Martin P. Robinson

''' Mart i n P. " Marty " Robinson ''' ( b . March 9 th, 1954 ) is a Muppeteer  who has performed on  SESAME STREET  since 1980. His main characters include  SLIMEY , '''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Snuffleupagus M r. Snuffleupagus ] & Telly Monster'''. He is married to Annie Evans , writer of  SESAME STREET . Together they run the official  SESAME  Workshop parenting blog  SESAME  Family Robinson.

Bio
Martin P. Robinson has been on staff consistently at The  JIM HENSON  Company since 1981. Early  SESAME STREET  roles include '''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Snuffleupagus M r. Snuffleupagus ], Telly Monster ,  SLIMEY ''' , & Buster the Horse , though all were previously performed  by other peo ple. He has also performed   Donald Grump , a parody of world famous tycoon Donald Trump ,  Romeo Scugg s  , a  GROUCH  seen o n  Real  GROUCHES  ( a reality show hosted by  OSCAR THE GROUCH   him self  ) as well as ,  OSCAR  ' s niece ,  IRVINE  , &  h i s  mother ,  M R S . GROUCH  ,  Scram  - I - Am  ( a parody of Sam - I - A m ) , as well as many announcers. In addition to performing, he has played an active role in hiring & training Muppeteers  for local  SESAME STREET  production s in Palestine , Mexico , Israel , Egypt , Russia , & Bangladesh.

Some other Henson  productions that Robinson has performed in, outside of  SESAME STREET  , have included the Farmer in The Tale of the Bunny Picnic , the animatronics for Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , & The Cat in the Hat on ''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/The_Wubbulous_World_of_Dr._Seuss The Wubbulous World o f Dr. Seuss ]''.

Robinson ' s stage credits include designing, build ing & performing Audrey II in the Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors , & set designing & building for the Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim ' s Frogs.

Robinson got into the business as a member of the Bil Baird Puppet Company. According to  SESAME   STREET  Unpaved, " Martin Robinson became a performer  so that he could play a wider variety of characters than his " nice guy " looks would have allowed him to play . "

Often, his  SESAME STREET  Muppets are paired with Caroll Spinney  ' s on Sesame Street , in clud ing Telly &  OSCAR  & Snuffy & BIG BIRD. Snuffy has also been paired with  OSCAR  on occasion & Telly has also been paired with BIG BIRD on occasion.  OSCAR  has also been paired w / a number of Robinson ' s many  GROUCH  roles. Telly is also best friends with David Rudman  ' s Baby Bear, & the characters are paired up quite frequently. His most frequent partner, however , was Kevin Clash. Along w / Telly & Elmo, the 2 of them have partnered up many time s , including as the Miami Mice , the captain & the mate of the next generation of Spaceship Surprise & the 2 chefs who serve [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Johnson Mr. Johnson ] at Pizzeria Dos.

Caroll Spinney / Marty Robinson Muppet SESAME STREET  Pairings

 * BIG BIRD / Snuffy
 * BIG BIRD / Telly Monster
 * BIG BIRD /  MRS . GROUCH 
 * BIG BIRD /  Gary GROUCH 
 * BIG BIRD /  SLIMEY 
 * BIG BIRD /  FLUFFY 
 * BIG BIRD / Rocky ( cat )
 * BIG BIRD / Buster the Horse
 * BIG BIRD / Shelley the Turtle
 * BIG BIRD / Monty
 *  OSCAR THE GROUCH  / Telly Monster
 *  OSCAR THE GROUCH  / Snuffy
 *  OSCAR THE GROUCH  /  SLIMEY 
 *  OSCAR THE GROUCH  /  FLUFFY 
 *  OSCAR THE GROUCH  /  Walter Cranky 
 *  OSCAR THE GROUCH  /  Donald Grump 
 *  OSCAR THE GROUCH  /  IRVINE 
 *  OSCAR THE GROUCH  /  MRS . GROUCH 
 *  OSCAR THE GROUCH  /  Scram - I - Am 
 *  OSCAR THE GROUCH  /  Romeo Scuggs 
 *  OSCAR THE GROUCH  /  Mr . Grease monkey 
 *  OSCAR THE GROUCH  / Tan colored  GROUCH  Explorer
 *  OSCAR THE GROUCH  / Buster the Horse
 *  OSCAR THE GROUCH  / Sullivan
 *  OSCAR THE GROUCH  / Monty
 * GRANNY BIRD / Snuffy ( soon )
 * GRANNY BIRD / Tell y Monster ( soon )
 * GRANNY BIRD /  MRS . GROUCH  ( soon )
 *  BRUNO THE TRASH MAN / The orange - haired singer of  BRUNO  & the  TRASH  men
 *  BRUNO THE TRASH MAN  / Telly Monster

Muppeteer veteran  Matt Vogel  c an be heard & seen taking  Caroll Spinney  ' s place in 2 of these pairings :


 * BIG BIRD / Snuffy
 * BIG BIRD / Telly Monster
 * BIG BIRD / Old MacDonald ( New pairing )

Marriage on Sesame Street
Marty & Annie Evans  married on the set of Sesame Street. They met in 1993 at the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O ' Neill Theater Center in Connecticut, where Marty was creating a puppet show to premiere during the conference. Martin proposed to Annie on New Year ' s Eve 2007, & they were married on the steps of 123 Sesame Street in Studio J at the Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens.

