Herry Monster

Herry Monster is a Sesame Street Muppet with light blue fur, long, purple nose, and black bushy eyebrows. Herry appeared on Sesame Street for three decades.

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  Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets (seen here at the 41st Primetime Emmy Awards 8 months before his death), was initially reluctant to work on Sesame Street, but joined due to social concerns of the time.

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  Frank Oz, who performed many Muppets throughout his career, from the debut of Sesame Street to most Henson productions

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  Caroll Spinney performed Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch from the show's debut in 1969 until his retirement in 2018

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  Steve Whitmire, who took over many of Jim Henson's characters after Henson's death in 1990, including Ernie and Kermit the Frog

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  Kevin Clash, with Elmo, his most famous puppet, whom he performed from 1985 to 2012

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  Eric Jacobson (2015), pictured here performing Grover

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  David Rudman (2015), who performs Baby Bear, Cookie Monster, and the Two-Headed Monster

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  Jennifer Barnhart, who performed Gladys the Cow and Mama Bear, and also currently performs Zoe

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  Matt Robinson, who in addition to performing the voice of the character Roosevelt Franklin, played Gordon for the first 3 seasons of Sesame Street