Holly Robinson Peete

Holly Robinson Peete (b. 1964) is an actress and the daughter of Sesame Street actor/producer Matt Robinson, the original Gordon. At the age of four, she appeared on the series, on at least one occasion, as one of the kids.hollyrobinsonpeete.com (archived) "Ask Holly"
One appearance in Episode 0047 included several segments in which she and her brother Matt Jr featured with the cast including feeding a goat with Bob, watching Jennie draw with shapes, playing "One of These Things" on the stoop with Bob, and observing a bird in the Pet Shop with their father playing Gordon and recurring kid Sally.
Best known for her roles on such TV shows as 21 Jump Street, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, and the UPN sitcom Love Inc., the actress has reminisced in various print and online publications about her father and his Sesame Street work. 
In 2018, she began starring in the reality series Meet the Peetes, which featured a Sesame Street set visit during an April 2019 episode. The episode documented Peete recording a "Sesame Street Memory" video, which was released online in October 2019.
In the biographical portion of her own website, Peete recalls, "...when I was four and my brother, Matt, was seven, my dad got his big break as the star of a new children's program called (who could've predicted this show would still be on!) Sesame Street. I was so psyched to get to hang out with Big Bird, Oscar and Cookie Monster."hollyrobinsonpeete.com (archived) "My Story"
Peete recalls being less excited the first time she saw her father on screen though. In his 2008 book Street Gang, Michael Davis recounts Peete's feelings of anxiety seeing her dad escort another little girl (Sally in Episode 0001) around the neighborhood, and kissing another woman (Susan) who wasn't her mom.Street Gang by Michael Davis, page 192
She told Ebony magazine in December 2002 that, "we all liked to brag on our parents when we were kids; I did my share as a 4-year-old when my daddy was on Sesame Street."Ebony, December 2002 issue 
In an interview with iParenting.com, Holly Robinson Peete offered further details about the Sesame days:
Matt Robinson offered his own comments on his children's reactions in the 1971 book All About Sesame Street:
In 2023, she appeared on The Masked Singer as The Fairy. While her identity was revealed the following week, her first appearance on the show was on Sesame Street Night, where she sang "You're No Good" to Oscar the Grouch.
==Sources==
==External links==
*Official Site
*iParenting.com Interview
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