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Kevin Clash (born September 17, 1960) is a multiple Daytime Emmy-winning American puppeteer whose characters include Elmo, Clifford, Splinter, and Hoots the Owl. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York -based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles -based Academy The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object — a Puppet — in real time to create the illusion of life Elmo is a Muppet Clifford is a Muppet character, performed by Kevin Clash. He is a violet-colored creature with orange dreadlocks and big lips Master Splinter, or simply Splinter is a Fictional character in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe Hoots the Owl is a character on the children's television program Sesame Street, performed by Kevin Clash. He currently serves as Sesame Street Muppet Captain and co-executive producer. Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining

In the fall of 2006, Kevin Clash released an autobiography titled My Life as a Furry Red Monster. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

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Life and career

Early years

Clash was born and raised in Turner's Station, a predominantly black suburb of Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Dundalk high School in Dundalk, Maryland, and is an alumnus of Towson University in Towson, Maryland. Towson University, often referred to as TU or simply Towson for short is an American Public university located in Towson in

Clash grew up with parents George and Gladys, older siblings George Jr. ("Georgie") and Anita ("NeNe"), and his little sister Pam. His father works as a flash welder operator at Raymond Metals and a neighborhood handyman, and his mother ran a daycare. [1]

Clash began building puppets at the age of ten. Clash's parents were supportive of his interest in puppetry, driving him to puppet shows, allowing for his love of television and craft, and not urging him to attend college when he announced he was pursuing puppetry professionally. Among his TV viewing was Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop, Kukla, Fran, and Ollie, and H. Shari Lewis (born Sonia Phyllis Hurwitz; January 17, 1933 – August 2, 1998) was a Jewish American R. Pufnstuf. Clash has admitted he watched television inches away from the screen, with no permanent eye damage. [1] His parents were supposedly more amused than angered when he cut apart his father's good overcoat to create a monkey puppet with the fuzzy black lining. [1] As a tribute, Elmo's parents were named George and Gladys in an Elmo's World segment; their names have since changed. Elmo's World is a segment of the children's television show Sesame Street featuring Elmo, a small red monster who speaks in third

He performed in Baltimore's Inner Harbor as a teenager.

In high school, he was voted "Most Likely to be a Millionaire. "

Television appearances

His first television work was for the then-CBS affiliate in Baltimore, WMAR on a show called "Caboose". CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. WMAR-TV, channel 2 is the ABC affiliate in Baltimore Maryland, owned by the broadcasting division of the E He also performed a pelican character for Zep, a local Washington, D.C. show airing on WTOP-TV. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D For the former Minneapolis TV station see KARE. WUSA is a television station broadcasting on channel 9 in Washington D

In the early '80s, he performed regularly, with Jim Martin, on Bob Keeshan's Wake Up with the Captain series, as well as building puppets and occasionally appearing on-camera. James Martin or Jim Martin may refer to Politicians Jim Martin (Georgia politician, candidate for Senate representing Georgia Robert James Keeshan ( June 27, 1927 &ndash January 23, 2004) was an American Television producer

From 1981 to 1986, he appeared in The Great Space Coaster, as Goriddle Gorilla, Rory and Huggle Scuffy. The Great Space Coaster was a children's Television show that ran from 1981 through 1986. On that show, he attracted the attention of Muppet designer Kermit Love, who invited him to work on various Henson projects. Kermit Ernest Hollingshead Love ( August 7, 1916 &ndash June 21, 2008) was an American Puppeteer, Costume designer and

Coming to the Muppets

Kevin Clash first met puppet builder Kermit Love in the 1970s. Kermit Love was occasionally able to arrange for Kevin Clash to visit the set of Sesame Street. Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining In 1979, the main Muppet performers were performing in a Muppet Movie float in the 1979 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and extra puppeteers were needed for the Sesame Street float, so Kevin Clash got to perform Cookie Monster in the parade. The Muppet Movie is the first of a series of Live-action musical Feature films starring Jim Henson 's Muppets. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual Parade presented by Macy's Department store. Cookie Monster is a fictional Muppet character on the children's television show Sesame Street. [1]

Later, in 1983, he was officially hired to perform in ten episodes of Sesame Street. However, at the time he was performing full-time on two other shows, and the producers of both shows refused to work around Kevin Clash's schedule, so Clash was forced to tear up his contract to appear on Sesame Street. [1]

Kevin Clash was also given the opportunity to perform in The Dark Crystal, but Kermit Love talked him out of being involved in the movie, saying that he should concentrate on his work in the series that he was currently involved with. The Dark Crystal is a 1982 Fantasy film directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz.

