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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brian Patrick Clarke to Charlotte Cornwell
Kevin Clash Biography (1960-)
Born September 17, 1960, in Baltimore, MD; son of George and Gladys Clash; married; wife's name, Genia; children: Shannon Elise. Addresses: Office:Jim Henson Productions, 117 East 69th St., New York, NY 10021.; Contact: c/oThe Muppets, P.O. Box 20726, New York, NY 10023-1488.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, puppeteer, producer
- Birth Details
- September 17, 1960
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Voices of the Four Guards, Firey 1, first fairy, and Ambrosius, Labyrinth, TriStar, 1986
- Voice of Splinter, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, New Line Cinema,1990
- Voice of Splinter, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of theOoze, 1991
- Himself/Splinter, The Making of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles": Behindthe Shells, New Line Cinema, 1991
- Voice of Clifford, It's Not Easy Being Green, Walt Disney Pictures, 1994
- Voices of Polly Lobster, Spa'am: Boss Pig 2, Black Dog, and Real Old Tom,Muppet Treasure Island, Buena Vista, 1996
- Voice of Clifford, Muppets from Space, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999
- Voices of Elmo, Pestie, grouch jailer, and grouch cab driver, The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, Columbia, 1999
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Film Work
- Assistant puppeteer coordinator, Labyrinth, 1986
- Animatronic puppeteer, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, New Line Cinema, 1990
- Puppeteer, Elmo Saves Christmas, 1996
- Puppet coordinator, Muppet Treasure Island, Buena Vista, 1996
- Puppeteer captain and coproducer, The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, Columbia, 1999
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Television Appearances
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Series
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Sesame Street (also known as Les amis de Sesame,
Canadian Sesame Street,
Open Sesame, and Sesame Park), PBS, 1980
- Voice of Goriddle Gorilla, The Great Space Coaster, syndicated, 1981
- Voice of Elmo, Sesame Street (also known as Les amis de Sesame,
Canadian Sesame Street,
Open Sesame, and Sesame Park), PBS, 1988-
- Voices of Leon, Clifford, and Ace Yu, The Jim Henson Hour, NBC, 1989
- Voice of Hoots the Owl, Sesame Street (also known as Les amis de Sesame,
Canadian Sesame Street,
Open Sesame, and Sesame Park), PBS, c. 1989-1999
- Voices of Baby Sinclair, Howard Handupme, Howlin' Jay, Pterodactyl, and Mr. Ashland, Dinosaurs, ABC, 1991
- Kingston Livingston III, Sesame Street (also known as Les amisde Sesame,
Canadian Sesame Street,
Open Sesame, and Sesame Park), PBS, 1992-1998
- Voice of Eliot Shage, Dog City, Fox, 1992
- Voice of Benny the Bunny, Sesame Street (also known as Les amisde Sesame,
Canadian Sesame Street,
Open Sesame, and Sesame Park), PBS, 1993-2000
- Voices of Clifford and Mulch, Muppets Tonight!, ABC, 1996
- Voice of Avery, Big Bag, 1996
- Also appeared in Professor Kool's Fun School, WMAR-TV (Baltimore,MD), CBS, c. late 1970s; as voices of Kevin, Dunk, Pfeiffer, and Artie, Captain Kangaroo, CBS; voice of Baby Natasha and other voices, Sesame Street (also known as Les amis de Sesame,
Canadian Sesame Street,
Open Sesame, and Sesame Park), PBS; Bartee and other puppets, Caboose.
