Martin Reinl and his non-Muppet character Wiwaldi
Martin Reinl (b. October 15, 1975) is a German puppeteer, writer and comedian who plays Elmo, Grover and Wolf on Sesamstrasse, the German co-production of Sesame Street, and its spin-off Eine Möhre für Zwei. He joined Sesamstrasse in 2008, initially as an additional performer. Since 2012, he has also dubbed Elmo in all US scenes and projects.
His production company, bigSmile-Entertainment, produces various shows with puppets for television. His other credits include such German series as Jan & Henry, Woozle Goozle, Zimmer frei! (2002-2016), Wiwaldi Show (2012-2016), Haselhörnchen (as Harvey Squirrel, 2002-2009), and Peb & Pebber. As a voice actor, Reinl dubbed Mr. Bean in the Mr. Bean cartoon series and was heard in the 2004 German animated feature Laura's Star (whose voice cast included Mogens von Gadow).
Beginning in 2023, he co-hosts the German language puppet podcast Puppkultur with Sesamstrassen-Fanclub webmaster Julian Schlichting, with art by Reinl. The podcast has discussed Muppets, Dinosaurs, and other puppet productions and characters, Henson-related or otherwise.
Muppet credits[]
- Sesamstrasse: Elmo (2012-), Grover (2016-), additional puppeteer
- Eine Möhre für Zwei: Wolf, Tante Hüfli
- Ernie & Bert Märchensongs: Wolf, Squirrel, Vegetables
- Das Geheimnis der Blumenfabrik: Wolf
- Der Schatz des Käpt'n Karotte: Wolf
- Pizza mit Biss: Elmo, Grover, Wolf
- Alarm im Zirkus: Clown pig
- Krümelmonsters Foodie Truck mit Steffen Henssler: Gonger
Dubbing credits[]
- as Elmo
- Elmo rettet Weihnachten (2012 redub)
- Elmo - das Musical (Elmo the Musical): speaking only
- Das Furchester Hotel (The Furchester Hotel)
- Mecha Builders