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Kevin Clash(I)

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Kevin Clash and Elmo in Sesame Street (1969)
Meet the unlikely man behind the puppet, Kevin Clash, the heart and soul of Elmo.
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Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011)
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Kevin Clash was born on 17 September 1960 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Sesame Street (1969), Muppet Treasure Island (1996) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990). He was previously married to Genia Loving.
BornSeptember 17, 1960
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BornSeptember 17, 1960
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 30 wins & 22 nominations total

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    Known for

    Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Elmo
    • Hoots the Owl
    • Baby Natasha
    • Muppet
    • Wolfgang the Seal
    • Benny Rabbit
    • Watson
    • Clementine
    • Kingston Livingston III
    • Natasha
    • Dr. Nobel Price
    • Hoots
    • Mel
    • The Grand High Triangle Lover
    • Ferlinghetti Donizetti
    • J.P.
    • King
    • Announcer
    • Dick
    • Dwayne
    • Frog
    • Sad
    • The King
    • Wolfgang
    • Baby Tooth
    • Beet
    • Chip
    • Cowgirl
    • Fish
    • Mario
    • Octopus
    • Benny the Bunny
    • Billy Idle
    • Blue Martian
    • Chip Cat
    • Left
    • Orange Martian
    • Pablo Paint Palette
    • Pig
    • Pizzeria Dos Twin #1
    • Preposterous
    • Rainbow Fish
    • Sam
    • Ship Crew
    • Singer
    • Singer 'Fixin' My Hair'
    • Son
    • Son ('Let's Go Driving')
    • The Big Bad Wolf
    • Timmy
    • Additional Anything Muppets
    • Additional Muppets
    • Benny
    • Big Jeffy
    • C
    • Caribbean Frog
    • Carribbean Frog
    • Cee Lo Green Muppet
    • Dog
    • Eel
    • Grand High Triangle Lover
    • Green Dentist
    • Grover's Doctor
    • Jack
    • Jamal
    • Kevin
    • Lead Singing Dentist
    • Letter C
    • Little Pig
    • Max
    • Miss Blechman
    • Orange Monster
    • Pageant Announcer
    • Patti Paintbrush
    • Pig #1
    • Professor D. Rabbit
    • Rockhead
    • Sad Dwarf
    • Shark
    • Sheep #2
    • Sophie
    • Straw-house Pig
    • Student
    • Tennis Match Announcer
    • The Eel
    • Additional Muppet Performer
    • Additional Performers
    • Animal Shelter Owner
    • Apple
    • Baby Clementine
    • Baby Fats Domino
    • Baby Tooth and the Funky Funk
    • Back-Up Cow
    • Blue Guy
    • Blue Tough Kid
    • Boy
    • Buster the Horse
    • Chad Danforth Muppet
    • Cloud
    • Corn
    • Customer #2
    • Delivery Man
    • Dentist's Patient
    • Dimples the Dog
    • Doctor
    • Dr. Noble Price
    • Ernie's Friend
    • Essie Silverman
    • Farmer
    • First Kid ('Daddy Helps with the Dishes')
    • Floyd
    • Funky Tooth #1
    • Green Kid
    • Green Singing Dentist
    • Grey Horse
    • Grouch
    • Grownup Miles
    • Gus
    • Health Cow
    • Herb
    • Hot Pink Hispanic Anything Muppet man
    • J.P
    • Jiffy
    • Jiffy the Turtle
    • Kathleen the Cow
    • Kermit the Frog
    • Kermit's Doctor
    • Kid #1
    • Kid with Pencil
    • Laura
    • Lead Big Kid
    • Lead Crow
    • Letter W
    • Little Chrissy
    • Luba Merquick
    • Magic Banana
    • Male Dancer
    • Male Tenant
    • Man
    • Martian
    • Martian #1
    • Miami Announcer
    • Mike
    • Miner
    • Moe #1
    • Monster
    • Mrs. Sun
    • Muppet Performer
    • Murray
    • Newspaper Guy
    • Newspaper Man
    • Oliver
    • Orange Beach Monster
    • Parker
    • Paul Pencil
    • Paul Pencil (segment 'In, On, and Under')
    • Peanut #1
    • Phil Rhymington
    • Pierre Blue
    • Pig #2
    • Police Person's Horse
    • Purple Rocker
    • Robin
    • Rollie
    • Saddler
    • School Game Announcer
    • Selma Worm
    • Shepherd
    • Singer 'Island Song'
    • Singer 'It's Harder the First Time'
    • Singer 'No Matter What'
    • Singer 'Skin'
    • Singer 'The Pasta Song'
    • Son 'Let's Go Driving'
    • Space Attendant
    • Spaceship Surprise officer
    • Squishta
    • The Animal Shelter owner
    • The Announcer
    • The Beet
    • The Boy
    • The First Child
    • The First Little Pig
    • The Grouch
    • The Letter C
    • The Letter W
    • The Shepherd
    • The Shirt
    • Thief #1
    • Tooter
    • Warren Wolf
    • X
    • Yellow Monster
    Tim Curry, Frank Oz, Bill Barretta, Kevin Bishop, Kevin Clash, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, and Steve Whitmire in Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
    Muppet Treasure Island
    6.9
    • Bad Polly
    • Black Dog
    • Spa'am
    • Chicken
    • Miss Piggy (assistant)
    • Fozzie Bear (assistant)
    • Sam the Eagle (assistant)
    • Animal (assistant)
    • Walleyed Pike
    • Monkey
    • Pirate
    • Real Old Tom(voice)
    • 1996
    Corey Feldman, David Forman, Josh Pais, Robbie Rist, Michelan Sisti, Leif Tilden, and Brian Tochi in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    6.8
    • Splinter(voice)
    • 1990
    Kenn Scott, Adam Carl, Michelan Sisti, and Leif Tilden in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
    6.0
    • Splinter
    • 1991

