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Kevin Clash, The Man Behind Elmo, on Jim Henson, Puppetry, and Jason Segel's 'The Muppets'

Kevin Clash, The Man Behind Elmo, on Jim Henson, Puppetry, and Jason Segel's 'The Muppets'

The Muppets are legendary TV and film characters, but there's something about Sesame Street's giggliest resident, Elmo, that makes small children perk up. Constance Marks, the director of the new documentary Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey, put Elmo's appeal this way: "Kids sit up, pay attention, and turn on. There's that bright red fur and adorable bulgy eyes, but it's the soul of the puppeteer that people are responding to. It's an amazing gift."

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