Ryan Dillon

Ryan Dillon (born May 25, 1988) is an American puppeteer who has played Elmo since 2013 replacing Kevin Clash. Dillon had previously worked as an ensemble muppeteer for the Jim Henson Company since 2005.[1] He also played Cookie Monster, for the interactive series Sesame Street TV for Xbox Kinect, and appeared on all four seasons of the new CBeebies and co production of Sesame Street, The Furchester Hotel, as Elmo.[2]

Ryan Dillon
Born (1988-05-25) May 25, 1988
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationPuppeteer
Years active2005–present

In March 2017, Dillon was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming.[3][4]

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.[5] 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).

References
  1. Ng, Gwendolyn (5 October 2017). "Meet Ryan Dillon, the new man behind Sesame Street puppet Elmo". Star2.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. "Ryan Dillon". Puppeteer Bios. Sesame Street. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. "Ryan and Elmo Red Carpet Interview". DailyMotion. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. Nordyke, Kimberly (22 March 2017). "Daytime Emmy Nominations: 'Young and the Restless' Tops List; THR Scores Nom". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. "Ryan Dillon Resume". DillyPuppets.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
Preceded by
Kevin Clash		 Elmo performer
2013 – Present		 Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Richard Hunt		 Don Music performer
2019 – Present		 Succeeded by
None
Preceded by
Frank Oz		 Lefty the Salesman performer
2019 - Present		 Succeeded by
None
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