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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin P. Robinson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Leonardo

The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Additional Muppet Performer / College Student in Audience / Bear

Follow That Bird
as Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster / Board of Birds / Grouch Diner Patron (voice)

Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
as Self

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
as Telly / Pestie / Laundromad Guy (voice)

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
as Sweetums / Additional Muppets (voice)

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Telly Monster

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
as Self

The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
as Telly Monster (voice)