Martin P. Robinson

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

Movies & TV Shows

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) — Leonardo
2. The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) — Additional Muppet Performer / College Student in Audience / Bear
3. Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021) — Octopus Puppeteer #1
4. Sesame Street (1969) — Telly Monster / Aloysius Snuffleupagus / Irvine / Slimey (voice)
5. Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) — Self
6. The Muppet Show (2026) — Supporting Muppet Performer
7. The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999) — Telly / Pestie / Laundromad Guy (voice)
8. Follow That Bird (1985) — Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster / Board of Birds / Grouch Diner Patron (voice)
9. A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008) — Sweetums / Additional Muppets (voice)
10. Jim Henson Idea Man (2024) — Self (archive footage)
11. Spitting Image (1984)
12. The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990) — Additional Muppet Performer
13. Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas (1996) — Telly Monster (voice)
14. Elmo's Christmas Countdown (2007) — Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster (voice)
15. Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! (1998) — Telly / Mr. Snuffleupagus / Slimey / Yip-Yip (voice)
16. The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986) — Farmer (voice)
17. The World of Jim Henson (1994) — Self (archive footage)
18. Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas (2016) — Hot Pink Muppet Elf (voice)
19. CinderElmo (1999) — Telly Monster / Aloysius 'Snuffy' Snuffleupagus (voice)
20. Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983) — Mr. Snuffleupagus (voice)
21. Big Bird in China (1983) — Telly Monster (voice)
22. A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006) — Snuffy (voice) (archive footage)
23. The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (1996)
24. Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO! (1997) — Telly
25. Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On! (2004) — Telly / Mr. Snuffleupagus / Slimey (voice)
26. Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988) — Telly Monster/Manolo (voice)
27. Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate (2020) — Telly Monster (voice)
28. Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993) — Telly Monster (voice)
29. Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days (2021) — Self
30. Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! (1990) — Dinger (archive footage)
31. When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special (2018)
32. Allegra's Window (1994)
33. Helpsters (2019) — Mr. Primm (voice)
34. Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo (1994) — Announcer/Telly Monster/Snuffy (voice) (archive footage)
35. Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration! (1993) — Telly Monster
36. Sesame Street: Fiesta! (1997) — "Numero Comparsa" Singer / Telly Monster (voice)
37. Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994) — Telly Monster (voice)
38. Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Head to Toe with Elmo! (2003) — Snuffy (voice)
39. Muppet Sing Alongs: Treasure Island (1996) — Shark / Big Snort (voice)
40. Sesame Street: Monster Hits! (1990) — Herry's Father (voice)

Directed

1. The Adventures of Liverwurst Girl (2015) — Director