Joey Mazzarino

Joseph Mazzarino (/mæzəˈriːnoʊ/; born June 4, 1968) is an American puppeteer, writer, director and actor. He is best known for his roles on Sesame Street as Murray Monster, Stinky the Stinkweed and other Muppets, and being Head Writer and Director on Sesame Street, winning 22 Emmy Awards for his work.
== Career ==
Former Muppet performer Camille Bonora influenced Mazzarino when she taught an improvisation class at his university, and eventually introduced him to Jim Henson. Mazzarino later became the head writer for Sesame Street and also worked on The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, Muppets from Space, and Kermit's Swamp Years.
When Mazzarino auditioned for Sesame Street, he wrote a sketch called "Colambo" and soon found himself cast in the title role. Afterwards, he became a prominent member of the Sesame Street cast, performing Horatio the Elephant, Ingrid, Murray Monster, Papa Bear, Stinky the Stinkweed, and various characters until 2015, when he resigned in response to the show's format change.
Mazzarino spent the next few years as a writer/producer on the Showtime original series Kidding starring Jim Carrey. He directed all 13 episodes of the Netflix series Julie's Greenroom starring Julie Andrews, where he also served as a writer. Mazzarino spent over 20 years on Sesame Street in multiple roles: Head Writer, Director, Lyricist and Muppet performer. He received 25 Emmy Awards for his work in multiple categories (Outstanding Original Song, Outstanding Writing, Outstanding Direction and Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series).
Mazzarino is currently a writer for the PBS puppet series Donkey Hodie and was also a writer for the animated series Nature Cat.
== Filmography ==
* A Sesame Street Christmas Carol – Joe Marley, Joey Dickens
* CinderElmo – King Fred, Blue Mouse
* 123 Count with Me – Ingrid
* Elmo Says BOO! – Joey Monkey, Sir Count-A-Lot
* Elmo's Christmas Countdown – Papa Bear, Stan the Snowball
* The Wild Wild West - Narf (Monster Clubhouse segment only)
* Elmopalooza – Horatio the Elephant
* Ghost Town – Food Delivery Guy
* Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake – Additional Muppet Performer
* Kermit's Swamp Years – Goggles the Toad, Turtle No. 1
* Muppet Meeting Films – Gimley's Boss, Wesley, Franklin (2nd Time), Coffee Guy, Smerdley (2nd Time)
* Billy Bunny's Animal Songs – Frog, Gopher
* Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration! – Joey Monkey, Merry Monster
* Sesame Street Celebrates Around the World – MNN Logo Purple Monster
* Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration – Joey Monkey, Merry Monster
* The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland – Bug
* The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson – Additional Muppets
* Demon Days Live - 2-D (Puppetry only, uncredited)