Kevin Clash
American puppeteer (born 1960)
- Born
- 17 September 1960, Baltimore
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupation
- voice actor, marionetteist, actor, film producer, film director
- Films here
- 2
Kevin Jeffrey Clash (born September 17, 1960) is an American puppeteer, director and producer best known for puppeteering Elmo on Sesame Street from 1985 to 2012. He also performed puppets for Labyrinth, Dinosaurs, Oobi, and various Muppet productions.
Clash developed an interest in puppetry at an early age and, in his teen years, performed for local television children's shows in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. He joined the cast of Captain Kangaroo in the early 1980s and began performing on Sesame Street in 1984. He was the fifth puppeteer to perform Elmo, who became his signature character, and he also served as an executive producer and director for the show. Clash worked in various productions with The Jim Henson Company and occasionally on other projects. Clash's autobiography, My Life as a Furry Red Monster, was published in 2006; he was later the subject of the documentary Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011).
Filmography (martial arts films)
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Cast |
| 1991 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | Cast |
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Facts from Wikidata Q1029467 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.