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Specials
- Voices of Father and Bebop, The Tale of the Bunny Picnic, 1986
- Voices of Elmo and Hoots the Owl, Sesame Street Special (also known as Put Down the Duckie), PBS, 1988
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Sesame Street ... 20 and Still Counting, NBC, 1989
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Time Warner Presents the Earth Day Special, ABC, 1990
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The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson, CBS, 1990
- Voice of Clifford, The Muppets at Walt Disney World, NBC, 1990
- Voice of Baby Sinclair, The Dream Is Alive: The 20th Anniversary Celebration of Walt Disney World, CBS, 1991
- Voices of Elmo, Hoots, and Wolfgang, Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me EatCake, PBS, 1991
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Sesame Street Stays Up Late! A Monster's New Year's Eve Party, PBS, 1993
- Baby Sinclair, For Our Children: The Concert, The Disney Channel,1993
- Voice of Baby Sinclair, For Our Children, 1993
- Voice of father, Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree, PBS, 1995
- Voice of Elmo, Vanessa Williams & Friends: Christmas in New York, ABC, 1996
- Voice of Elmo, Elmo Saves Christmas, PBS, 1996
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Denyce Graves: A Cathedral Christmas, PBS, 1997
- Voice of Elmo, Elmopalooza, ABC, 1998
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The 29th NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 1998
- Voice of Elmo, A Rosie Christmas, ABC, 1999
- Voice of Elmo, Cinderelmo, Fox, 1999
- Voice of Elmo, Sesame Street, PBS, 2000
- Voice of Elmo, Greatest TV Moments: Sesame Street Music A-Z, Noggin, 2000
- Himself, Sesame Street Biography, 2001
- Himself, I Love Muppets, BBC, 2002
- Voice of Sam the Eagle, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie,2002
- Also appeared as himself, Sesame Street Biography on A&E, Artsand Entertainment.
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Episodic
- Himself, "Brush," Reading Rainbow, PBS, 1988
- Grapdelight #1, "Endangered Species," Dinosaurs, ABC, 1991
- Elmo, "Educating Millicent," The Torkelsons, NBC, 1991
- Himself, "Secrets of the Muppets," The Jim Henson Hour, NBC, 1992
- "Somebody's Fool," Deadline, NBC, 2001
- Voice of Elmo, Rove Live, 2001
- Also appeared as voice of Howlin' Jay, Dinosaurs, ABC.
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Television Work
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Series
- Puppeteer, Sesame Street (also known as Les amis de Sesame,
Canadian Sesame Street,
Open Sesame, and Sesame Park),PBS, c. 1988-
- Puppeteer for Monster, Baby Sinclair, Grandma Ethel, and Howlin' Jay, Dinosaurs, 1991
- (Uncredited) Additional voices, The Torkelsons, NBC, 1991
- Puppet coordinator and puppeteer, Dog City, Fox, 1992
- Senior creative consultant, executive consultant, and puppeteer, The Puzzle Place, PBS, 1995
- Puppeteer, Muppets Tonight!, ABC, 1996
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Movies
- Puppeteer and co-executive producer, Cinderelmo, Fox, 1999
- Muppet performer, It's a Very Muppet Christmas Movie, NBC, 2002
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Specials
- Puppeteer (Elmo), The Frugal Gourmet: Fire and Flame with Elmo, PBS, 1992
- Creative consultant, Sesame Street Stays Up Late! A Monster's New Year's Eve Party, PBS, 1993
- Muppet performer, Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!, ABC, 1994
- Muppet performer, Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree, CBS, 1995
- Puppeteer (Elmo), Vanessa Williams & Friends: Christmas in New York, ABC, 1996
- Co-executive producer, puppet captain, and muppeteer (Elmo), Elmopalooza, ABC, 1998
- Senior puppet consultant and puppeteer (Elmo), Sesame Street, PBS,2000
- Senior puppet consultant and co-executive producer, Elmo's Magic Cookbook, Food Network, 2001
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Episodic
- Puppeteer, "Cliff's Nightmare," The Cosby Show, 1990
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RECORDINGS
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Video Games
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Muppets Treasure Island, 1996
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The Muppet CD-ROM: Muppets Inside, 1996
- Voice of Clifford, Muppet Race Mania, Midway Games, Inc., 2000
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 14, Gale Research, 1997
Periodicals
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Jet, March 2, 1998, p. 47
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