Sesame Street
‘Sesame Street,’ ‘Muppets Mayhem,’ Jack Black Among Winners at Children’s and Family Emmy Awards
HBO/Max’s Sesame Street, Disney+’s The Muppets Mayhem and Jack Black were among the winners at the second annual Children’ &’s and Family Emmy Awards, which were handed out Sunday night by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Among its wins, Sesame Street (in its 56th season) was named best preschool series, while The […]
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Sesame Street Getting “Reimagined” for Season 56 (Exclusive)
Sesame Street is set to undergo some major renovations. The long-running children’s series will be getting a creative overhaul for its 56th season, which will debut in 2025. “With any change you have evolutions, and then you have things that are slightly bigger steps, while still staying core to who we are,” says Steve Youngwood, […]
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Sesame Street Taps HGTV and Food Network Stars For Three Specials on Max
Sesame Street is relying on talent from the Warner Bros. Discovery neighborhood for three upcoming specials on Max. Guest stars from Food Network and HGTV will be part of special programming with the theme of giving back, featuring some of Sesame Street’s most famous residents including Elmo, Cookie Monster, Oscar The Grouch and more. Sesame […]
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Producers Guild Reveals Sports and Children’s Program Award Winners
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced the winners of the sports program and children’s program categories at the guild’s annual East Coast celebration on Feb. 21, which was held at the Bottino in New York City. The celebration marked the first in a week’s worth of bi-coastal events, which culminate in the 34th annual […]
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Lloyd Morrisett, Co-Creator of ‘Sesame Street,’ Dies at 93
The onetime psychology teacher and Joan Ganz Cooney also founded the Children's Television Workshop and 'The Electric Company.'
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Bob McGrath, Original, Longtime Resident of ‘Sesame Street,’ Dies at 90
Bob McGrath, the Sing Along With Mitch tenor who portrayed the friendly music teacher Bob Johnson for more than four decades as an original castmember on Sesame Street, died Sunday at home with his family in New Jersey. He was 90. “Hello Facebook friends, the McGrath family has some sad news to share,” McGrath’s family […]
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Puppet Makers Rise Up Against the Puppet Masters
On his first day on set in November 2019, a puppet wrangler on Disney+’s Earth to Ned — a talk show spoof starring an alien puppet and produced by The Jim Henson Company — was told by another, more senior wrangler not to address one of the show’s star puppeteers, Kevin Clash, directly. “Amongst other […]
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Emilio Delgado, ‘Sesame Street’ Actor, Dies at 81
Emilio Delgado, an actor who appeared on Sesame Street for more than 40 years, has died. He was 81. Delgado died Thursday in New York after a battle with cancer, his wife, Carole Delgado, told The Associated Press. In statement sent to The Hollywood Reporter, Robert Attermann, CEO of A3 Artists Agency, said of Delgado’s passing: […]
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‘Sesame Street’ Veteran Sal Perez Named Show’s First Latinx EP
Sesame Street is getting a new boss. Sesame Workshop production veteran Sal Perez has been named the show’s new vice president and executive producer going into the iconic children’s television series’ 53rd season. As a first-generation Mexican American, Perez is the first Latinx executive produce in the show’s history. He will replace Ben Lehmann, who […]
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‘Sesame Street’ Debuts Asian American Muppet
What’s in a name? Well, for Ji-Young, the newest muppet resident of Sesame Street, her name is a sign she was meant to live there. “So, in Korean traditionally the two syllables they each mean something different and Ji means, like, smart or wise. And Young means, like, brave or courageous and strong,” Ji-Young explained […]
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Frank Oz Says Disney Shunned Him for Muppets Projects Because He “Won’t Follow Orders”
Frank Oz, the iconic puppeteer and director, is persona non grata with Disney, he revealed in a recent interview with The Guardian. Known for his work on Muppets projects alongside the late, legendary Jim Henson, as well as for helming such classic films as Little Shop of Horrors and What About Bob?, Oz said in […]
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John Boyega’s ‘Naked Singularity’ to Open San Francisco Film Fest
The SFFILM's hybrid event will show 103 films online and at physical drive-in screenings.
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