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (2022)
      Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Uncle Travelling Matt (puppeteer)
      • Uncle Travelling Matt (Puppeteer)
      • 2022–2024
    • Earth to Ned (2020)
      Earth to Ned
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Additional Puppeteer
      • Zoopinzalad
      • 2020–2021
    • The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019)
      The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
      8.4
      TV Series
      • The General
      • Gruenak #1
      • The Hunter ...
      • 2019
    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
      Sesame Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Elmo
      • Rollie
      • The Grouch ...
      • 1980–2019
    • Bill Barretta, Melissa McCarthy, and Dorien Davies in The Happytime Murders (2018)
      The Happytime Murders
      5.5
      • Bumblypants
      • Lyle (voice)
      • 2018
    • Orlando Bloom, Freddie Highmore, John Cena, Andy Samberg, and Daveed Diggs in Tour de Pharmacy (2017)
      Tour de Pharmacy
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Sesame Street Character (voice)
      • 2017
    • The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show (2015)
      The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Overlord Hob (voice)
      • 2016
    • The Grounded (2015)
      The Grounded
      TV Series
      • Elmo (voice)
      • 2015
    • Sesame Street: Elmo: The Musical 2 (2014)
      Sesame Street: Elmo: The Musical 2
      8.2
      • Elmo
      • 2014
    • Kevin Clash, David Rudman, Caroll Spinney, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, and Elmo in Sesame Street: Alphabet Songs (2014)
      Sesame Street: Alphabet Songs
      8.0
      Video
      • Elmo (voice)
      • 2014
    • Sesame Street: Fairy Tale Fun! (2013)
      Sesame Street: Fairy Tale Fun!
      9.0
      Video
      • Elmo
      • 2013
    • Kevin Clash in Sesame Street: Being Brave (2013)
      Sesame Street: Being Brave
      Video
      • Elmo (voice)
      • 2013
    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Carmen Osbahr, Matt Vogel, and Jasmine Romero in Little Children, Big Challenges (2012)
      Little Children, Big Challenges
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Elmo (voice)
      • 2012–2013
    • Sesame Street: Elmo the Musical (2013)
      Sesame Street: Elmo the Musical
      8.6
      Video
      • Elmo (voice)
      • 2013
    • Plaza Sésamo (1972)
      Plaza Sésamo
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Elmo (voice)
      • 2013

    Additional Crew



    • The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019)
      The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
      8.4
      TV Series
      • puppet captain
      • 2019
    • Bill Barretta, Melissa McCarthy, and Dorien Davies in The Happytime Murders (2018)
      The Happytime Murders
      5.5
      • puppet captain
      • 2018
    • Augustus Prew in Pure Genius (2016)
      Pure Genius
      7.2
      TV Series
      • puppeteer
      • 2016
    • Jack Black, Nirvan Mullick, Aaron Ohlmann, and Lil Bub in Jack Black and Lil BUB Save the World Again (2016)
      Jack Black and Lil BUB Save the World Again
      Short
      • puppeteer
      • 2016
    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
      Sesame Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • puppeteer
      • muppet creative consultant
      • creative consultant ...
      • 1991–2012
    • Sesame Street: The Very Best of Elmo (2010)
      Sesame Street: The Very Best of Elmo
      5.6
      • senior muppet consultant
      • 2010
    • Elmo and Abby's Birthday Fun (2009)
      Elmo and Abby's Birthday Fun
      7.0
      Video
      • senior muppet consultant
      • 2009
    • Fran Brill, Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, and John Tartaglia in Play with Me Sesame (2002)
      Play with Me Sesame
      6.5
      TV Series
      • muppet captain
      • 2007
    • A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006)
      A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
      6.0
      Video
      • senior muppet consultant
      • 2006
    • Elmo's Potty Time (2006)
      Elmo's Potty Time
      6.5
      Video
      • senior muppet consultant
      • 2006
    • Open huis in Sesamstraat
      TV Movie
      • puppeteer
      • 2005
    • Fran Brill, Kevin Clash, Jerry Nelson, and Martin P. Robinson in Sesame Street: A Magical Halloween Adventure (2004)
      Sesame Street: A Magical Halloween Adventure
      7.6
      Video
      • senior Muppet Consultant
      • 2004
    • Paula Abdul in Sesame Street: Zoe's Dance Moves (2003)
      Sesame Street: Zoe's Dance Moves
      6.5
      Video
      • senior muppet consultant
      • 2003
    • Fran Brill, Kevin Clash, Carmen Osbahr, Caroll Spinney, and Big Bird in Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke (2003)
      Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke
      6.4
      Video
      • senior muppet consultant
      • 2003
    • Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play (2002)
      Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play
      7.5
      Video
      • senior muppet consultant
      • 2002

