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.^[1] He is the puppeteer responsible for training the puppeteers on Sesame Tree.

He was born on March 9, 1954 in Dearborn, Michigan. He 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.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ Martin P. Robinson at the Internet Movie Database.
2. ^ Vows - Annie Evans and Martin Robinson, New York Times, August 16, 2008.

See also

• List of Sesame Street puppeteers

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Name	Robinson, Martin P.
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Date of birth	March 9, 1954
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