Acting
Martin P. Robinson
Also Known As: Marty Robinson, Martin Robinson
Birth Date
March 9, 1954
(72 years old)
Place of Birth
Dearborn, Michigan, USA
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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
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Sesame Street
Telly Monster / Aloysius Snuffleupagus / Irvine / Slimey (voice)
1969 • 3667 episodes
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Octopus Puppeteer #1
2021 • 1 episode
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Leonardo
1990
The Muppet Show
Supporting Muppet Performer
2026
Spitting Image
1984 • 132 episodes
Helpsters
Mr. Primm (voice)
2019 • 40 episodes
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
1996 • 1 episode
Sesame Unpaved
1999 • 67 episodes
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
2024
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Additional Muppet Performer / College Student in Audience / Bear
1984
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Telly Monster (voice)
1993
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Telly / Pestie / Laundromad Guy (voice)
1999
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Sweetums / Additional Muppets (voice)
2008
Elmo's World: Family Feature
Picture Book / Dragon / Snuffy / Telly
2002
Allegra's Window
1994 • 18 episodes
Follow That Bird
Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster / Board of Birds / Grouch Diner Patron (voice)
1985
The World of Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
1994
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Telly / Mr. Snuffleupagus / Slimey / Yip-Yip (voice)
1998
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
Additional Muppet Performer
1990
Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
Telly Monster (voice)
2003