Christopher Cerf

''' Christopher B. Cerf ''' (born August 19, 1941) brought a mid-century pop music sound to the music of SESAME STREET, writing songs for Little Jerry & the Monotones (for which he usually performed one of the back-up singers ) , & the Alphabeats (for which he also performed the lead singer), and other short-lived pop-star parodies. Among his best known works are "Put Down the  Duckie " and " Monster  in the Mirror" two collaborations with former SESAME STREET head writer Norman Stiles. Both songs have been filmed in versions that feature large numbers of celebrities. He appears in the television documentary ''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Sing!_Sesame_Street_Remembers_Joe_Raposo_and_His_Music Sing !  SESAME   STREET  Remem ber s Joe Raposo & His Music ]'' in tribute to his friend and collaborator.

His father, Bennett Cerf, was the co-founder of Random House  books and a panelist of ''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/What's_My_Line What ' s My Line ? ] and his mother, Phyllis Fraser, co-founded Random House  ' s Beginner Books'' with [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Theodor_Geisel Dr. Seuss ]. His brother, Jonathan Cerf, wrote  BIG   BIRD  ' s Red Book.

Some characters that Cerf has provided voice s for include Little Chrissy, Chrissy , Bruce String bean , Mick Swagger , How Now Brown , the Lead Frazzle tone , the singer of the Cecille theme song , & the Captain fro m " Imagine That ! "

 SESAME  Place ' s The Game Centre was "the creative brain-child of Cerf.

Christopher Cerf is also the co - creator & an Executive Producer of Between the Lion s. He was a close personal friend of the late Douglas Adams, acclaimed author of the The Hitch hiker ' s Guide to the Galaxy trilogy. He wrote the introduction for the US edition of The Salmon of Doubt, a posthumous release of some of Adams' last works.

SESAME STREET Song Credits
According to his bio in Encyclopedia Paranoiaca (2012, with Henry Beard), Cerf has written over 300 SESAME STREET Songs.

External l ink s

 * New York Social Diary : Christopher Cerf
 * Cerf ' s official YouTube channel
 * Christopher Cerf, 2010 McGraw Prize in Education Winner