About
Martin P. Robinson
Overview
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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Known for
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| 2023 | Oscar's Handmade Halloween | Actor | Sesame Street Puppet Performer / Puppet Captain | N/A N/A |
| 2022 | Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic | Actor | Telly Monster (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2021 | Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate | Actor | Telly Monster (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Helpsters | Actor | Mr. Primm (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2016 | Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas | Actor | Hot Pink Muppet Elf (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2014 | Sesame Street: M is for Mystery | Actor | Telly | N/A N/A |
| 2011 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey | Actor | Self | 61 Fair |
| 2009 | Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo | Actor | Telly Monster (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Sesame Street: Being Green | Actor | Telly (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2008 | A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa | Actor | Sweetums / Additional Muppets (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2007 | Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown | Actor | Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2006 | A Sesame Street Christmas Carol | Actor | Snuffy (voice) (archive footage) | 58 Average |
| 2005 | Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings! | Actor | Snuffy (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Sesame Street: A Magical Halloween Adventure | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2003 | Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke | Actor | Telly | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Sesame Street: Three Bears and a New Baby | Actor | Telly Monster (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2003 | Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic | Actor | Telly / Pesties | N/A N/A |
| 2003 | Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Head to Toe with Elmo! | Actor | Snuffy (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2003 | Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs | Actor | Telly Monster (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2 | Actor | Snuffy / Telly (Hero Guy segment) (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf | Actor | Telly (voice) | 58 Average |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Actor | Telly / Pestie / Laundromad Guy (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs | Actor | Telly / Snuffy (voice) | 58 Average |
| 1999 | CinderElmo | Actor | Telly Monster / Aloysius 'Snuffy' Snuffleupagus (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1998 | Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! | Actor | Telly / Mr. Snuffleupagus / Slimey / Yip-Yip (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1998 | Sesame Street: The Alphabet Jungle Game | Actor | Telly Monster (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1998 | Sesame Street: The Great Numbers Game | Actor | Telly | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Sesame Street: Fiesta! | Actor | "Numero Comparsa" Singer / Telly Monster (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! | Actor | Telly | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Sesame Street: Quiet Time | Actor | Telly Monster (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies | Actor | Telly Monster / Monty (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1996 | Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas | Actor | Telly Monster (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1996 | Muppet Sing Alongs: Muppet Treasure Island | Actor | Shark / Big Snort (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 1996 | Sesame Street: Imagine That! | Actor | Telly Monster (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 1996 | Sesame Street: Elmocize | Actor | Monty (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1994 | The World of Jim Henson | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1994 | Allegra's Window | Actor | 70 Good |
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| 1994 | Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Actor | Telly Monster | 59 Average |
| 1994 | Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo | Actor | Announcer/Telly Monster/Snuffy (voice) (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1993 | Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration! | Actor | Telly Monster | 59 Average |
| 1993 | Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration | Actor | Telly Monster (voice) | 58 Average |
| 1991 | Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals | Actor | Buster the Horse / Sheep / Fish (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 1990 | Jim Henson's Memorial Service | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 1990 | Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Actor | Leonardo | 65 Fair |
| 1990 | Sesame Street: Monster Hits! | Actor | Herry's Father (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1988 | Sesame Street | Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special | Actor | Muppet Performer | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Jim Henson: Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along | Actor | Additional Muppet Performer (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 1988 | Sesame Street, Special | Actor | Telly Monster / Manolo (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 1986 | Sesame Street: Learning About Letters | Actor | Snuffy/Telly Monster/Buster the Horse/Irvine the Grouch (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 1986 | The Tale of the Bunny Picnic | Actor | Farmer (voice) | 58 Average |
| 1986 | Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories | Actor | Telly Monster / Snuffy / Buster the Horse (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 1985 | Follow That Bird | Actor | Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster / Board of Birds / Grouch Diner Patron (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1984 | The Muppets Take Manhattan | Actor | Additional Muppet Performer / College Student in Audience / Bear | 61 Fair |
| 1983 | Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art | Actor | Mr. Snuffleupagus (voice) | 58 Average |
| 1983 | Big Bird in China | Actor | Telly Monster (voice) | 58 Average |
| 1969 | Sesame Unpaved | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1969 | Sesame Street | Actor | Telly Monster/Aloysius Snuffleupagus/Irvine/Slimey (voice) | 70 Good |