Kevin Clash officially became a puppeteer on Sesame Street in 1984. Some of his earliest characters included Hoots the Owl, Baby Natasha, and Dr. Hoots the Owl is a character on the children's television program Sesame Street, performed by Kevin Clash. Nobel Price, but it was Elmo who became his main character. Elmo is a Muppet Clash has also sung in voice-over in a variety of film and animation songs on Sesame Street, including "In My Animal Book" and "Take Care of That Smile". During the late 1980s, Clash was involved with a variety of Henson productions. He performed P. J. in the Play-Along videos, and Father Bunny and Be-Bop in Tale of the Bunny Picnic. He would also perform Eliott Shag on Dog City, various characters in Muppet Time insertials, and he performed a number of characters, most notably Baby Sinclair, but also Howard Handupme, on Dinosaurs. This article lists characters in the television series Dinosaurs. Dinosaurs is an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on ABC from April 26, 1991 to July 20, 1994. He also performed the title character in the Muppet Sing-Along video Billy Bunny's Animal Songs.

The Jim Henson Hour

He became one of the main Muppet performers on The Jim Henson Hour. The Jim Henson Hour was a short-lived Television series that aired on NBC in 1989. His two main characters on that show were the lizard-like Leon and the bass player Clifford. LEON is a Computer CPU core specifically a 32-bit Microprocessor based on RISC design Clifford is a Muppet character, performed by Kevin Clash. He is a violet-colored creature with orange dreadlocks and big lips Out of these two, only Clifford has remained a major character, having also appeared in The Muppets at Walt Disney World, The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson, an appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show, the albums Muppet Beach Party and Kermit Unpigged, and the feature films Muppets From Space and The Muppets Wizard of Oz. The Muppets at Walt Disney World is a television special starring Jim Henson 's Muppets at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista The Arsenio Hall Show was an Emmy Award winning Talk show which aired on late night in syndication from 1989 to 1994 Kermit Unpigged was a Music and Comedy record released by The Jim Henson Company through BMG Kidz in 1995, and is the last Muppets from Space was the sixth Feature film to star The Muppets, and the first since the death of Muppets creator Jim Henson to However, Clifford became a star when he hosted the short-lived Muppets Tonight. Muppets Tonight is a Live-action / Puppet Television series created by Jim Henson Productions and featuring On that show, Clash also performed Mulch and Craniac. In Agriculture and Gardening, '''mulch''' is a protective cover placed over the Soil, primarily to modify the effects of the local Climate. The Craniacs are a sinister race of Robots living in the ChalkZone from the Nickelodeon Animated television series ChalkZone.

Film credits

Clash's film credits include Jim Henson's fantasy films Labyrinth, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze; The Muppet movies Muppet Treasure Island, Muppets from Space, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, and The Muppets Wizard of Oz; and the Sesame Street films Follow That Bird and The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland. For other uses of "Henson" see Henson. James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24 1936 &ndash May 16 1990 was one of Labyrinth is a 1986 Fantasy film directed by Jim Henson, produced by George Lucas, and designed by Brian Froud. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is the 1990 Live-action film based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II The Secret of the Ooze is a 1991 action / Family film. Muppet Treasure Island is the fifth Feature film to star The Muppets. Muppets from Space was the sixth Feature film to star The Muppets, and the first since the death of Muppets creator Jim Henson to It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie is an NBC television film released by Jim Henson Television and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining Sesame Street presents Follow That Bird (commonly shortened to Follow That Bird) is a Film directed by Ken Kwapis, starring many The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (sometimes referred to as Elmo in Grouchland) was the second theatrical feature-length film based on the characters

Additional work

Clash was co-executive producer for Elmopalooza, co-producer for The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, and co-executive producer for CinderElmo and "Elmo's World". Elmopalooza is a Sesame Street special that aired on ABC on February 20, 1998. Elmo is a Muppet Elmo's World is a segment of the children's television show Sesame Street featuring Elmo, a small red monster who speaks in third He has also served as either puppet coordinator, assistant puppet coordinator, or puppet captain on many productions, including Labyrinth, Muppet Treasure Island, and Dog City. He occasionally played Miss Piggy and Statler in Muppets Tonight

Puppeteer credits

Trivia

Awards & honors

References and footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e My Life as a Furry Red Monster: What Being Elmo Has Taught Me About Life, Love, and Laughing Out Loud
  2. ^ Michael Dwyer, "A ticklish encounter". The Age, July 20, 2006. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  3. ^ Michael Dwyer, "A ticklish encounter". The Age, July 20, 2006. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  4. ^ Björk audio commentary on "It's Oh So Quiet", from DVD The Work of Director Spike Jonze

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