The Sesame Workshop Blog » Kevin Clash http://www.sesameworkshop.org/our-blog Fri, 10 May 2013 19:32:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Congratulations to Kevin Clash on His Most Recent Emmy Award http://www.sesameworkshop.org/our-blog/2012/06/25/congratulations-to-kevin-clash-on-his-most-recent-emmy-award/ http://www.sesameworkshop.org/our-blog/2012/06/25/congratulations-to-kevin-clash-on-his-most-recent-emmy-award/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:17:17 +0000 Graydon Gordian http://www.sesameworkshop.org/our-blog/?p=1421 For the second week in a row we are proud to announce that a member of the Sesame Workshop team has been honored with an Emmy award. On Saturday night Kevin Clash, the performer of Elmo, was awarded the Emmy for best performer in a children’s series. The Emmy is Kevin’s 21st overall Emmy, his eighth as [...]

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]]> For the second week in a row we are proud to announce that a member of the Sesame Workshop team has been honored with an Emmy award. On Saturday night Kevin Clash, the performer of Elmo, was awarded the Emmy for best performer in a children’s series. The Emmy is Kevin’s 21st overall Emmy, his eighth as a performer and his fourth in a row in the category. We also wanted to congratulate Sesame Workshop performers Carroll Spinney and Leslie Carrara, who were nominated for the award. The imagination and talent of Kevin, Carroll and Leslie have long been an indispensable part of Sesame Workshop’s ability to help children across the world laugh and learn.

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]]> http://www.sesameworkshop.org/our-blog/2012/06/25/congratulations-to-kevin-clash-on-his-most-recent-emmy-award/feed/ 0 This Week in Sesame Street: Elmo’s Birthday http://www.sesameworkshop.org/our-blog/2012/02/03/this-week-in-sesame-street-elmos-birthday/ http://www.sesameworkshop.org/our-blog/2012/02/03/this-week-in-sesame-street-elmos-birthday/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:17:30 +0000 Graydon Gordian http://www.sesameworkshop.org/our-blog/?p=464 It’s birthday season here at Sesame Street. For the second week in a row we’re celebrating the birthday of one of our beloved Sesame Street MuppetsTM. Last week we celebrated Ernie’s birthday. Now it’s Elmo’s turn to have cake and open presents. Performed by Kevin Clash, Elmo has gone from being an unheralded baby monster to one of [...]

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It’s birthday season here at Sesame Street. For the second week in a row we’re celebrating the birthday of one of our beloved Sesame Street MuppetsTM. Last week we celebrated Ernie’s birthday. Now it’s Elmo’s turn to have cake and open presents.

Performed by Kevin Clash, Elmo has gone from being an unheralded baby monster to one of the most popular furry friends Sesame Street has ever had. Elmo turns 3½ this year – Elmo always turns 3½ on February 3rd. In honor of his birthday, here are 3½ fun facts about Elmo you might not know:

1. Elmo is the only non-human to ever testify before the U.S. Congress. In 2002 he was invited to testify before the House Education Appropriations Subcommittee to urge more funding for music research and music education in schools.
2. Elmo also appears on Sesame Workshop co-productions in China, Denmark, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Mexico, Pakistan and South Africa.
3. Elmo’s favorite food is wasabi, which is why his eyes are so wide open when he’s awake.
3½. Elmo loves you (but you already knew that).

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