Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey Now Playing

"Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey" is currently playing in five cities around the U.S. with more dates coming soon.  The filmmakers, Constance Marks and James Miller, describe their documentary in the following way.  "Beloved by children of all ages around the world, Elmo is an international icon. Few people know his creator, Kevin Clash, who dreamed of working with his idol, master puppeteer Jim Henson. Displaying his creativity and talent at a young age, Kevin ultimately found a home on Sesame Street. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, this documentary includes rare archival footage, interviews with Frank Oz, Rosie O’Donnell, Cheryl Henson, Joan Ganz Cooney and others and offers a behind-the-scenes look at Sesame Street and the Jim Henson Workshop."

More information about the documentary, the official trailer, screening dates and more can be found at the official site BeingElmo.com.

Randall King from The Winnipeg Free Press shares his thoughts about "Being Elmo," a documentary on the life & career of Muppeteer Kevin Clash.

"educational value is alive and lively in Being Elmo, a documentary on the life and career of Muppet puppeteer Kevin Clash. I can't imagine a child who wouldn't benefit from seeing this movie.

The lessons learned here sound like a motivational speaker's playbook: Work hard. Follow your dreams. Take chances. Be yourself. Pay no attention to the naysayers. Be loyal.

In his career, Clash has demonstrated all those qualities, and it took him to Elmo, one of the most popular (not to say lucrative) Muppet characters on all of Sesame Street."  You can read more of Randall King's article Just like adorable Muppet, doc is gentle, warm, fuzzy at The Winnipeg Free Press.

If you have a change check out a current or upcoming screening of the documentary and share you thoughts with The Muppets Podcast.

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Jimmy in GA
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