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Kevin Clash

Acting

Born September 17, 1960 · Turners Station, Maryland, USA

Also known as Kevin Jeffrey Clash

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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Kevin Jeffrey Clash (born September 17, 1960) is an American voice actor and puppeteer whose characters include Elmo, Baby Sinclair, Clifford, Splinter and Hoots the Owl. He currently serves as Sesame Street Muppet Captain and co-executive producer. In the fall of 2006, Clash released an autobiography titled My Life as a Furry Red Monster: What Being Elmo Has Taught Me About Life, Love and Laughing Out Loud. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kevin Clash, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Children's Program · 2012
  • Daytime Emmy Award
  • NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special · 2006 · nominated
  • NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special · 2000 · nominated

Filmography45 titles

Sesame Street: A Magical Halloween Adventure

2004as Elmo

Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs

2003as Elmo (voice) / Backup Monster (puppeteer) / Performer - "The Pasta Song"

Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Firehouse

2002as Elmo / Wolf (voice)

Sesame Beginnings: Exploring Together

2006as Elmo

The West Wing

1999as Elmo (voice)

Dog City

1989as Ace Yu (voice)

Reading Rainbow

1983as Self

Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play

2002as Benny Rabbit / Elmo / Frosty Four Singer (voice)

Scrubs

2001as Elmo (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!

2002as Elmo

Jim Henson: Idea Man

2024as Self (archive footage)

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

2019as Various Characters (puppet)

Dinosaurs

1991as Baby Sinclair (voice)

The Game

2006

Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2014as Self

Labyrinth

1986as The Four Guards / Firey 1 / Ambrosius (voice)

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

2011as Self

Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time

2006as Elmo (voice)

Sesame Street

1969as Hoots the Owl

The First Snow of Fraggle Rock

2025as Self - Featured Puppeteer

Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf

2001as Elmo (Voice)

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

1993as Elmo / Baby Natasha / Hoots the Owl (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!

1997as Elmo

Tour de Pharmacy

2017as Sesame Street Character (voice)

Muppet Treasure Island

1996as 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)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

1990as Splinter (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

1998as Elmo

Dog City

as Eliot Shag (voice)

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

1999as Elmo / Pestie / Grouch Jailer / Grouch Cab Driver (voice)

The Daily Show

1996as Self

CinderElmo

1999as Elmo (voice)

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

2007as Elmo (voice)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

1991as Splinter

Muppets from Space

1999as Clifford (voice)

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

2002as Sam Eagle (voice)

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

1996as Elmo (voice)

The Happytime Murders

2018as Bumblypants / Lyle (voice)

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

2005as Clifford / Mulch / Black Dog (voice)

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs

1999as Elmo (voice)

Michael Bublé: Home For The Holidays

2012as Elmo

Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers

2012as Elmo (voice)

Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures

2011as Elmo

Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland

2008as Elmo (Elmo as the Red Rabbit) (voice)

Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover

2004as Elmo (voice)

Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs

1993