The ceremony was scripted by Evans , wit h  Caroll Spinney  a s , ( o f course ) ,  OSCAR THE GROUCH   from  his   TRASH CAN  to heckle the couple.

Muppeteer Credits

 *  SESAME STREET  : Abigail Snuffleupagus, Alli gator ( Sesame Street ) , The Big Bad Wolf ( 1 984 - 2 006 ) , Book , Buster the Horse , Bulldozer , Captain Donald Cragen Muppet , Caesar Penguin , Clancy ( " Hill Street Twos " ) , Dick y Tick , Dinger , " Dinner Theatre " father ,  Donald Grump  , Dr . No , En zo , Farmer Mc Gregor , Fat Blue Anything Muppet man from " R SI : Rhyme Scene Investigation " ,  Fluffy  , F i r e fighter Jackson , Frank Lloyd Lef t , Gyros Spiniapolis , H - Man , Henny Drummschtick , Herny Drummschtick , Honkers ,  IRVINE  , Jane Snuffleupagus , Joe Hundred Guy ' s Butler , Kermit the Forg ( " Monster s o f Ven ice " ) , King fish , " Let ' s Go Driving " father , The Log  Bird  Luke Warm , Mont y , Mr . Brown ing ,  Mr . Greasemonkey  , Mr . Snuffle upagus ( 1980 - present ) ,  MR S . GROUCH  , Murray Matisse , Murray Monster ( " Sound o f the L e t t e r L " ) , Newt the Night watch man , Next Generation Captain Phil ( Anything Muppet ) , Proud , Pumpkin dentist from " Say Toothpaste , Some bo d y " , " Readers of the Open Range " nameless Pumpkin cowboy ,  Romeo Scuggs  , Rooster , The Royal App le Tr ee ,  Sally Messy Yuckyael  ' s  Announcer  ,  Scram - I - Am  , Shelley the Turtle ,  SLIMEY  ( 19 80 - present ) ( Muppetry  on ly ) , Slow est - Drawing Ed , Smell y , Snail , Snufertiti , Squirm odine , Sullivan , The Sun ( from I F eel S o H a p p y ) , Telly Monster ( 1984 - present ) , Ti to , Ton y ( turtle ) , The Tortoise ( 19 87 ) , Vic , Vincent Twice ,  Walter Cranky  ,  Warren Blech stein  , William , Yip Yip Martians
 * Muppet Meeting Films : Papa Luigi
 * The Muppets Take Manhattan : The Swedish Chef ( hand s ), Rat , Muppet Babies
 * Follow That Bird : Mr . Snuffleupagus, Telly Monster
 * Getting Ready to Read Rocky the cat & Old McDougal
 * The Muppets : A Celebration of 30 Years ( 1986 )
 * Little Muppet Monsters
 * Learning About Letters : Mr . Snuffleupagus, Telly Monster ,  IRVINE 
 * The Tale of the Bunny Picnic : The Farmer
 * The Alphabet Game :  Gary GROUCH 
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : Leonardo ( face )
 *  Jim Henson  ' s Memorial : Himself / Telly Monster
 * The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson : Telly Monster
 * A New Baby in My House : King Good heart
 * Dog City : Scratch Collie, Mr . Mac Taggart , others
 * Sesame Street Stays Up Late ! : Telly Monster, Mr . Snuffleupagus ,  MRS . GROUCH 
 * Muppet Treasure Island ( Sing - A long ) : Big Snort & Shark
 *  The Adventures of Elmo in  GROUCH  land  : Laundromat Manager,  Pestie  , Telly Monster
 * The Wubbulous World o f Dr . Seuss : The Cat in the Hat ( Sea son 2 ), Civil S er vant s 1 , 2 , 5 , & 6 , The Milk , & The Old Man
 * Panwapa : Tungar the Tiger ( Muppetry  only )
 * A Muppets Christ mas : Letters to San ta : a penguin
 *  El mo  &  Abby  ' s Birthday Fun ! : Jack
 * Elmo ' s Alphabet Challenge : Telly Monster,  Telly Monster  ( animated )

Non - Henson Credits

 * Little Shop of Horrors : Performed Audrey II for both the Broad way & O ff - Broad way production s
 * Spitting Image
 * Allegra ' s Window : Coordinated the construction of many character s, & perform ed Riff the Cat , Clef who is Allegra & Rondo ' s dad & Flugie the Tuba.
 * T he Puzzle Place : Skye Nakaiye, only in the pilot episode

Puppet Design Credits

 * Designed puppets for the Broad way production of Stephen Sondheim ' s  The Frogs

Trivia

 * Robinson was born in Michigan & grew up in Brook field, Wisconsin where he attended Brook field East High school . A talented actor & musician , he played the lead in several musicals , including Bernardo in West Side Story & Fagin in Oliver !.
 * According to  STREET  Gang, Robinson uses a converted green house as his home work shop.
 * He has a black belt in karate.
 * According to  CAROLL SPINNEY , Robinson had divorce d parent s when he was young . This was the basis for the un air e d episode "  Snuffy  ' s Parent s Get a Divorce . "
 *  GROUCHES  from  SESAME STREET  Marty Robinson has performed once or consistently are :


 *  IRVINE 
 *  MRS . GROUCH 
 *  Donald Grump 
 *  Mr . Grease monkey 
 *  Walter Cranky 
 *  Gary GROUCH 
 *  Warren Blech stein 
 *  Romeo Scuggs 
 *  Scram - I - Am