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Elmo is a Muppet character on the children's television show Sesame Street. He is a furry red monster who hosts the last full fifteen minute segment on Sesame Street, Elmo's World, which is aimed at toddlers. His puppeteer, Kevin Clash, uses falsetto to produce his voice. Elmo's parents, Mae and Louis, speak with Southern American accents.[citation needed] His birthday is February 3rd.
Elmo is self-described as three-and-a-half years old and characteristically avoids pronouns, referring to himself in the third person (e.g. "Elmo has a question" rather than, "I have a question"). Sesame Street staff writer Nancy Sans once described Elmo's origins: "There was this extra red puppet lying around and the cast would pick him up sometimes and try to create a personality, but nothing seemed to materialize."[citation needed] The puppet was performed by Caroll Spinney in the early 1970s, Brian Muehl from 1979 to 1981, and Richard Hunt from 1981 to 1984. Sans continues that "...one day [in 1984], Kevin Clash, a talented puppeteer, raised him up and brought energy and life into Elmo and from that day forward we would all write for Elmo. Kevin's performance inspired the writers to develop Elmo's character".John Tartaglia, Matt Vogel, and Jim Martin have all been secondary performers for the character, providing movement for Elmo's arms and legs, particularly in green-screen shots.
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Genres: Drama,Actors: Lisa McNeil (miscellaneous crew), Carol A. Compton (miscellaneous crew), Hart Bochner (producer), Sewell Whitney (actor), John Swihart (composer), Hart Bochner (director), Justin Long (actor), Michael Hitchcock (actor), Danny DeVito (actor), Tracey Walter (actor), Jonah Hill (actor), Lee Garlington (actress), Hart Bochner (writer), Melissa McCarthy (actress), Cerina Vincent (actress),
Plot: Close to the entrance to Death Valley is the God-forsaken town of Trona. It's nearly empty: dry, with polluted water and poisoned soil. Dilapidated houses hold slackers and stoners. The town is virtually owned by Dirk, a heartless young meth dealer. In the midst of this lives Ray Tuckby, a naïf, unhappily married with a slothful son. The highlight of Ray's day is chatting with Nora, a clerk at the market. When Ray comes home early from work and finds his wife in bed with his brother, a few things start to change. Then he meets Merl, who's putting in a Chevron station, and Merl encourages Ray to dream. Can he? A recipe for meringue may hold one of the keys.
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Plot: To celebrate the upcoming 30th anniversary of Sesamstraat, a live TV special was broadcast. The studio audience was introduced to a brand new set (there was a competition to see who could come up with the most original idea). For the first time in the history of the Dutch Sesame street, the Dutch cast and Muppet's were integrated with some of their American counterparts: Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster and Elmo (performed, as always, by Kevin Clash).
Genres: Family,Actors: Jeff Lunzaga (composer), Jason R. Houston (actor), Roger Leatherwood (actor), Roger Leatherwood (director), Roger Leatherwood (writer), Gary Yap (producer), Dan Seneres (actor), Quin Gordon (actor), Jack Johnson (editor), Pam Buchignani (producer), Kirk Imamura (producer), Jack Johnson (producer), Diane Rachel (actress), Pavlos Psoinos (actor), Thomas Alexander (actor),
Plot: Ash is a young hit man who falls on hard times and gets a job in a movie theatre. He can't handle it. Ash finds himself faced with the everyday frustrations of the workplace, and embroiled in the petty romances and power struggles of the high-school-aged employees. Unable to comprehend the unique social and moral rules of this environment, he begins to break down and lose touch with reality. When a cocky kid from the hot dog store next door starts putting the moves on Ash's favorite candy girl, Ash decides it's up to him to protect her. Eventually his presumed training as a killer resurfaces as his last defense. On the surface, USHER is a "genre-based" drama (the story of a "hit man in hiding"), but placed in a controlled, determined, work-based setting (a movie theatre), to explore the quieter reaches of the genre. It's by turns romantic, a thriller, and a meditation on art, its consumption and presumptions.
Keywords: art, assassin, candy-girl, french, hitman, one-word-title, theater, usherActors: Malou N. Santos (producer), Jesse Lucas (composer), Pinky Amador (actress), Elma S. Medua (producer), Jose Javier Reyes (writer), Raquel Villavicencio (actress), Tiya Pusit (actress), Manny Castañeda (actor), Madeleine Nicolas (actress), Vangie Labalan (actress), Charo Santos-Concio (producer), Berting Labra (actor), Ai-Ai de las Alas (actress), Jose Javier Reyes (director), Vhong Navarro (actor),
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