    Producer



    • Sesame Street: Fairy Tale Fun! (2013)
      Sesame Street: Fairy Tale Fun!
      9.0
      Video
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Carmen Osbahr, Matt Vogel, and Jasmine Romero in Little Children, Big Challenges (2012)
      Little Children, Big Challenges
      8.5
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2012
    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
      Sesame Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • executive producer
      • co-executive producer: Elmo's World
      • 2000–2012
    • Growing Hope Against Hunger (2011)
      Growing Hope Against Hunger
      8.6
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Kevin Clash in Sesame Street: Learning Letters with Elmo (2011)
      Sesame Street: Learning Letters with Elmo
      Video
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Sesame Street: The Very Best of Elmo (2010)
      Sesame Street: The Very Best of Elmo
      5.6
      • co-executive producer
      • 2010
    • Families Stand Together: Feeling Secure in Tough Times (2009)
      Families Stand Together: Feeling Secure in Tough Times
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Elmo and Abby's Birthday Fun (2009)
      Elmo and Abby's Birthday Fun
      7.0
      Video
      • co-executive producer
      • 2009
    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Kevin Clash, and Abby Cadabby in Sesame Street: Being Green (2009)
      Sesame Street: Being Green
      8.8
      Video
      • co-executive producer
      • 2009
    • Coming Home: Military Families Cope with Change (2009)
      Coming Home: Military Families Cope with Change
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Fran Brill, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Kevin Clash, David Rudman, Eric Jacobson, Cookie Monster, Elmo, and Abby Cadabby in Abby in Wonderland (2008)
      Abby in Wonderland
      7.0
      Video
      • co-executive producer
      • 2008
    • Kevin Clash, Steve Whitmire, and Eric Jacobson in Count on Sports (2008)
      Count on Sports
      8.2
      Video
      • co-producer
      • 2008
    • Nigel Plaskitt, Fran Brill, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Kevin Clash, Joey Mazzarino, Carmen Osbahr, Martin P. Robinson, Matt Vogel, and Tumi Maretele in Panwapa (2008)
      Panwapa
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2008–2009
    • Kevin Clash, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Peter Linz, Matt Vogel, and Andy Hayward in Kids' Favorite Country Songs (2007)
      Kids' Favorite Country Songs
      8.2
      Video
      • co-executive producer
      • 2007
    • Sesame Beginnings: Moving Together (2007)
      Sesame Beginnings: Moving Together
      5.6
      Video
      • producer
      • 2007

    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos22

    Muppet Treasure Island: 2-Movie Collection
    Clip 2:08
    Muppet Treasure Island: 2-Movie Collection
    Elmo Saves Christmas
    Clip 3:06
    Elmo Saves Christmas
    Elmo Saves Christmas
    Clip 3:06
    Elmo Saves Christmas
    Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo
    Clip 1:01
    Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo
    U.S. Version
    Trailer 2:21
    U.S. Version
    Imagine That!
    Trailer 1:40
    Imagine That!
    Sesame Songs: Monster Hits!
    Trailer 1:46
    Sesame Songs: Monster Hits!

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Random House - My Life as a Furry Red Monster
    • Alternative names
      • Elmo
    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • September 17, 1960
      • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    • Spouse
      • Genia Loving1986 - 2003 (divorced, 1 child)
    • Other works
      1990: Performed "Lydia, The Tattooed Lady" at Jim Henson's Memorial Service using the voice of "Elmo".
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Print Biography
      • 2 Articles

    Did you know

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    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Trademark
        Best known as the puppeteer of Sesame Street (1969)'s Elmo
    • Nickname
      • Elmo

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