it was just another catchy name that he thought of no reson really
The cast of Sesame Street Sports - 2001 includes: Kevin Clash
Elmo is a character created by puppeteer Kevin Clash who is best known for his work on the television show "Sesame Street."
Elmo is the little furry red high pitched voice monster on Sesame Street. Elmo host the last 15 minutes of the show. Kevin Clash was his puppeteer up until 2012.
From 1984 to 2012, Elmo was voiced by Kevin Clash, as seen in the documentary Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey. Since Clash's resignation, Elmo has been voiced by his understudies.
Kevin Clash is famously known for being the voice actor of Elmo, Clifford and Hoots the owl. He is also famous for performing for local TV shows and performing sesame street.
Muppet designer Kermit Love noticed Clash's talent in 1979 and invited him to perform with the Muppets in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. He became an official Sesame Street puppeteer in 1984.
Kevin Clash has performed and voiced Elmo since his creation in 1985 until late 2012. It should be mentioned that the puppet that eventually became Elmo had been around for years prior to 1985, Caroll Spinney voiced the character in the early 1970's, Brian Muehl from 1979 to 1981 & before that Richard Hunt from 1981 to 1984, voiced the puppet before Kevin.
Kevin Clash's birth name is Kevin Jeffrey Clash.
Kevin Clash is 6'.
Because his voice actor, Kevin Clash was forced to quit the show over sexual allegations. If Elmo is permanently off the show I can't say, but I would suspect once they find a new voice actor who does a good enough imitation of Kevin's Elmo, he'll be back.
No. Kevin Clash is married, has an adult daughter and an ex-wife.Yes. Kevin Clash is gay and he even stated it himself.
Kevin Clash goes by Elmo.