Ferlinghetti Donizetti

Ferlinghetti Donizetti is a poet who made his debut in Season 12Season 12 press kit, found at CTW archives. of Sesame Street. His first name is taken from 1950s beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, while his last name comes from Italian opera composer Gaetano Donizetti. 
He is a self-proclaimed rhyming pro, and will rhyme with anything anyone says - even if it doesn't make sense. In Episode 1606, it is mentioned that he previously owned his own fast-food joint, the Rhyming Restaurant. 
Ferlinghetti appeared most prominently in "Rappin' Alphabet," which also features Grover as a break dancer. He appeared briefly as a background character in the 1985 film Follow That Bird.
==Episodic Appearances==
*1465, 1526, 1561, 1568, 1591, 1599, 1606, 1650, 1660, 1663, 1855, 2000, 2003, 2128, 2304
==Video appearances==
*Getting Ready to Read (1986)
==Sources==
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