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Director
Martin P. Robinson
Acting
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 226789
IMDb ID: nm0732896
Known for: Acting
Born: March 9, 1954
Age: 71
Place of birth: Dearborn, Michigan, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1969 - 2026
Years active: 58
Average TMDB rating: 6.92
Wikidata: Q2648580
Also known as
Marty Robinson • Martin Robinson
Frequent jobs
Director (1)
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
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Martin P. Robinson.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Martin P. Robinson.
7.2
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
as Self
2011 Movie
6.7
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Leonardo
1990 Movie
6.6
The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Additional Muppet Performer / College Student in Audience / Bear
1984 Movie
6.4
Follow That Bird
as Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster / Board of Birds / Grouch Diner Patron (voice)
1985 Movie
6.4
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
as Telly / Pestie / Laundromad Guy (voice)
1999 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Martin P. Robinson.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Martin P. Robinson.
7.1
The Muppet Show
as Supporting Muppet Performer
2026 Movie
6.7
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Leonardo
1990 Movie
6.8
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as Additional Muppet Performer
1990 Movie
6.6
The Muppets Take Manhattan
as Additional Muppet Performer / College Student in Audience / Bear
1984 Movie
6.4
Follow That Bird
as Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster / Board of Birds / Grouch Diner Patron (voice)
1985 Movie
10.0
Jim Henson's Memorial Service
1990 Movie
7.8
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
2024 Movie
7.3
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
1994 Movie
6.4
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
as Telly / Pestie / Laundromad Guy (voice)
1999 Movie
5.9
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
as Sweetums / Additional Muppets (voice)
2008 Movie
5.8
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
as Telly / Mr. Snuffleupagus / Slimey / Yip-Yip (voice)
1998 Movie
7.2
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
as Self
2011 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Martin P. Robinson.
7.1
Sesame Street
as Telly Monster/Aloysius Snuffleupagus/Irvine/Slimey (voice) • 3166 eps
1969 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Octopus Puppeteer #1 • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.1
Spitting Image
133 eps
1984 Series
7.6
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
1 eps
1996 Series
5.0
Helpsters
as Mr. Primm (voice) • 40 eps
2019 Series
Sesame Unpaved
67 eps
1999 Series
8.3
Allegra's Window
4 eps
1994 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Martin P. Robinson.
7.1
The Muppet Show
as Supporting Muppet Performer
2026 Movie
Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School
as Mr. Snuffleupagus / Telly Monster
2024 Movie
7.8
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
2024 Movie
Oscar's Handmade Halloween
as Sesame Street Puppet Performer / Puppet Captain
2023 Movie
Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular
as Telly Monster
2023 Movie
Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic
as Telly Monster (voice)
2022 Movie
6.5
Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
as Self
2021 Movie
5.0
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
as Telly Monster (voice)
2020 Movie
7.2
When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special
2018 Movie
6.7
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
as Hot Pink Muppet Elf (voice)
2016 Movie
Sesame Street: M is for Mystery
as Telly
2014 Movie
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
as Fluffy
2012 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Martin P. Robinson.
7.9
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Octopus Puppeteer #1 • 1 eps
2021 Series
5.0
Helpsters
as Mr. Primm (voice) • 40 eps
2019 Series
Sesame Unpaved
67 eps
1999 Series
7.6
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
1 eps
1996 Series
8.3
Allegra's Window
4 eps
1994 Series
7.1
Spitting Image
133 eps
1984 Series
7.1
Sesame Street
as Telly Monster/Aloysius Snuffleupagus/Irvine/Slimey (voice) • 3166 eps
1969 Series