Kevin Clash (Johnsonverse)

Kevin Jeffrey Clash (born September 17, 1960) is an American puppeteer, director and producer. He has performed and voiced Elmo on Sesame Street since 1984. He has 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 TV 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 serves as an executive producer and director for the show. Clash has worked in various productions with Jim Henson Productions 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).
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