Ryan Dillon

Ryan Dillon
Born (1988-05-25) May 25, 1988 (age 36)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationPuppeteer
Years active2005–present
EmployerThe Jim Henson Company
Known forThe voice of Elmo

Ryan Dillon (born May 25, 1988) is an American puppeteer who has worked as an ensemble muppeteer for the Jim Henson Company since 2005.[1] 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.[2] In March 2017, Dillon was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming.[3][4]

  1. ^ Ng, Gwendolyn (5 October 2017). "Meet Ryan Dillon, the new man behind Sesame Street puppet Elmo". Star2.com. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Ryan Dillon". Puppeteer Bios. Sesame Street. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  3. ^ "Ryan and Elmo Red Carpet Interview". DailyMotion. May 7, 2016. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  4. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (March 22, 2017). "Daytime Emmy Nominations: 'Young and the Restless' Tops List; THR Scores Nom". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 27, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2018.