Martin P. Robinson
Acting
Born: 1954-03-09 in Dearborn, Michigan, USA
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
Sesame Street
Irvine
Sesame Street
Telly Monster / Aloysius Snuffleupagus / Irvine / Slimey (voice)
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Octopus Puppeteer #1
The Muppet Show
Supporting Muppet Performer
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Leonardo
Spitting Image
Helpsters
Mr. Primm (voice)
Sesame Unpaved
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Additional Muppet Performer / College Student in Audience / Bear
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Telly Monster (voice)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Telly / Pestie / Laundromad Guy (voice)
Allegra's Window
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
Telly Monster (voice)
Follow That Bird
Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster / Board of Birds / Grouch Diner Patron (voice)
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars
Self
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
Self – Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Singing, Drawing & More!
Snuffy
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Telly / Mr. Snuffleupagus / Slimey / Yip-Yip (voice)
The World of Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street 1986 Wrap Party
Mugger / Telly
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Telly Monster (voice)
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Self
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Sweetums / Additional Muppets (voice)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer Vacation
Slimey
Sesame Street: Elmo's World
Picture Book / Dragon ("Books" segment)
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Additional Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales
Sesame Street: Quiet Time
Telly Monster (voice)
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mr. Snuffleupagus (voice)
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Additional Muppet Performer
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
Self
Sesame Street: Monster Hits!
Herry's Father (voice)
Sesame Street: Being Green
Telly (voice)
Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo
Telly Monster (voice)
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
Snuffy (voice) (archive footage)