His father Louie is the brother of Funella Furchester.
John Tartaglia, Matt Vogel, and Jim Martin have all been secondary performers for the character, providing movement for Elmo's arms and legs, particularly in green-screen shots.Īlongside Cookie Monster, Elmo has appeared in The Furchester Hotel, where he is taking an extended stay because of his fascination with the Furchester Hotel. Kevin's performance inspired the writers to develop Elmo's character". Sans continues that "one day in 1985, Kevin Clash, a talented puppeteer, raised him up and brought energy and life into Elmo and from that day forward we would all write for Elmo. Clash said that Elmo should be a character who is kind and loving. However in 1985, Hunt was so frustrated with the puppet, he squeezed it and threw it at Kevin Clash, who then performed Elmo. Brian Muehl performed Elmo from 1980 to 1984, and Richard Hunt from 1984 to 1985. From 1980 to 1981, the character was performed by Jerry Nelson. Elmo then eventually became a recurring character on Sesame Street, and later appeared as a supporting character appearing in segments in later episodes of the show. It first appeared in the 1980 Sesame Street song, "We Are Monsters". The character of Elmo was originally conceived as a supporting character and background character in the late 1970s. JSTOR ( December 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Įlmo (great-great grandfather and namesake)Įlmo and Kevin Clash at 69th Annual Peabody Awards, May 2010.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.
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