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Sesame Street is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation, and puppetry.It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) and was created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett.
Mr. Snuffleupagus; Sesame Street character: First appearance: Episode 0276 (November 15, 1971) Performed by: Jerry Nelson (1971–1978) Michael Earl Davis (1978–1981) Martin P. Robinson (1981–present)
A young girl who appeared in the first episode of Sesame Street. [76] Savion (1989–1995) [13] Savion Glover: Brought on Sesame Street to provide viewers with a positive teen role model, Savion was a dancer whose character was based upon his portrayer. He and Gina, when they were teenagers, battled prejudice against interracial couples.
Richard Hunt (August 17, 1951 – January 7, 1992) was an American puppeteer, best known as a Muppet performer on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and other projects for The Jim Henson Company. [1]
Frank Oz, who performed many Muppets throughout his career, from the debut of Sesame Street to most Henson productions Caroll Spinney performed Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch from the show's debut in 1969 until his retirement in 2018 Steve Whitmire, who took over many of Jim Henson's characters after Henson's death in 1990, including Ernie and Kermit the Frog [12] Kevin Clash, with Elmo, his ...
Mr. Harold Hooper (played by Will Lee) was one of the first four human characters to appear on the television series Sesame Street.Created by producer and writer Jon Stone, Mr. Hooper is the original proprietor of Hooper's Store, the neighborhood variety store and combination diner/corner store that serves as a place for Muppets and humans to meet and interact.
This list of Sesame Street puppeteers includes all who have worked on the show, as a regular, backup, guest puppeteer, etc., and by no means should be taken as complete, as many Muppeteers only have done one skit on the show, and thus aren't credited.
According to the book Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street the segment was discontinued after 2003 because, "kids didn't know the new Muppets and became confused, and the frenetic pace of the segment raised concerns. The puppets Mooba, Mel, Narf, and Groogel literally bounced off the walls.