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American puppeteer| Ryan Dillon | |
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| Born | (1988-05-25) May 25, 1988 (age 36) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Puppeteer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Ryan Dillon (born May 25, 1988) is an American puppeteer who has worked as an ensemble muppeteer for the Jim Henson Company since 2005. He also played Cooper and Paul Ball for the interactive series Sesame Street TV for Xbox Kinect, and appeared on all four seasons of the new CBeebies and co-productions of Sesame Street, The Furchester Hotel, and The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo as Elmo. In March 2017, Dillon was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming.
Background and career
Dillon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a young puppeteer, Dillon came to the attention of Sesame Street producers when he went to an audition as a high school student. He took time off from school during his senior year to participate in the shooting for Season 37 in 2005. Since 2013, he has taken over performing Elmo in new productions and appearances, replacing Kevin Clash after his resignation from Sesame Street in November 2012. Ryan has also taught classes in television puppetry at Penn State, and various schools and centres in the United States. He also replaced the late Richard Hunt as Don Music in Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary tribute. In addition to playing Elmo, Dillon has appeared on Kraft MilkBite commercials, "Healthy Teeth, Healthy Me," "Little Children, Big Challenges," "Little Discoverers: Big Fun With Science, Math and More," Julie's Greenroom, The Muppets Take the Bowl, The Muppets Take the O2, the Nickelodeon webseries "Ask Sylvia" as the title character, and John Tartaglia's ImaginOcean (2010).
Filmography
| Years | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2014–present | Sesame Street | Elmo | |
| 2014–2017 | The Furchester Hotel | Elmo, Guinea Pig (ep. 12), Mail Bird (ep. 68), Christmas Elf on Phone (ep. 68), Mr. Peckwood (ep. 74), Cat Bride (ep. 96) | |
| 2016 | The Toycracker: A Mini-Musical Spectacular | Elmo | TV short; uncredited |
| 2020 | Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration | Don Music, Elmo, Lefty the Salesman, Roosevelt Franklin (puppetry only) | |
| 2020–2021 | The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo | Elmo | |
| 2022–present | Mecha Builders | Mecha Elmo |
References
- Ng, Gwendolyn (5 October 2017). "Meet Ryan Dillon, the new man behind Sesame Street puppet Elmo". Star2.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- "Ryan Dillon". Puppeteer Bios. Sesame Street. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- "Ryan and Elmo Red Carpet Interview". DailyMotion. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- Nordyke, Kimberly (22 March 2017). "Daytime Emmy Nominations: 'Young and the Restless' Tops List; THR Scores Nom". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- "Ryan Dillon Resume". DillyPuppets.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
External links
- Ryan Dillon at IMDb
| Preceded byKevin Clash | Elmo performer 2013–Present |
Succeeded byNone |
| Preceded byRichard Hunt | Don Music performer 2019–Present |
Succeeded byNone |
| Preceded byFrank Oz | Lefty the Salesman performer 2019–Present |
Succeeded byNone |
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