Biography for
Kevin Clash More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

17 September 1960, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Birth Name

Kevin Jeffrey Clash

Nickname

Elmo

Height

6' (1.83 m)

Spouse

Genia

(? - 2003) (divorced) 1 child

Trade Mark

Best known as the puppeteer of "Sesame Street" (1969)'s Elmo

Trivia

Due to the merchandising deal he struck with toy manufacturers, he is the highest-paid Muppeteer ever. The "Tickle Me Elmo" doll, for instance, was one of the largest-selling dolls in history.

Unlike most of the other Muppeteers, he rarely appears without "Elmo". One of the few instances in which he appeared on television as himself was on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986), in an episode entitled "The Faces Behind The Famous Names". This episode also featured Marc Jacobs, the lady behind the "Jimmy Choo" shoe empire, and the woman who inspired the creation of the Barbie doll (the daughter of one of the founders of Mattel, Inc.).

Has a daughter named Shannon.

His daughter Shannon's favorite rapper is LL Cool J, and her favorite actor is Jack Black.

Personal Quotes

If everybody else your age is doing something very different than what you're doing, there's always going to be someone saying to you you might not succeed with it, you might not make any money with that... there's always going to be some type of obstacle in the way. All of those things will go away if you really focus on what makes you happy.