple Pestie
1999
0.0
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs
as Telly / Snuffy (voice)
1999
5.0
CinderElmo
as Telly Monster / Aloysius 'Snuffy' Snuffleupagus (voice)
1999
6.0
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
as Telly / Mr. Snuffleupagus / Slimey / Yip-Yip (voice)
1998
5.8
Sesame Street: The Alphabet Jungle Game
as Telly Monster (voice)
1998
6.0
Sesame Street: The Great Numbers Game
as Telly
1998
10.0
Sesame Street: Fiesta!
as "Numero Comparsa" Singer / Telly Monster (voice)
1997
5.7
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
as Telly
1997
6.7
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
as Telly Monster (voice)
1997
6.0
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies
as Telly Monster / Monty (voice)
1997
10.0
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
as Telly Monster (voice)
1996
5.9
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
1996
7.6
Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppet Treasure Island
as Shark / Big Snort (voice)
1996
6.0
Sesame Street: Elmocize
as Monty (voice)
1996
8.0
Sesame Street: Imagine That!
as Telly Monster (voice)
1996
0.0
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
1994
7.3
Allegra's Window
1994
8.3
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Telly Monster
1994
7.0
Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo
as Announcer/Telly Monster/Snuffy (voice) (archive footage)
1994
7.5
Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!
as Telly Monster
1993
7.3
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
as Telly Monster (voice)
1993
6.0
Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals
as Buster the Horse / Sheep / Fish (voice)
1991
0.0
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as Additional Muppet Performer
1990
6.8
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990
10.0
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
6.0
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Leonardo
1990
6.7
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
as Herry's Father (voice)
1990
6.0
Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
as Muppet Performer
1988
6.0
Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
1988
0.0
Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
as Snuffy/Telly Monster/Buster the Horse/Irvine the Grouch (voice)
1986
0.0
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
as Farmer (voice)
1986
7.0
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
as Telly Monster / Snuffy / Buster the Horse (voice)
1986
0.0
Follow That Bird
as Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster / Board of Birds / Grouch Diner Patron (voice)
1985
6.3
The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Additional Muppet Performer / College Student in Audience / Bear
1984
6.6
Spitting Image
1984
7.1
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
as Mr. Snuffleupagus (voice)
1983
6.5
Big Bird in China
as Telly Monster (voice)
1983
5.8
Sesame Street
as Telly Monster/Aloysius Snuffleupagus/Irvine/Slimey (voice)
1969
7.1
Sesame Street
as Irvine
1969
7.1
Sesame Unpaved
1969
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🎬
Getting Ready to Read
as Jim Hensons Muppets
N/A
0.0